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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...

Buckwild Star's Likely Killer: Carbon Monoxide

Speculation surrounds the deaths of Shain Gandee, 2 others

(Newser) - There's no official coroner's report yet, but it looks like MTV reality star Shain Gandee and two others may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning after the truck they were off-roading in got stuck in the mud. TMZ has pictures of Gandee's Ford Bronco, which appears to...

Star of MTV's Buckwild Found Dead With 2 Others

Shain Gandee went missing early yesterday

(Newser) - Shain Gandee, star of MTV reality show Buckwild , was found dead in West Virginia today along with his uncle and a family friend, WCHS reports. Gandee, 21, was discovered in a vehicle with David Gandee, 48, and Robert Myers, 27, by a passerby on a four-wheeler. The Gandee men were...

Bonnie Franklin Dead at 69
 Bonnie Franklin Dead at 69 
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Mar 1, 2013 12:37 PM CST

Bonnie Franklin Dead at 69

'One Day at a Time' star had pancreatic cancer

(Newser) - One of TV's most famous single moms is dead: Bonnie Franklin, who starred as Ann Romano in One Day at a Time, died today at age 69, reports Deadline . The actress said last year that she had pancreatic cancer. Franklin's show ran on CBS from 1975 to 1984,...

McCready's Body Found Amid Filth

Singer lost hope after losing her kids

(Newser) - Another sad detail from Mindy McCready's final days: The police who found her body were greeted by a tragic scene. Her house smelled of rotting food and dog feces, which were "everywhere," reports People ; they also found prescription pills in multiple locations. But they did not find...

Mindy McCready Tearful, Upset in Final Phone Call

And her final song is released

(Newser) - Turns out Mindy McCready had already recorded that song she was working on for dead boyfriend David Wilson, and now a friend of the couple has released it for the first time. After Wilson, who produced the song, committed suicide, McCready hoped the music video could be a tribute to...

McCready Was Working on Song for Dead Beau

Details of singer's last days coming out

(Newser) - The details of Mindy McCready's last days before her shocking suicide are trickling out, and they're not pretty. In the month following the death of boyfriend David Wilson , McCready's father told the court she didn't get out of bed for three weeks and started mixing alcohol...

Robert Wagner Mute in New Natalie Wood Inquiry

Wagner only person on yacht who refuses to talk to investigators

(Newser) - A re-investigation into Natalie Wood's drowning 32 years ago has raised questions about what exactly happened on the yacht that night, but don't expect her husband to shed any light on the matter, reports the AP . Detectives have interviewed more than 100 people related to Wood's death...

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