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Hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty, who once managed Mariah Carey and 50 Cent, was found dead last week of a gunshot wound to the head in an apparent suicide. The music industry was shocked, and expressed extreme sadness at Lighty’s passing. Rumors circulated that he had accumulated a massive tax debt, and he was in the process of divorcing wife Veronica. While the New York City medical examiner’s office

Michael Clarke Duncan, with his inimitable voice and stature, has passed away from a heart attack at age 54, according to his fiancee.

When news that hip-hop industry vet Chris Lighty was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound hit the web, some of the biggest names in the genre reacted with shock and sadness on Twitter.

Veteran hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty died on Thursday morning (Aug. 30) from an apparent suicide. Details are scarce, but according to the New York Daily News, the executive was found dead in his apartment with a self-inflicted gun wound to the head.

Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images The first person to set foot on the Earth’s moon, Neil Armstrong passed away today (Aug. 25) due to complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. He was 82.

A lightning strike in a parking lot outside a NASCAR race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday killed one fan and injured nine others, race officials said.

Wow, rumors are pouring all over the Internet and Facebook that Twilight vampire, Robert Pattinson died today in a car accident!  So, is this true, or false?

Rodney King, the man videotaped being beaten by LAPD officers in 1991, has died today. He was 47.

This week we said goodbye to a number of celebrities we fell in love with over the years through their memorable and relatable characters.

This is a breaking news story about former NFL player Junior Seau. He was reportedly found dead in his California apartment.

Remember in the movie ‘Black Swan’ when Natalie Portman makes out with Mila Kunis? This story has nothing to do with that. We just wanted to think about that scene again. It’s also the only way to brighten up this awful story about a swan caretaker that was attacked by… yep, swans — and drowned.

Whitney Houston‘s final autopsy report has been published and more sad and tragic details have emerged. While the death was ruled an accident, it was also revealed that the singer was found face down in the bathtub of her Los Angeles hotel room, with a “bloody purge” coming from her nose. Houston died on Feb. 11, 2012.