Pressumably due to the mental illness that made him kill himself. I met Hoffman years ago when he was on trial with Amy (daughter of Jimmy) Carter, as they were standing trial for trespassing at UMass.

I was psyched to meet him...had my copy of his book ready to get signed...and he told me to fuck off. As a journalism student, it was sort of like having Mickey Mantle spit on you.

Me: "Hi, Abbie, I've read just about every article and speech you've ever written. Could you please sign this?"

Abbie: "Fuck off."

Like it was yesterday.

Oh, well.