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Singer-Songwriter Angie Stone Dead at 63 — ANGIE STONE DEAD AT 63 ... 'Wish I Didn't Miss You' Singer … Angie Stone — a singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence — has died ... TMZ has confirmed. — The late star's rep Deborah R. Champagne tells TMZ …
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David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman and Punk Pioneer, Dead at 75 — Singer and actor, who scored a hit with “Hot Hot Hot” as his alter ego Buster Poindexter, dies after revealing Stage Four cancer battle last month — David Johansen, frontman for the New York Dolls …
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David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman, Dies at 75 — David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to become a lounge singer under the name Buster Poindexter and act in films such as “Scrooged,” has died.
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Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly:
Harrison Ford drops out as presenter at 2025 Oscars after shingles diagnosis (exclusive) — EW has learned the “Indiana Jones” star will no longer take the stage Sunday night after he was previously announced as one of the Academy Awards presenters. — Hollywood icon Harrison Ford …
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Charlotte Phillipp / People:
Harrison Ford Cancels Oscars Presenting Role After Shingles Diagnosis — Ford received the diagnosis on Friday, Feb. 28, and will no longer attend the awards ceremony on Sunday, March 2 — Harrison Ford has dropped out as a presenter at the 2025 Oscars due to illness.
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Charlotte Phillipp / People:
Angie Stone, Grammy-Nominated R&B Singer and Actress, Dies in Car Crash at 63 — The star was known for co-founding hip-hop trio The Sequence in the 1970s, and later pivoted to a solo R&B career, releasing hits like “Wish I Didn't Miss You” — Singer Angie Stone, known as a co-founder …
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Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Angie Stone, 'Wish I Didn't Miss You' Singer and Co-Founder of the Sequence, Dies at 63 — Angie Stone, the soul singer who rose to fame as a member of pioneering female hip-hop trio the Sequence and later became a prominent soul singer, died at the age of 63.
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Gene Hackman's Family Friend Says Late Actor's Health ‘Was Really Slipping’ Over the ‘Last Couple Months’ (Exclusive) — Betsy Arakawa “was still trying to keep [Gene Hackman] as active and engaged and healthy as possible” before his death, family friend Aaron Lenihan exclusively told PEOPLE
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Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa hadn't called her mother since OCTOBER, leaving family worried
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Toria Sheffield / People:
Tyra Banks Addresses America's Next Top Model Backlash in Speech: ‘Did We Get It Right? Hell No. I Said Some Dumb S—’ — “I refuse to have my legacy be about some stuff linked together on the Internet when there were 24 cycles of changing the world,” Banks said at a Feb. 27 awards show
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Will Reeve Plans to Honor Late Dad Christopher at His Upcoming Wedding — Here's How (Exclusive) — The ABC News correspondent is in the middle of planning his nuptials with fiancée Amanda Dubin — ABC News correspondent Will Reeve is getting ready for his wedding day …
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TMZ.com:
GENE HACKMAN MORGAN FREEMAN TO HONOR ‘UNFORGIVEN’ COSTAR AT OSCARS, FAMILY SAYS — EXCLUSIVE — Gene Hackman will be honored during The Oscars on Sunday night ... and it seems an old friend will be speaking about the legend. — A Hackman relative tells TMZ ... the family has been told …
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Natasha Dye / People:
Meredith Gaudreau Honors Late Husband Johnny with Help from Columbus Blue Jackets and Captain Boone Jenner (Exclusive) — “It's truly incredible and inspiring the strength she has,” Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner tells PEOPLE of Meredith — Meredith Gaudreau led the Columbus Blue Jackets onto …
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Stephanie Wenger / People:
Michelle Trachtenberg Was Set to Make Upcoming Appearance at SXSW Festival Before Her Death — PEOPLE confirmed the ‘Gossip Girl’ alum was expected to make an appearance at a benefit screening for her final film ‘Spyral’ next month — Michelle Trachtenberg was set to make a return to the public eye before her sudden death at 39.
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