▁for ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁adult ▁life . ▁ ▁She ▁revealed ▁that ▁her ▁family ▁knew ▁how ▁Mont gom ery ' s ▁strugg les ▁with ▁de pression , ▁and ▁the ▁bur den ▁of ▁car ing ▁for ▁a ▁husband ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁g rip ▁of ▁severe ▁mental ▁ill ness , ▁had ▁lead ▁to ▁drug ▁add iction , ▁and ▁desp air . ▁She ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁family ▁believed ▁Mont gom ery ▁had ▁intent ional ▁given ▁herself ▁a ▁fatal ▁over d ose . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁C BC ▁Books , ▁Butler ▁wrote ▁the ▁op - ed ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁strip ▁the ▁shame ▁from ▁living ▁individuals ▁struggling ▁with ▁mental ▁health ▁issues . ▁▁ ▁Kevin ▁S ull ivan ▁and ▁Mont gom ery ' s ▁he irs ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁that ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁highly ▁popular ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁min is eries ▁that ▁star red ▁Meg an ▁Follow s . ▁ ▁The ▁agreement ▁gave ▁the ▁family ▁an ▁up front ▁lum psum , ▁and ▁promised ▁them ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁prof its ▁" in ▁perpet u ity ", ▁on ▁the ▁original ▁produ ctions , ▁and ▁derivative ▁works . ▁ ▁Butler ▁and ▁her ▁fellow ▁he irs ▁took ▁S ull ivan , ▁and ▁his ▁production ▁company , ▁S ull ivan ▁Entertainment , ▁to ▁court , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁prospect us ▁written ▁for ▁potential ▁invest ors ▁when ▁S ull ivan ▁planned ▁to ▁turn ▁S ull ivan ▁Entertainment ▁into ▁a ▁public ly ▁trad ed ▁company ▁described ▁the ▁original ▁series ▁and