Here are your top entertainment news headlines for May 21, 2012: – Robin Gibb has died after his battle with cancer – Top music stars attend the 2012 Billboard Music Awards – Will Smith slaps a reporter
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News Minute: Top Stories for May 21 2012 (VIDEO)
Posted by Chris Monty in May 21st 2012
Here are your top stories for this Monday morning, May 21, 2012: – President Obama says NATO agrees on Afghanistan plans – Two more arrests in NATO Summit Chicago plots – Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies – Toddler rescued from sewer
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Robin Gibb DEAD at 62
Posted by Chris Monty in May 20th 2012
Robin Gibb, member of the iconic group the Bee Gees, is dead after a lengthy battle with colon and liver cancer. He was 62 years old. His spokesperson released a prepared statement that reads: “The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long [...]
Robert Gene White, 67-Year-Old Man, Dies During Strip Club Lap Dance
Posted by Chris Monty in May 18th 2012
If you’ve got to go, you might as well go with a smile! A 67-year-old man died while he was on the receiving end of a lap dance in El Paso, Texas after he reportedly had a heart attack at the Red Parrot strip club. Robert Gene White was unresponsive Friday night after the lap [...]
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DONNA SUMMER DEAD: Disco Legend Dead at 63 (VIDEO)
Posted by Sara Hughes in May 17th 2012
The Queen of Disco herself, Donna Summer died today after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 63 years old. Summer was in Florida at the time of her death. The singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness private, but sources say she seemed OK a few weeks ago and was even [...]
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Mary Kennedy Dead: Estranged Wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Dies at 52
Posted by Chris Monty in May 16th 2012
Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is dead. Law enforcement sources says Mary Kennedy, 52, was found dead in her home in Mount Kisco, New York today. Police arrived on the scene at 1:36 p.m. EDT to investigate a possible “unattended death,” meaning no one saw the death occur. Preliminary reports [...]
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Chuck Brown Dies: Godfather of Go-Go Dead at 75
Posted by Chris Monty in May 16th 2012
Chuck Brown, the iconic musician known as the “Godfather of Go-Go,” died today, according to his daughter. Brown’s death comes about one week after the legendary musician, considered the pioneer of Go-Go music, had been hospitalized with pneumonia. Brown’s 1970 hit, “Bustin’ Loose,” hit number one on the MCA charts. The song was later sampled [...]
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Jim Abdnor Dies: Former Senator Dead at 89
Posted by Chris Monty in May 16th 2012
Former U.S. Senator Jim Abdnor has died. The announcement was made during a groundbreaking ceremony at Sanford Health‘s Pentagon facility. Abdnor, who had been a farmer, teacher, and World War II veteran prior to entering politics, died on Wednesday, his family said in a prepared statement. Abdnor’s attorney and friend said he died of natural [...]
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MITCHELL GUIST DIES: ‘Swamp People’ Star Found Dead in His Boat
Posted by Chris Monty in May 14th 2012
Alligator hunter and Swamp People star Mitchell Guist was found dead today (Monday). The Louisiana native and History Channel star was reported dead at 9 a.m. in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Guist was reportedly out boating along the Bell River when he fell. It is believed that he suffered a seizure. Another boater reported the [...]
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Horrific Mother’s Day Crash Kills 4 Chicago Moms, 6 Kids Left without Mothers (VIDEO)
Posted by Chris Monty in May 14th 2012
It was a tragic Mother’s Day in Illinois, as a speeding vehicle smashed into the support beam of a Chicago elevated train track, crashing with enough force to split the car in two, killing four young mothers inside. All four women were moms who were out for the night and had planned to attend a [...]
Carroll Shelby, Racing Legend, Dead at 89 (VIDEO)
Posted by Mark Harrison in May 11th 2012
Carroll Shelby, the Texas entrepreneur who created the famous Shelby Cobra and countless other high-performance vehicles, died in Dallas on Thursday night at age 89. He had been battling pneumonia. Shelby once said, “I never made a damn dime until I started doing what I wanted.” What he wanted was horsepower. “I love horsepower,” he [...]
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Carl Beane Dies: ‘Voice of Fenway Park’ Dead after Suffering Heart Attack While Driving (VIDEO)
Posted by Mark Harrison in May 10th 2012
Carl Beane, the man known to dedicated baseball fans as “The Voice of Fenway Park,” died on Wednesday in a car crash crash after suffering a heart attack in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Beane, 59, started his sports broadcasting career in 1972 at WMAS radio station in Springfield. He became the Fenway PA announcer in 2003 after [...]
