celebrity deaths
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Longtime Young and the Restless Star Kristoff St. John Found Dead at 52 [Updated]
Very heartbreaking news—longtime critically acclaimed soap opera star Kristoff St. John has been found dead. The actor, who was best known for his role as Neil Winters on The Young and the Restless, was 52 years old. According to TMZ, a friend went to check on the actor in his San Fernando Valley home and…
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Grammy-Winning R&B Singer-Songwriter James Ingram Dead at 66
The music industry has suffered another incredible loss. R&B singer-songwriter James Ingram has died. According to FOX San Diego, sources say the Akron, Ohio, native died on Tuesday. TMZ reports the cause of Ingram’s death was brain cancer. He was 66 years old. One of his dearest friends, Debbie Allen, took to Twitter on Tuesday…
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Miss You: On Aaliyah’s 40th Birthday, I Reminisce on the Stanning of the Hair Swoop
Hi, I’m Tonja and I grew up stanning Aaliyah so damn hard, I wanted to be her. Following Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly, Aaliyah’s name is (unfortunately) once again inextricably linked to R. Kelly’s tarnished web. So, for what would have been her 40th birthday—on the day of her birth, at the very least—I wanted to…
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Legendary Hairstylist Oribe Has Died at 62
Oribe Canales, the Cuban immigrant-turned-mononym celebrity stylist whose work typified the height of the supermodel era, died on Sunday at age 62. The legendary stylist, who was based in Miami, suffered liver and kidney failure after seeking cancer treatment in New York City last month, his husband, Zaki Amin, reported to the New York Times.…
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Legendary 'Song Stylist' Nancy Wilson Dies at 81
Nancy Sue Wilson, the award-winning singer who lent her vocal instrument to the world for over five decades, has died at the age of 81. Wilson’s publicist confirmed that the iconic singer died at her home in Pioneertown, Calif., on Thursday following a long illness, according to Deadline. A specific cause of death hasn’t been…
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Sad News: Oprah's Mother, Vernita Lee, Died on Thanksgiving Day
Sad news for Oprah Winfrey and half-sister Patricia Amanda Faye Lee, as People confirms that their mother, Vernita Lee, died at her home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at age 83 on Thanksgiving Day. No details on her cause of death have been given at this time. Winfrey is the eldest child of Lee, who was also…