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In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths

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This thread is for deaths of celebrities in the entertainment business only. No notices about politicians, please. 

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Bastet
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Piss up a rope, Val Kilmer.  If your physical illness got so bad that your life utterly sucked and no end to that suffering was in sight, so that suicide was or seemed to be the best of the available

wilsie
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BetterButter
BetterButter

Olivia Newton-John Has Died At 73

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legaleagle53

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On ‎5‎/‎31‎/‎2016 at 2:47 PM, BetterButter said:

Surfer Blood Guitarist Thomas Fekete Dead at 27

TWENTY-SEVEN??  The hell, 2016?  I thought you had promised us that there would be no more taking of musicians and other artists this year, especially young ones.  And yes, I'm talking to you, too, cancer -- FUCK YOU.

Kromm

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21 minutes ago, legaleagle53 said:

As sad as it is (having grown up with his boxing career, since I was born the year after he won the Olympic Gold Medal in Rome), I can't say that I'm sorry to see that he's finally out of his suffering.  RIP indeed, Mr. Ali, and my condolences to your family.

It was time. Some people can live with Parkinson's for a long time. He actually did. But there's a definite corner you turn with that disease beyond which the quality of life is not worth it. I speak from personal experience with a branch of my family, cousins, where two generations in a row (a mother and a son) got it, and a third generation is counting the days until one or more of the three kids from that generation might as well.

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On 6/2/2016 at 1:58 PM, cynicat said:

Looks like we have the answer about Prince.  He died of an opioid overdose

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-prince-idUSKCN0YO25V

It's amazing how often opium does people in, be it natural or some artificial replacement. Fentanyl is apparently the worst of these, being supposedly 100 times stronger than morphine. 

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Blergh

Blergh

As sad as his death and latter years have proven to be for Mr. Ali, is it too much to hope that folks reflect upon them will seriously consider whether the risks of permanent impairment and injury is worth themselves or their minor offspring participating in physical contact sports such as boxing and football?

 

 P.S. While I'm not by any means dissing him for having changed his original name or the reasons why he believed it was necessary to have done so, I think it should be noted that the original Cassius Clay was a very prominent planter who became a staunch abolitionist to the fury of his neighbors in Kentucky but was someone who was outspoken and not afraid of risks to have unpopular opinions- just like Mr. Ali.

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59 minutes ago, Blergh said:

 

 P.S. While I'm not by any means dissing him for having changed his original name or the reasons why he believed it was necessary to have done so, I think it should be noted that the original Cassius Clay was a very prominent planter who became a staunch abolitionist to the fury of his neighbors in Kentucky but was someone who was outspoken and not afraid of risks to have unpopular opinions- just like Mr. Ali.

Interesting to know.

I wonder if he knew, because I could see him being proud of that name in his later years.

BTW he did not give himself the name Muhammed Ali.  The leader (I think) of the Islam Nation did.

Bastet

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My  mom used to affectionately call him "Mr. Mouth Almighty."  He could mouth off, but he sure could back it up.

I read he was called "The Louisville Lip" when he first started out as a pro, for all his talk.

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BTW he did not give himself the name Muhammed Ali.  The leader (I think) of the Islam Nation did.

Yes, as far as I know the name was bestowed on him by Elijah Muhammad.

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Ohwell

5 minutes ago, Bastet said:

I read he was called "The Louisville Lip" when he first started out as a pro, for all his talk.

Yeah, I remember he was called that, but I liked Mouth Almighty better, LOL.

I'm a bit long in the tooth, so I remember going to the first fight he had with Joe Frazier.  I went with a few friends to Baltimore to watch on closed circuit tv in the arena where the then-Bullets played.  After the loss, driving back through Baltimore to DC, it was so eerily quiet and people were walking around like zombies.  Everyone was bummed.

AntiBeeSpray

AntiBeeSpray

11 hours ago, Cobalt Stargazer said:

I remember the year Saldana was attacked, and how brave she was fighting her way back from that. Strange that they don't mention what she passed away from.

It's not that strange to me. Maybe they just wanted to keep it private.

Either way, it's sad that she passed away. RIP Mrs/Ms Saldana.

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callmebetty

callmebetty

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23 hours ago, merylinkid said:

So sad.   Ms. Saldana also survived a very horrific stalker attack.    If you notice she never wore low cut dresses or tops.   That's because of the huge scar left down her chest from when she was stabbed multiple times.   I always admired her courage.

RIP.

I remember the movie they made based off of it. In fact didn't she star in it? It always stayed with me and was so glad she survived and had a good career. What a shame way too young.

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