Prince Led a Clean and Healthy Lifestyle, Says His Lawyer

The death of Prince has invited a number of theories for what caused his death, and rumors of addiction to painkillers, cocaine, and even an HIV infection abound. Prince was only 57 when he died, and the proximate cause of his death was a battle with the flu, which had forced him to make an emergency landing from his plane earlier this month.

Prince at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on March 4, 2011, in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards

The death of Prince has invited a number of theories for what caused his death, and rumors of addiction to painkillers, cocaine, and even an HIV infection abound. 

Prince was only 57 when he died, and the proximate cause of his death was a battle with the flu, which had forced his plane to make an emergency landing earlier this month. 

Londell McMillan, his lawyer and an associate of Prince for 25 years, dispelled such rumors, citing Prince’s vegan dietary habits as proof that he led a “clean lifestyle.” 

Everybody who knows Prince knows he wasn't walking around drugged up.

— Londell McMillan, Prince's lawyer