‘FABRICATION’

Kyle Busch’s Lawyer Fires Back at Death Conspiracies

Conspiracists were proved dead wrong.

Kyle Busch’s lawyer, Robert Rikard is shutting down the conspiracy theories that have circulated since the NASCAR icon’s tragic death on May 21. Busch, 41, died after a bout of bacterial pneumonia progressed into fatal sepsis. Two months before his death, he and his wife settled a lawsuit against Pacific Life Insurance Company, accusing the company of misleading them into purchasing life insurance policies that ultimately cost them $10.4 million. Conspiracies about the settlements have surfaced, with some on social media alleging that the couple was intentionally advised to drop their policy prior to Busch’s death. Rikard has sought to dispel these rumors, clarifying in a LinkedIn post last week that the opposite actually occurred. “The Busch family did not walk away from their coverage. They replaced it with better coverage,” Rikard explained. “The suggestion that they were advised by anyone to abandon tens of millions in death benefit protection is a fabrication, and those repeating it know it is.” Busch was admitted to a hospital on May 20 after being found unresponsive in a racing simulator. Within hours of admission, sepsis had caused blood clots in his bloodstream, which killed him. Busch is survived by his wife, Samantha, their 11-year-old son, and four-year-old daughter.