Rolling Stones scrap show after L'Wren Scott death

The Rolling Stones on Tuesday canceled the first date on their Australian tour after the death of fashion designer L'Wren Scott, Mick Jagger's girlfriend.

The designer, whose company was heavily in debt, was found dead in her New York apartment Monday in an apparent suicide.

Concert organizer Frontier Touring said Tuesday that a Stones show scheduled for Wednesday in Perth, Western Australia, would not go ahead. There was no immediate word on future dates on the tour, including a Saturday concert in Adelaide.

The Stones are scheduled to tour Australian and New Zealand, then play a string of European dates starting in June.

Scott was found dead in her Manhattan apartment at 10 a.m. Monday by an assistant; police said no note was found and there was no sign of foul play. Scott was found kneeling with a scarf wrapped around her neck that had been tied to the handle of a French door, police said.

Jagger's representative said the singer was "completely shocked and devastated by the news" of Scott's death.

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Comedian David Brenner Dies at 78

Comedian and Tonight Show legend David Brenner died Saturday at the age of 78, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"Brenner died peacefully at his home in NYC surrounded by his family at his side," his longtime publicist Jeff Abraham said in a statement.

A favorite guest of Johnny Carson's, Brenner holds the record for the most Tonight Show appearances, going on the show 158 times. The Philadelphia comedian even guest-hosted the talk show a few times.

Brenner wrote, directed or produced 115 TV documentaries before landing his first paid stand-up gig in 1969. He went on to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, Late Show and The Daily Show. Brenner even married his wife, Elizabeth Slater, during an HBO special, David Brenner: Back with a Vengeance!, though their marriage only lasted a year.

Brenner also wrote five books, including 2003's I Think There's a Terrorist in My Soup: How to Survive Personal and World Problems With Laughter -- Seriously.
He is survived by his sons Slade, Wyatt, whom he had with Slater, son Cole, whom he had with an ex, and grandson Wesley.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman dead at 46: Actor had 70 bags of heroin, prescription drugs in home

Sources say 70 baggies of heroin, at least 50 of which were unopened, were found in the actor’s apartment — some with an 'Ace of Hearts' stamp, which police say they haven't seen in New York City since 2012. Investigators also found about 20 hypodermic needles and five prescription drugs, including one used by heroin addicts to help kick a habit.

Hoffman’s remains were autopsied on Monday to determine the cause of death, and the heroin is being analyzed to try to determine whether it came from a particular batch currently being hawked on the street. Police, however, are pretty certain they know what killed the supremely talented but drug-addicted actor.

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Al-Fatihah utk Bob Kuman yg telah kembali kepada PenciptaNYA

Sumber: Berita Harian (2May2012)

Pelakon dan pelawak terkenal, Husni Mohd Rawi, 40, atau lebih dikenali sebagai Bob Kuman, meninggal dunia di kediamannya di Seksyen 11, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, jam 4.38 petang ini. 

Kematian artis komedi terbabit disahkan jururawat yang menjaganya sejak 15 April lalu, Mohd Farid Hamzah.

Artis berkenaan dilaporkan pernah berkata, tahap kesihatannya yang menurun sejak terjatuh di set penggambaran drama Jangan Pandang Belakang Congkak di Hulu Langat tahun lalu.

Admin : " Al-Fatihah utk Bob Kuman yg telah kembali kepada PenciptaNYA *sumber dari Mazidul Akmal, Kakitangan ambulans Hospital Sg Buloh mengesahkan Bob Kuman telah meninggal dunia pada jam 4.38 petang tadi (3May2012)."

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Izwan Pilus meninggal dunia

Izwan Pilus meninggal dunia

Izwan meninggal dunia di Hospital Ampang, dekat sini kira-kira pukul 6.15 petang Jumaat, akibat terkena jangkitan kuman dalam darah dan virus kencing tikus yang serius.

Terdahulu jenazah Allahyarham yang di bawa pulang ke kampungnya pada Jumaat selamat dikebumikan kira-kira pukul 10.30 pagi Sabtu, di Tanah Perkuburan Islam Kampung Palembang Gubah, Jasin, Melaka.

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Hilang sebutir lagi bintang pop yeh-yeh - Hasnah Haron

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Hilang sebutir lagi bintang pop yeh-yeh

KETIKA seluruh umat Islam meraikan hari pertama Ramadan, masyarakat dikejutkan dengan pemergian penyanyi terkenal era 1960-an, Hasnah Haron. Penyanyi lagu irama pop yeh yeh yang popular menerusi lagu Bersedih dan Sabar Menanti ini menghembuskan nafas terakhir di Hospital Sultan Ismail, Johor Bahru, pada jam 8 pagi semalam selepas dimasukkan ke hospital itu, Rabu lalu.

Allahyarham yang menghidap komplikasi penyakit barah pangkal rahim tahap dua, penyakit paru-paru, buah pinggang bengkak dan retak kedua-dua belah tulang rusuk, mula tenat pada tengah malam Sabtu dan nazak pagi semalam sebelum menghembuskan nafas di depan anak dan saudara- mara. Allahyarham yang berusia 64 tahun dikebumikan di Tanah Perkuburan Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru selepas solat Zuhur.

