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The Wire Actor Dies of Heart Failure at 52

The Wire's Robert F. Chew Dies of Heart Failure

Originally posted 01/18/2013 06:30PM

Robert F. Chew, best known for his role on the hit HBO show The Wire, has died from heart failure, according to The Baltimore Sun. He was 52.

Chew, who played Proposition Joe on the cable show, passed away in his sleep on Thursday at his home in Baltimore, his sister Clarise Chew tells the paper.

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Filed Under: Tribute, The Wire

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Sahara Davenport of RuPaul's Drag Race Died of Heart Failure, Says Mom

Originally posted 10/03/2012 06:55PM

Antoine Ashley, better known as Sahara Davenport on RuPaul's Drag Race, died Monday of heart failure, according to his mother Angela Ashley Reddish.

"I thank God for giving me an angel Antoine Ashley to share with the rest of the world," Reddish said in a statement Wednesday.

"My family and I would like to thank everyone for their condolences and support. We know that our angel is now dancing in heaven."

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Filed Under: Death, Tribute, Rupaul

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Beastie Boys: 25 Years of Iconic Videos

Originally posted 05/04/2012 03:00PM

Take a look back at the trio's most inventive music videos, from "Sabotage" to "Intergalactic"

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Whitney Houston's Body Transported Nine Hours After Medics Arrived

Originally posted 02/12/2012 01:15PM

In the early hours of Sunday morning, while Clive Davis's pre-Grammy bash pressed on just floors below, the body of the late Whitney Houston was removed from her 4th floor room at the Beverly Hilton hotel.

At 12:45 a.m., Houston's body was transported in the back of a white coroner's vehicle – nine hours after she was declared dead – and was met by a mob of 50 cameramen. Her autopsy is presumably underway at the L.A. County Department of Coroner, which will no doubt include a toxicology test to determine the presence of drugs in her system.

The hours-long wait to remove her body was due to detectives scouring the scene for evidence.