Michael K. Williams’ spoke publicly about his addiction, mental health struggles prior to his death at age 54

Michael K. Williams was never shy about discussing his mental health and drug addiction prior to his death at age 54.

Months before his untimely death, Williams revealed that he was seeking mental health treatment after struggling with his Emmy-nominated performance in HBO’s "Lovecraft Country." Speaking on the "Tamron Hall Show," he noted that he was taking therapy seriously after looking inward to play the role of Montrose Freeman.  "I just started therapy, you know, and really taking that seriously and starting to unpack, like you said, the critic in my head and what and how that has affected my — my actions, my responses to certain situations, my relationships," he said in February.