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Andy Griffith Dead at 86: Friend
 Andy Griffith 
 Dead at 86 
UPDATED
Jul 3, 2012 12:00 PM CDT

Andy Griffith Dead at 86

His role as Mayberry's sheriff cemented his place in US culture

(Newser) - Television icon Andy Griffith has died at age 86. A local sheriff in North Carolina confirmed the news today via a family statement: "Mr. Griffith passed away this morning at his home peacefully and has been laid to rest on his beloved Roanoke Island," reports AP . It's...

King Family Won't Invite Fiancée to the Funeral

Cynthia Kelley's story doesn't ring true to them

(Newser) - One person who's not coming to Rodney King's funeral: his own fiancée. The king family plans to hold services in Hollywood next Saturday, but Cynthia Kelley isn't invited, sources tell TMZ . Why the riff? The family doubts her description of King dying in his own pool...

King Boozing, Smoking Weed Before He Died

Fiancée Cynthia Kelley says she heard screams

(Newser) - Rodney King drank all day yesterday and smoked marijuana for hours before dying at the bottom of his swimming pool early this morning, TMZ reports. Sources close to King say his fiancée, Cynthia Kelley, tells them she went to bed at 2 a.m. and was awakened at 5...

What You Didn't Know About Donna Summer

To her entourage, she was always 'The Queen'

(Newser) - The passing of Donna Summer has inspired a range of thoughtful retrospectives ; now ABC News points out a few little-known facts about the Queen of Disco.
  • She stopped singing the orgasmic "Love to Love You Baby" in 1979 as she re-devoted herself to Christianity. "If I were to
...

Donna Summer Was &#39;Queen of Pop&#39;
 Donna Summer 
 Was 'Queen 
 of Pop' 
tributes
May 17, 2012 5:10 PM CDT

Donna Summer Was 'Queen of Pop'

Don't just limit her to disco, say critics

(Newser) - Following today's news of Donna Summer's death, critics and fans are lining up to pay their respects to the Queen of Disco. A few highlights from around the Web:
  • Queen of Disco? "A more appropriate title would have been Queen of Pop," writes Melinda Newman at
...

Donna Summer Dead at 63
 Donna Summer Dead at 63 
UPDATED
May 17, 2012 11:46 AM CDT

Donna Summer Dead at 63

Disco queen dies after cancer struggle: TMZ

(Newser) - Disco queen Donna Summer died this morning at age 63, TMZ reports. Sources say the singer of such classics as “Last Dance” and “Hot Stuff” died in Florida after battling lung cancer, which she reportedly thought she contracted via toxic particles in New York City after the World...

NFL&#39;s Junior Seau Dead
 NFL's Junior Seau Dead 
May 2, 2012 1:26 PM CDT

NFL's Junior Seau Dead

Standout linebacker victim of a shooting, possible suicide

(Newser) - NFL great Junior Seau has been found dead in his California home, and cops tell TMZ that they're investigating an apparent shooting, if not a suicide. The 43-year-old standout linebacker—a defensive force of nature with the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, and New England Patriots—last made headlines...

Houston Found With Burns, Bloody Nose

Singer drowned in hot water: final autopsy report

(Newser) - More tragic details from Whitney Houston's final autopsy report : The singer drowned in a bathtub, face down in "extremely hot" water, and had scalding burns on her body. Houston had complained of a sore throat before her death, and an assistant suggested a bath. The coroner's investigation...

In Whitney's System: Valium, Xanax, Booze

Houston killed by combination of alcohol and drugs, insider says

(Newser) - Whitney Houston was killed by a combination of Valium, Xanax, and alcohol, an insider tells Radar . All three were found in her system, but the coroner is still waiting for toxicology results before the "major contributing factor of her demise" can be determined, the source says, adding that drowning...

Whitney Houston Laid to Rest
 Whitney Houston Laid to Rest 
Feb 19, 2012 3:15 PM CST

Whitney Houston Laid to Rest

Singer buried in New Jersey as fans kept away

(Newser) - Whitney Houston was laid to rest today at a brief private ceremony in New Jersey, the end of a weekend that saw the pop star's family and friends gather at a star-studded funeral to mourn her loss while celebrating her career. Fans and onlookers gathered in several places along...

