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The rapper Costa Titch collapses and dies on stage during a concert in South Africa
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Steph Deschamps / March 15, 2023
He collapsed on stage: an investigation was opened after the death in full concert of Costa Titch, figure of the rap scene in South Africa, said Sunday the police to AFP.
The 27-year-old artist “collapsed while performing in a concert” on Saturday nightin the suburbs of Johannesburg, police said. The cause of death has not yet been established, an autopsy is planned.
The death of Costa Tsobanoglou, his real name, comes one month after the murder of another popular rapper in South Africa, Kiernan Forbes or AKA. The latter was shot by two men outside a restaurant in Durban (southeast). The investigation is still ongoing.
Costa Titch was known for his amapiano track “Big Flexa”, which recorded 45 million views on Youtube. He recently released a remix with the American-Senegalese rapper and producer Akon. Derived from house music, amapiano was born in the South African townships before becoming a global success in recent years.
On videos of Saturday night‘s concert widely shared on social networks, the white rapper, microphone in hand, collapses a first time, seeming to make a simple fall. He continues to sing but collapses again a little further on stage, the artists performing with him then rush to pick him up.
A flood of tributes flooded social networks on Sunday. “A great talent gone too soon,” tweeted South African rapper Da L.E.S. Leader of the radical left-wing EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters) party Julius Malema posted a broken heart with the name Costa Titch. The Southern African Music Rights Society said it was “saddened ».
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Eva Descamps / February 28, 2024
You’ve seen him in “Star Trek”, “NCIS”, “Grey’s Anatomy” for the series, “Captain Marvel”, “The Recruit”, “Home of the Giants” for the movies… Canadian actor Kenneth Mitchell passed away at the age of 49 this February 24, 2024.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the dec! s of Kenneth Alexander Mitchell, a beloved father, husband, brother, uncle, son and friend,” read a post on his Instagram account announcing the sad news.
In August 2018, Kenneth Mitchell was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He had been in a wheelchair since October 2019. By August 2021, he had lost the use of his voice due to the disease.
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Alexei Navalny’s body handed over to his mother, says Russian opposition leader’s team
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Sylvie Claire / February 28, 2024
Alexei Navalny’s body, which his relatives had been demanding for over a week, has been handed over to his mother, the Russian opposition leader’s spokeswoman said on Saturday.
In recent days, Alexeï Navalny’s team has regularly complained about not having access to the body of the deceased Russian opponent. His relatives had complained that investigators would spend at least 14 days carrying out an “expertise” on his remains before handing them over.
Navalny’s relatives accuse the Kremlin of killing him and trying to cover up his tracks. According to Navalny’s mother, Russia is trying to decompose the body so that it can no longer be examined. Last week, Alexei Navalny’s mother and lawyers were not allowed to enter the morgue.
Eight days after his death, Navalny’s body was returned to his mother. The Russian opponent’s spokeswoman, Kira Iarmich, said on X (ex-Twitter) that she did not yet know whether “the authorities will prevent (the funeral) from taking place as the family wishes and as Alexei deserves ».
Alexei Navalny was the most prominent opposition figure in Russia, where he gained widespread popularity, particularly among the younger generation, thanks to his in-depth investigations into corruption under Vladimir Putin’s regime
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Eva Deschamps / February 16, 2024
Watching a Sylvester Stallone film in VF will never be the same again. Alain Dorval, the French actor who dubbed the American, died on Monday night, his family announced.
Alain Dorval had been battling cancer for several years, which finally claimed his life earlier this week at the Gustave Roussy hospital outside Paris.
He was best known as the French voice of Sylvester Stallone, but also distinguished himself as Tiger in the Fievel saga, and as Pat Hibulaire in the Disney universe.
Fans of the Rocky saga have been in mourning for several months. In October, actor Burt Young, who played Paulie, passed away. In early February, Carl Weathers, who played Apollo Creed, passed away.
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