Aktif sebagai anak seni sejak usia belasan tahun, Hasnah mula menghiburkan masyarakat dengan alunan merdunya bersama kumpulan Les Kafilas pada majlis kenduri kahwin dan keramaian. Dia tampil dengan album pertamanya yang memuatkan lagu Bersedih dan Sabar Menanti pada 1969. Popularitinya ketika itu sebaris Allahyarham Datin Rafeah Buang dan Sanisah Huri. more

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Amy Winehouse's death news was shocking: Lady Gaga

Amy Winehouse's death news was shocking: Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga was so devastated by Amy Winehouse's death she couldn't talk for two days.

The 'Edge of Glory' hitmaker was heartbroken to hear that Amy passed away at her home in Camden, north London last week and praised the tragic singer as "the most lovely and kind woman".

Speaking on 'The View', she said: "I'm so devastated and so sad. I really couldn't speak for like 48 hours straight. I was in such shock. I don't think Amy needed to learn any lessons. I think the lesson was for the world to be kinder to the superstar. Everybody was so hard on her, and everything that I knew about her was that she was the most lovely and kind woman." more

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Amy Winehouse Died in Bed

Amy Winehouse Died in Bed with No Sign of Drugs Nearby

Amy Winehouse may have been dead for up to six hours before a security guard found her body in bed at around 4 p.m. London time on Saturday.

The five-time Grammy winner last spoke to her security team at 10 a.m. Saturday, telling them she was going to sleep. Rigor mortis had set in by the time she was found, suggesting she had been dead for several hours. more






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'Glee' Cast Remembers Amy Winehouse

'Glee' Cast Remembers Amy Winehouse

The news of Amy Winehouse's tragic death continued to shock the world Saturday (July 23), with many of the 27-year-old's celebrity fans taking to Twitter and Facebook to express their sadness in learning of the troubled singer's passing. "Glee" cast members Darren Criss, Jenna Ushkowitz, Harry Shum Jr. and Dot Marie Jones joined in the thousands of Winehouse mourners devastated by the loss.

"She's paved the way for so many artists, so at least every artist can pay homage to her in some way," Ushkowitz told MTV News at Comic-Con 2011. "Hopefully they will," she said, adding, "It's just so tragic: She was so young and so talented." more

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Betty Ford dies at 93: Former first lady

Betty Ford dies at 93: Former first lady

Betty Ford, the widow of late President Gerald Ford and a co-founder of an eponymous addiction center in California, has died at the age of 93, according to the director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

Ford died Friday evening with family at her bedside, according to a family member.

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Zami Ismail Meninggal Dunia Akibat Masalah Jantung

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Zami Ismail Meninggal Dunia Akibat Masalah Jantung

Pelawak veteran, Zami Ismail (Pak Uda), 67, meninggal dunia di Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) dekat sini, kira-kira pukul 10.30 pagi Ahad akibat kegagalan jantung.

Anak ketiga Allahyraham yang juga pelakon dan pengarah Mohd Soupi Zami (Opie Zami), 37, berkata, ayahnya sempat berpesan kepada semua anaknya agar berbuat baik sesama manusia.

"Keadaan dia (Allahyarham) berada dalam keadaan biasa saja dan pergi dengan tenang. Dia sempat berpesan kepada kami semua agar berbuat baik sesama manusia," katanya yang ditemui di perkarangan rumah mayat IJN, di sini, Ahad.

Menantu sulung Allahyarham, Azizah Amdih, 35, berkata, Allahyarham yang dimasukkan ke IJN sejak dua minggu lalu dilaporkan tenat pada malam Sabtu dan terpaksa bergantung hidup dengan bantuan mesin perubatan.

"Doktor memberitahu jantungnya sangat lemah dan terpaksa dirawat di Unit Rawatan Kritikal (CCU) sehinggalah pada malam tadi (Sabtu) keadaanya menjadi semakin tenat. Bagaimanapun Allah lebih sayangkan dia," katanya kepda mStar Online ketika dihubungi di sini, Ahad. more

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News: Perginya seniwati Mahyon Ismail

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Perginya seniwati Mahyon Ismail

HILANG lagi sebutir bintang yang pernah menghiasi dunia seni suatu ketika dahulu, saat dikejutkan dengan pemergian pelakon veteran seniwati Mahyon Ismail atau nama sebenarnya Mayayun Ismail, 69, yang kembali ke rahmatullah pada pukul 1 tengah hari, Jumaat lalu di Hospital Pakar Ampang Putri, Kuala Lumpur.

Suatu ketika dahulu bukan sahaja bakat lakonannya berjaya menarik perhatian tetapi kejelitaannya juga berjaya memukau pelakon hebat Hussein Abu Hassan sehingga dia disunting menjadi isteri. Darah seni yang mengalir pekat dalam diri kedua artis ini diwarisi pula oleh tiga orang anaknya iaitu Faizal Hussein, 44, Fairuz Hussein, 46 dan Fadilla atau Dilla Hussein, 47. more

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