celebrity deaths

  1. Drinks, Drugs & Rehab

    Leslie Carter overdosed -- and stepmom almost did too

    By Caroline Goddard on Feb 2, 2012
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    A just-released police report says that Leslie Carter overdosed on prescription drugs -- and shockingly, her stepmother almost did,...
  2. Celebrity Gossip

    Amy Winehouse coroner resigns in scandal

    By Castina Watson on Feb 2, 2012
    The investigation into the death of singer Amy Winehouse may have to be repeated after the coroner who oversaw the inquest resigned...
  3. Drinks, Drugs & Rehab

    Aaron Carter's sister felled by drugs?

    By Caroline Goddard on Feb 1, 2012
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    Aaron Carter has dropped out of his Broadway show in the wake of his sister's death -- and in the wake of rumors she was felled by...
  4. Music

    Nick Carter: The show must go on

    By Meagan Morris on Feb 1, 2012
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    Nick Carter isn't leaving a lot of time to grieve over his sister's death -- he's going back on tour already this week to honor...
  5. Celebrity Obituaries

    Nick and Aaron Carter mourn death of sister

    By Castina Watson on Feb 1, 2012
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    Leslie Carter -- the younger sister of singing stars Nick and Aaron Carter -- died in upstate New York on Tuesday, a family...
  6. Celebrity Gossip

    Cher not dead, no need to turn back time

    By Caroline Goddard on Jan 27, 2012
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    A Twitter rumor says Cher is dead. Is it true? Not quite. Read on to see how this celebrity death hoax got started, and which stars...
  7. Celebrity Obituaries

    Disgraced Penn State coach Joe Paterno dead at 85

    By Caroline Goddard on Jan 22, 2012
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    Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has died at 85. Did the sex abuse scandal that engulfed his final days do him in?
  8. Celebrity Obituaries

    Beyoncé mourns the death of "queen" Etta James

    By Caroline Goddard on Jan 20, 2012
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    Beyoncé is mourning the death of Etta James today, four years after playing the iconic singer in Cadillac Records . See what she...
  9. Celebrity Obituaries

    Blues icon Etta James dead at 73

    By Caroline Goddard on Jan 20, 2012
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    "At Last" singer Etta James died Friday from leukemia -- but her musical influence lives on.
  10. Celebrity Obituaries

    Freestyle skier Sarah Burke dead after accident

    By Meagan Morris on Jan 19, 2012
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    Canadian X-Games champion Sarah Burke passed away nine days after a violent course accident in Utah.
  11. Celebrity Gossip

    50 Cent predicts his own death

    By Caroline Goddard on Jan 5, 2012
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    Is 50 Cent about to kick the bucket? He thinks so. Read the rap star's tweets about his sense of impending doom and see why he...
  12. Celebrity Obituaries

    Debunked: Dead chimp wasn't Tarzan's

    By Caroline Goddard on Dec 28, 2011
    A chimp named Cheetah is dead -- but he died a long time ago, not on Christmas Eve like an animal sanctuary owner claims.
  13. Celebrity Obituaries

    What killed Heavy D? See the autopsy results

    By Meagan Morris on Dec 27, 2011
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    We were shocked when rapper Heavy D died in November. Now, the medical examiner reveals what caused his untimely death.
  14. Celebrity Gossip

    Brittany Murphy's mom says mold is the culprit in deaths

    By Caroline Goddard on Dec 19, 2011
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    The mother of Brittany Murphy says her daughter and son-in-law were both felled by the same culprit: mold. Read on to find out what...
  15. Celebrity Obituaries

    Writer Christopher Hitchens loses his battle with cancer

    By Caroline Goddard on Dec 15, 2011
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    Controversial writer Christopher Hitchens has died from complications of esophageal cancer. He was 62 years old.
  16. Celebrity Obituaries

    Bollywood icon Dev Anand dead at 88

    By Meagan Morris on Dec 5, 2011
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    Veteran Bollywood heartthrob Dev Anand passed away suddenly on Saturday from a heart attack.
  17. Celebrity Obituaries

    Comedian Patrice O'Neal dead at 41

    By Meagan Morris on Nov 29, 2011
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    Comedian Patrice O'Neal never recovered from a stroke in October -- he passed away Monday night at age 41.
  18. Celebrity Obituaries

    Tommy director Ken Russell dead at 84

    By Krystal Clark on Nov 28, 2011
    Ken Russell was one of the biggest cult film directors of the 1970s. His films tested our senses and made the impossible, possible....
  19. Television

    The Biggest Loser UK star jumps to her death

    By Castina Watson on Nov 23, 2011
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    Angie Dowds -- a celebrity fitness trainer featured on The Biggest Loser UK -- was found dead this week after reportedly throwing...
  20. Celebrity Gossip

    Robert Wagner is untouchable in Natalie Wood case

    By Deanna Barnert on Nov 22, 2011
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    Why a Natalie Wood murder charge would probably never be prosecuted, no matter if police point the finger at Robert Wagner,...
  21. Celebrity Obituaries

    Padma Lakshmi mourns the loss of her boyfriend

    By Meagan Morris on Nov 21, 2011
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    A businessman romantically linked to Padma Lakshmi died of brain cancer on Sunday. What other famous woman is he said to have dated?