Jim Carrey sued for wrongful death of girlfriend Cathriona White

Jim Carrey is being sued for allegedly giving his late girlfriend the powerful painkillers that she used to commit suicide last year.

The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles by Mark Burton, who was married to 30-year-old Cathriona White but separated at the time of her death — when she was in a relationship with Mr. Carrey, USA Today reported.

The lawsuit claimed the actor illegally obtained prescription drugs while using the fake name “Arthur King.”

“Mr. Carrey proceeded to provide the prescription drugs to…Cathriona White,” the lawsuit claims, according to E! News, “despite the fact that he knew full well that Ms. White was ill equipped to ingest and manage highly addictive prescription drugs outside the care of a licensed physician; was prone to depression; and had previously attempted to take her own life.

“The result that followed was predictable and foreseeable,” the suit claims. After White’s death, Mr. Carrey tried to “conceal and obfuscate his involvement and culpability in Ms. White’s untimely and tragic death,” it claims.

White was found dead Sept. 28, 2015, after overdosing on prescription drugs, including Ambien, Propranolol and Percocet, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office had determined.

Mr. Carrey’s offer to pay for White’s funeral in Ireland was merely an effort to make him look like the “grieving good guy” as opposed to someone closely involved in her death, the lawsuit claims, according to USA Today.

“Instead, Carrey reneged on his promise after learning that White had left a minimal amount of money to her family,” it claims. “Not surprisingly, he never informed the media of his broken promise and decision to stiff the family.”

The lawsuit does not specify how much money Mr. Burton is seeking but it does demand a jury trial, USA Today reported.