Philip Seymour Hoffman died Feb. 2 from a lethal combination of cocaine, heroin and other drugs. Robert Vineberg, the man who allegedly provided him with drugs, avoided jail time Thursday.
Vineberg was never charged with any connection to Hoffman’s death, but there were connections between the two.
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Vineberg had said that he and Hoffman were friends, but had lost touch in recent years. Some speculated that he was Hoffman’s drug dealer, though he insisted that he did not provide the drugs that killed the actor.