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10 Eerie Hollywood Deaths
 10 Eerie Hollywood Deaths 
Nov 23, 2013 1:19 PM CST

10 Eerie Hollywood Deaths

Mysterious circumstances surround these celebrities

(Newser) - Brittany Murphy's sudden death has always been mysterious, especially when it was followed by the death of her husband, months later, apparently from the same cause. Now her dad wants the investigation into Murphy's death re-opened, because he thinks she was poisoned. The Huffington Post rounds up 30...

Did Brittany Murphy Accidentally Poison Herself?

And are the recent toxicology results even valid?

(Newser) - Brittany Murphy's dad thinks she was poisoned —but the evidence he found may point to something else, sources tell Page Six . They say that at the time of Murphy's death, meth and cocaine in the LA area were frequently mixed with rat poison and other toxins—meaning...

Brittany Murphy May Have Been Poisoned: Report

Toxicology testing finds high levels of heavy metals

(Newser) - Brittany Murphy's dad may have been right all along: Angelo Bertolotti always doubted the official coroner's report on his daughter's death, as well as the death of her husband, Simon Monjack, five months later. (Both were found to have died of natural causes including pneumonia.) Bertolotti...

Rock's Elite Mourn 'Legend', 'Master' Lou Reed

Music world grieves over his death of liver disease

(Newser) - Friends, fans, and fellow musicians are mourning Lou Reed following the influential rocker's death yesterday at age 71 . Rolling Stone and Digital Spy round up the reactions:
  • Flea's simple tribute on Twitter : "I love Lou reed so much. Always."
  • And from The Who : "RIP Lou
...

Author Tom Clancy Dead at 66
 Author Tom Clancy Dead at 66 
Oct 2, 2013 9:34 AM CDT

Author Tom Clancy Dead at 66

Reportedly died last night in Baltimore hospital

(Newser) - Outlets including Publishers Weekly and the New York Times are reporting on Twitter that bestselling author Tom Clancy has died, Business Insider reports. The president of Putnam, Clancy's publisher, reportedly told the NYT that Clancy, whose bestselling books include Patriot Games and The Hunt for Red October, "was...

Mystery Cloaks That '70s Show Actress's Death

Authorities suspicious of Lisa Robin Kelly's rehab facility

(Newser) - That '70s Show actress Lisa Robin Kelly was pronounced dead by a doctor at her LA rehab facility at 8:07am Thursday, but the county coroner reportedly didn't learn of the death until noon ... when someone from the office read about it on TMZ. Law enforcement sources tell...

Elmore Leonard Dead at 87
 Elmore Leonard Dead at 87 
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Aug 20, 2013 8:59 AM CDT

Elmore Leonard Dead at 87

Crime novelist dies 3 weeks after stroke

(Newser) - Acclaimed crime novelist Elmore Leonard died this morning at his Detroit home, TMZ reports. Leonard, 87, suffered a stroke three weeks ago. The news broke on the author's Facebook page : "The post I dreaded to write, and you dreaded to read," Leonard's researcher wrote. "Elmore...

That '70s Show Star Lisa Kelly Dead at 43

Actor died in California rehab facility

(Newser) - Lisa Kelly, who played Eric Forman's sister on That '70s Show, has died in a California rehab facility where she hoped to kick her alcohol problem, TMZ reports. The 43-year-old went into cardiac arrest last night and never recovered. "She had been fighting demons for a while...

Bachelor Contestant Dead After Apparent Suicide

Gia Allemand, 29, died with family at New Orleans hospital

(Newser) - A former Bachelor contestant died today in New Orleans, two days after she apparently tried to kill herself, CNN reports. Gia Allemand was found unconscious at home by her boyfriend, NBA player Ryan Anderson, and taken to University Hospital, where the 29-year-old was kept on life support until today. "...

9 Shows That Went On After Star Died

'Glee' not the first to deal with death of a key cast member

(Newser) - Tragic as Cory Monteith's death is, the show will go on: Glee will continue , though USA Today reports that its season premiere will be delayed one week, to Sept. 26. It's not the first television series to deal with the death of a star. Time rounds up nine...

