Sorrow and Grief: TOP 10 Celebrity Deaths in 2017

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This year has brought us not only pleasant gifts news, but also a number of losses. Young and beautiful, old and iconic – all there in our hearts.

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1. Tom Petty

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An American singer-songwriter died at the age of 66 because of cardiac arrest. Lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

2. Chester Bennington

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The frontman Linkin Park, Chester Bennington, hanged himself in his private mansion.

Bennington had been fighting with alcohol and drug addiction, He also claimed he was assaulted by an adult man in the early childhood.

3. Chris Cornell

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The lead vocalist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He was found dead in the bathroom after Soundgarden performance.

The cause of death was stated to be suicide by hanging.

4. Bill Paxton

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An American actor from The Terminator (1984) and Aliens (1986) died from stroke and following complications after the heart surgery.

5. Hugh Hefner

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Hugh Hefner was an iconic figure in the business and is known by every man on this planet as he was a founder of “Playboy”.

The cause of death was cardiac arrest.

6. Aaron Hernandez

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An American football tight end in NFL. Aaron hanged himself from his window in his cell

with the help of the bedsheets.

7. Lil Peep

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Stating on the Internet, “When I die, you’ll love me”, Lil Peep died of a drug overdose (Xanax and opioid analgesic fentanyl) at the age of 21.

His real name is Gustav Åhr. He was a young American rapper and singer.

8. Mao Kobayashi (小林麻央)

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A Japanese actress and weathercasters. Died of cancer at the age of 34.

9. Charlie Murphy

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The older brother of comedian and actor Eddie Murphy. Charlie Murphy was also an American actor, comedian, and writer. Died from leukemia at the age of 57.