DJs Suspended for Whitney Diss

LA's John & Ken called her a 'crack ho'

(Newser) - Dissing Whitney Houston has earned Los Angeles radio hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou a week-and-a-half in the penalty box. KFI suspended the popular duo after they poked fun at Houston's drug problems. "At some point you're just sick of it all, and so is everybody else...

Probe Launched Into Whitney's Prescriptions, Doctors

Medical records will be subpoenaed

(Newser) - The investigation into Whitney Houston's death is now turning to her doctors and pharmacies. Investigators are expected in the next few days to serve subpoenas on the singer's physicians and the pharmacies where Houston obtained multiple prescription drugs, reports the Los Angeles Times . Officials aim to determine whether...

Whitney's 'Comeback Movie' May Be Released Early

'Sparkle' could hit theaters as early as Memorial Day

(Newser) - Whitney Houston was supposed to make a big-screen comeback in Sparkle, a remake of a 1976 movie loosely based on The Supremes' story. Houston contributed two songs and stars as the mother of three daughters who form a music group, and the New York Post notes that the film is...

Whitney Houston's Body Flown Back to Jersey

Huge send-off planned for Friday

(Newser) - Whitney Houston is back home in New Jersey, where family members are planning to let fans say farewell at a service for the late singer. A gold hearse took Houston's body from the airport to a funeral home in her hometown of Newark, reports the BBC . Her family hopes...

A Growing Problem in US: Prescription Drug ODs

Xanax, Ativan, Valium found in Whitney Houston's room

(Newser) - It will likely be weeks before we know the official cause of Whitney Houston's death, but the fact that bottles of Xanax, Valium, and Ativan were found in her room is shining a light on the dangers of prescription drug abuse, and the real risk of accidental overdose. An...

Whitney's Daughter Also Passed Out in Bathtub

Bobbi Kristina Brown found in hotel tub day before Houston's death

(Newser) - Eerie news from TMZ : Less than 24 hours before her mother was found dead in a hotel bathtub, Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, was also found asleep in a tub in the same hotel. Bobbi Kristina's friends called security on Friday night after knocking on the door...

Whitney Houston Found in Bathtub, Water in Lungs

But officials haven't yet determined if singer drowned

(Newser) - A coroner's assistant confirms that Whitney Houston was in fact found dead in a hotel room bathtub, People reports. Houston's autopsy also found water in the singer's lungs, TMZ reports, but the medical examiner has not yet determined whether she died by drowning or was dead before...

Whitney&#39;s Daughter Taken to Hospital
 Whitney's Daughter 
 Hospitalized Twice 
update
Feb 12, 2012 4:21 PM CST

Whitney's Daughter Hospitalized Twice

Bobbi Kristina Brown had argued with police last night

(Newser) - Emergency responders rushed Whitney Houston's daughter to a hospital from the Beverly Hilton Hotel twice during a 12-hour period, Radar reports. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 18, "tried to ease the pain of losing her mother by having a few alcoholic drinks" last night, an insider says. Members of Whitney'...

TMZ: Houston May Have Drowned in Tub
 TMZ: Houston May 
 Have Drowned in Tub 
UPDATED
Feb 12, 2012 9:29 AM CST

TMZ: Houston May Have Drowned in Tub

Houston's daughter confronts police outside hotel room

(Newser) - Specifics are still sketchy in yesterday's sudden death of Whitney Houston . But here's what's beginning to trickle in:
  • Houston was found by a member of her entourage on the floor of her Beverly Hills hotel room around 3:30pm, reports the LA Times . Paramedics were called at
...

Natalie Wood's Death Still an Accident

Re-opened investigation finds no evidence of foul play

(Newser) - After nearly two months of investigation , officials have come to the same conclusion they did decades ago: Natalie Wood's death was an accident. The LA County Sheriff's Department has found no new evidence to suggest otherwise since re-opening the case, the Los Angeles Times reports. "At this...

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