Rehab May Have Left Monteith More Likely to OD

Body could have lost ability to tolerate heroin: doctors

(Newser) - Did rehab actually make Cory Monteith more vulnerable? Doctors explain to USA Today that drug users can be at higher risk of overdosing after leaving rehab if they aren't able to stay clean. Because heroin users build up a tolerance to the drug— which contributed to Monteith's death...

Monteith Felt This Was 'His Last Chance'

Source says 'Glee' star was committed to getting sober

(Newser) - There's no word yet on what killed Cory Monteith—the autopsy is scheduled for today, Fox News reports—but one thing is certain: After completing a month in rehab in April, Monteith seemed upbeat and looking forward to whatever the future held, the Los Angeles Times reports. He was...

7 Bizarre Celebrity Deaths

From accidental drownings to fan club shootings

(Newser) - The rocker who may have been killed by a spider bite . The reality star who died while off-roading . The singer found dead and surrounded by rotting food and dog feces . Sometimes, the circumstances surrounding celebrity deaths are just plain strange, as in these seven examples, from a group of 17...

Stars Come Out for Gandolfini's Funeral

Broadway dimmed the lights for him last night

(Newser) - Mourners gathered today for the funeral of James Gandolfini, including quite a few of his Sopranos co-stars and, of course, adoring fans. David Chase, creator of the series, is one of four people scheduled to offer remembrances during the ceremony at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. The...

Gandolfini's Last Meal Booze-Filled: Source

Actor said to have had 8 drinks

(Newser) - James Gandolfini's autopsy was conducted today in Italy, and though no official word has been given, a hospital source tells Reuters it confirmed the actor's cause of death was a heart attack. An Italian official gives the same confirmation to CNN . Doctors will make the official announcement later...

Jersey Store Gives Fitting Tribute to Gandolfini

'Reserved' sign goes up at booth where final scene of 'Sopranos' was shot

(Newser) - Amid all the tributes to the late James Gandolfini , a New Jersey ice cream parlor came up with one of the most fitting. The owner of Holsten's in Bloomfield put up a "reserved" sign at the booth where the final scene of The Sopranos was shot, reports the...

Did Spider Bite Kill Slayer Guitarist?

Jeff Hanneman died of liver failure yesterday at age 49

(Newser) - Jeff Hanneman, a founding member of Slayer whose career was irrevocably changed after a spider bite, has died at age 49. Slayer spokeswoman Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald said Hanneman died yesterday morning of liver failure at a Los Angeles hospital with his wife, Kathy, by his side. The guitarist had recently begun...

Country&#39;s George Jones Dead at 81
 Country's 
 George Jones 
 Dead at 81 
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Apr 26, 2013 10:26 AM CDT

Country's George Jones Dead at 81

He had No. 1 hits in five separate decades

(Newser) - George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic "He Stopped Loving Her Today," has died. He was 81. Jones died today at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after being hospitalized with fever...

&#39;I Touch Myself&#39; Singer Dead at 53 of Cancer, MS
 'I Touch Myself' 
 Singer Dead at 53 
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Apr 22, 2013 10:58 AM CDT

'I Touch Myself' Singer Dead at 53

Chrissy Amphlett was lead singer of Divinyls

(Newser) - Chrissy Amphlett, the raunchy lead singer of the Australian rock band Divinyls whose hit "I Touch Myself" brought her international fame in the early 1990s, died at her home in New York City yesterday. She was 53 years old. "Christine Joy Amphlett succumbed to the effects of breast...

Comic Jonathan Winters Dead
 Comic Jonathan Winters Dead 
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Apr 12, 2013 12:21 PM CDT

Comic Jonathan Winters Dead

Improv legend who inspired Robin Williams was 87

(Newser) - Jonathan Winters, the cherub-faced comedian whose breakneck improvisations and misfit characters inspired the likes of Robin Williams and Jim Carrey, has died at age 87. Winters was a pioneer of improvisational standup comedy, with an exceptional gift for mimicry, a grab bag of eccentric personalities, and a bottomless reservoir of...

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