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Son of Linkin Park Frontman Slams Replacement Pick

Jaime Bennington, son of Chester, isn't a fan of co-vocalist Emily Armstrong

(Newser) - Count Jaime Bennington among the people who aren't happy with Linkin Park's new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong. In an Instagram story, the 28-year-old son of late frontman Chester Bennington accused band founder Mike Shinoda of "quietly [erasing] my father's life and legacy in real time," per...

Chester Bennington's Widow Remarries

Linkin Park singer died in 2017

(Newser) - More than two years after the death of her husband, Talinda Bennington has remarried, to Los Angeles County firefighter Michael Fredman. The wedding took place on New Year's Eve in Hawaii, TMZ reports. Chester Bennington , who was the lead singer of Linkin Park, killed himself in July 2017. The...

Linkin Park Singer's Widow Has Found Love Again

Chester Bennington's widow Talinda Bennington is engaged 2 years after his death

(Newser) - The widow of Linkin Park's Chester Bennington has found new love two years after his suicide , and in making the announcement emphasized that "Your heart expands with love. It doesn’t shrink or push out those that have already taken root. I will always love my husband, Chester....

Chester Bennington Autopsy Results Released

Singer had traces of alcohol in his system

(Newser) - Chester Bennington, the Linkin Park frontman who hanged himself in July , had a small amount of alcohol in his system but urine tests did not detect the drug Ecstasy despite an initial "presumptive positive," according to an autopsy and toxicology report seen by TMZ . The Los Angeles County...

Linkin Park 'Carpool Karaoke,' Shot Days Before Suicide, Is Out

Apple Music releases episode with blessing of Chester Bennington's family, band

(Newser) - On July 14, Linkin Park recorded an episode of "Carpool Karaoke." On July 20, the band's lead singer, Chester Bennington, was found dead by suicide. Now, with the blessing of Bennington's family and the band, the 23-minute episode has been released. Linkin Park posted the video...

Video Shows a Laughing Chester Bennington Hours Before He Died

Linkin Park frontman's widow posts clip: 'This is what depression looked like to us'

(Newser) - Even those closest to someone with depression might not see warning signs, as evidenced by a new video posted by Chester Bennington's widow. TMZ reports that Talinda Bennington uploaded a video to Twitter on Saturday showing the Linkin Park frontman, who killed himself in July, participating in a jelly...

Chester Bennington's Wife Breaks Her Silence

'How do I move on? How do I pick up my shattered soul?'

(Newser) - "We had a fairytale life and now it has turned into some sick Shakespearean tragedy," Rolling Stone quotes Talinda Bennington as saying in her first public comments since her husband's suicide last week. Chester Bennington, lead singer of Linkin Park, was found dead July 20. TMZ reports...

Linkin Park Opens Up: Demons 'Were Always Part of the Deal'

Band posts letter to late frontman Chester Bennington

(Newser) - Linkin Park had been set to start its North American tour this week, per CNN . Instead, it found itself sharing its despair with the world. In a letter to Chester Bennington posted on Facebook and to the band's website , fellow band members write of where they find themselves in...

Coroner Confirms Chester Bennington's Cause of Death

Hanging

(Newser) - The Los Angeles County coroner confirmed Friday that Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington died by hanging, the AP reports. Coroner's office spokesperson Ed Winter says the 41-year-old rocker hanged himself from a bedroom door in his home near Los Angeles. Bennington was found dead Thursday.

Before Suicide, Linkin Park Singer Open About Struggles

Chester Bennington was found dead Thursday

(Newser) - Chester Bennington, the 41-year-old lead singer of Linkin Park who was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide, had a difficult childhood and battled demons throughout his life, Metal Hammer reported in 2014. As a young child, he was physically abused and molested by an older friend. "Like most...

Linkin Park Singer Hangs Himself: TMZ
Linkin Park Singer
Commits Suicide

Linkin Park Singer Commits Suicide

Chester Bennington dead at 41

(Newser) - Another suicide in the rock world: TMZ reports Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington has hanged himself. He was 41. The site's report comes via police sources who say his body was found before 9am local time at a home in Palos Verdes Estates, California. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Bennington'...

Sex on First Date? Not for Coldplay Fans

Nirvana fans most likely to jump in the sack

(Newser) - If your idea of a good first date involves a roll in the hay, you’re probably not a Coldplay fan. You might be into Nirvana, though, a survey finds. The dating site Tastebuds.fm polled users on their willingness to have sex on the first date and compared it...

10 Celebs Who Rule Facebook

 10 Celebs Who 
 Rule Facebook 
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10 Celebs Who Rule Facebook

Vin Diesel, Linkin Park have a lot more friends than you do

(Newser) - We know Lady Gaga and President Obama have plenty of fans (more than 10 million, though the leader of the free world actually trails the singer). Here are some other surprising social media mavens, singled out by Time , along with their number of fans (as of Thursday) and a taste...

Boyle's Album on Track to Be Year's Top Seller
 Boyle's Album 
 on Track to Be 
 Year's Top Seller 


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Boyle's Album on Track to Be Year's Top Seller

No. 1 seller for 4th week may just beat out Tayor Swift

(Newser) - Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream was the top-selling album in the country for the fourth week in a row last week, and its total of 2.4 million copies makes it the second-best-selling album of the year. The leader is Taylor Swift’s Fearless—and Fearless has had...

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