Archive for the 'R.I.P.' Category

Law enforcement agents state that Don Cornelius did not leave a suicide note before his death.

It has been said that the Soul Train creator had been suffering for health problems that affected his life for years.

The pain was said to be excruciating and unbearable.

Sad. We hope he found peace in his own way.

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How horrible.

Leslie Carter (middle of picture above), sister of Nick Carter and Aaron Carter died Tuesday in upstate New York at the age of 25.

She was an aspiring singer and even had a single Like Wow! on the Shrek soundtrack.

No details on the cause of death, but the family did release this statement:

"Our family is grieving right now and it's a private matter. We are deeply saddened for the loss of our beloved sister, daughter, and granddaughter, Leslie Carter. We request the utmost privacy during this difficult time."

She leaves behind her four siblings as well as her husband, Mike and her nearly one-year old daughter, Alyssa Jane.

So, so sad.

We are just so saddened about this news. The Carter family is in our thoughts.

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Oh no!!! Our heart is breaking!!

Don Cornelius was a visionary!!

But unfortunately the 75 year old Soul Train creator has been found dead in his Sherman Oaks home from an apparent suicide.

Police

This is so sad!

Nick Santino, a soap opera actor who lived in the Upper West Side of New York was forced to put down his pit bull mix, and the stress of it all lead to his suicide.

His condo passed strict dog regulations, which banned pit bulls. Except for tenants who already had pit bulls.

This didn't stop neighbors and management from continually harassing him though.

The dog couldn't ride in the main elevators, and couldn't be in the apartment alone for more than 9 hours.

Santino was even threatened with a $250 barking fine, even though his dog wasn't a barker.

After dealing with this unwarranted bigotry, (yes bigotry, because it's an unfounded bias against pit bulls) Santino was forced to euthanize his dog.

Neighbors said Santino, in tears, handed the doorman a bunch of dog treats and said:

"Give these to the other dogs. Rocco is no more."

Later the next day, police found Santino dead in his apartment, overdosed on pills.

He wrote in his suicide note:

"Today I betrayed my best friend and put down my best friend."

That is absolutely heart-wrenching.

We can understand the kind of ultimate loss that he must have experienced but suicide is NEVER an option!

The world may seem like it's falling down around you but remember, please know this… it gets better.

It gets better.

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This is an absolutely stunning tribute to a beautiful life.

Christina Aguilera took the stage at the funeral forEtta James today, and gave a heartfelt, very genuine speech regarding the influence the late legend had on her career, and then performed an absolutely breathtaking cover of the classic song At Last.

Give it a watch (above)!

Truly powerful stuff here.

And you can tell how honored she is to be able to partake in celebrating Etta's memory!

Stunning stunning stunning!

Our condolences to all of the friends, family, and loved ones affected by this tragic loss.

May Etta R.I.P.

Noooooooo! Don't leave us, Hank Moody!

During a recent interview, David Duchovny announced to the world that he'd like to see his Californication character die:

"I always wanted to see Hank die. I always like the idea of a character on television dying just so you’re never going to have to come back and do it again."

While we could absolutely support the idea of killing off a character for artistic reasons, we think it's kind of lameballs that David would want his character dead JUST so he wouldn't have to reprise his role.

What do U think? Would U like to see the death of Hank Moody???

Shame. We're sure he had so much more to share.

Shortly after the Oscar nominees were announced yesterday, Greek award-winning film director Theo Angelopoulos was in a terrible accident in Athens, Greece. The 77-year-old filmmaker behind such beloved pictures as "Palme d'Or" and the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for "Eternity and a Day" was hit by a motorcycle while crossing a street near the set of his latest film, "The Other Sea."

He sadly sustained far worse head injuries than he could ever recover from and passed away in the hospital last night.

Very sad. He was a true artist and we're sure his loss is felt by all those in the film community. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and fans who will miss him dearly.

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Just another reason why Katy Perry is such an amazing artist to follow!!

Allie, a dedicated Katycat, suffered brain cancer and unfortunately passed away.

Saddened by the news, Katy paid homage by dedicating one of her concerts to Allie.

Not only that, but she also tweeted in Allie's memory:

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