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Dancer, Musician Arrested in Connection With Student's Death After Nicki Minaj Concert in Tokyo
Headlines don't get much grimmer.
A 23-year-old dancer whose Facebook page says he has been in videos for Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown and the Black Eyed Peas and an unidentified teenage male—both Americans—have been arrested in Tokyo following the death of Nicola Furlong, a 19-year-old exchange student from Ireland.
She and a friend had attended Nicki Minaj's show at Zepp Toyko last Wednesday night (local time) and her body was found early Thursday morning in a room at the nearby Keio Plaza hotel, police told the Japan Times.
Robin Gibb Funeral Set for Next Week—Will There Be a Public Memorial?
Close family and friends will have a chance to say goodbye one last time to Robin Gibb.
The funeral for the Bee Gees singer, who passed away on May 20 at the age of 62, is scheduled to take place in the U.K. on June 8, Gibb's rep tells E! News.
Doc Watson, Folk-Music Legend, Dead at 89
With Doc Watson goes a piece of Americana.
The folk-music legend, blind since infancy and known for his mastery of the acoustic guitar, died today at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 89.
Watson was hospitalized last week and underwent abdominal surgery after a fall at his home in Deep Gap, where he was born Arthel Lane Watson and given the nickname "Doc" during an appearance on a local radio show when he was in his teens.
Dead Serious: Elvis Presley Tomb to Be Auctioned Off
File this one under kinda creepy.
The entrance to a private crypt that once held Elvis Presley's body is set to be auctioned off next month.
Tom Cruise's Risky Business Mom Janet Carroll Dies
Janet Carroll gambled on Risky Business and it paid off.
The clasically trained actress, whose first film role was playing Tom Cruise's mother in the 1983 cult classic, died yesterday in New York City after a long illness. She was 71.
And while "just use your best judgment, you know we trust you," may not have been the best advice for her "human fulfillment"-seeking son, Carroll made a lasting impression that led to more film work and dozens of appearances on TV series ranging from Knight Rider and 21 Jump Street to Law & Order: SVU and Scrubs.
John Travolta Remembers "Wonderful" Robin Gibb, Justin Timberlake Calls Bee Gees Singer "One of My Idols"
Robin Gibb is gone, but certainly not forgotten.
On Sunday's red carpet at the Billboard Music Awards, countless celebrities mourned the loss of the Bee Gees singer. Justin Timberlake tweeted a tribute to the musical icon, writing: "We have lost a truly brilliant musician today. One of my idols. My heart goes out to the Gibb family in this time of sorrow...RIP Robin."
John Travolta was also devastated by Gibb's passing...
Crowded House Drummer Peter Jones Dead at 45
The music world has suffered another tragic loss.
Peter Jones, the one-time drummer for Australian pop group Crowded House, died Friday, the band confirmed on its website.
According to Australia's Herald Sun, the rocker had been battling brain cancer. He was 45.
Bee Gees Singer Robin Gibb and Donna Summer: Carrie Underwood, Gavin DeGraw and More Remember the Music Legends
The Billboard Music Awards hit a somber note on the carpet today in Las Vegas, as celebs reacted to the news that Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb died this morning—he was 62.
His passing comes just three days after disco legend Donna Summers lost her own battle to cancer at 63-years-old.
So on the night set to honor music's biggest stars of today, E! News caught up with celebs on the red carpet to hear their thoughts on the passing of two music legends.
Bee Gees Singer Robin Gibb Dead at 62
Another Saturday Night Fever coda: The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb died Sunday, his rep said in a statement to E! News. He was 62, and had been battling colon cancer.
Maurice Gibb, Robin's twin and bandmate, passed away in 2003.
"I think Robin, obviously, took Maurice's death very badly," a manager for the performer told London's Guardian in 2005.
Donna Summer's Family Extinguishes Reports That Smoking Caused Disco Queen's Death
The surviving members of Donna Summer's family are looking to clear the air on the cause of her death—and quick.
Just one day after the music world mourned the loss of the disco queen, her family is speaking out, shooting down the already widely circulating reports that her death at age 63 from lung cancer was related to smoking.
And that's because despite strangely rampant and ubiquitous reports to the contrary, the legendary "Hot Stuff" singer was a nonsmoker.




