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LGBT News Former Wham! singer George Michael dies at 53

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  1. Asexual Pirate

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    Here's the article. Cause of death is currently not known.

    I'm not sure about you, but I'm ready for 2016 to be over already.
     
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    I'm so sad! I love George Michael!
     
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    2016, are you done yet?
     
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    Sad, he was a great musician.
    2016 has been a bitch of a year.
     
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    George Michael o_o

    so....he's never gonna dance again =/
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    I think, looking back it isn't a massive shock like Prince or Bowie, as he was suffering from terrible ill health.
    Still it's extremely sad news though. He had, what I think was the best male singing voice of all. His duet with Elton John was true genius.
     
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    Just as I thought the clusterfuck that will forever be known as 2016 was about to be over too. So sad. Praying this is the last incident on top of all the other stuff.
     
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    Did he OD? He wasn't looking great in 2015 either.
     
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    Not exactly known right now, but from what I've heard he's had serious health problems. Heart disease and aids-related complications are two things up in the air right now.
     
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    The official line is heart failure.
     
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    Nooooooooooooooo, I loved George Michael!

    All the good ones are dying this year.
     
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    Here is the BBC's official obituary.

    We've lost so many LGBT stars this year, I really hope 2017 is going to be kinder.
     
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    Re: George Michael o_o

    Too soon.

    Didn't really listen to his music, or follow his career, but it's still a tragedy, I guess.
     
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    I was really sad to hear this news. I really loved his music especially the last two recent CDs he had released. "Patience"...I really loved this one and "Symphonica". RIP.
     
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    FUCK NO... I had been so much into him lately!!!
    .... Please, 2016, END NOW!!

    His services to the community (in general) are still badly needed :frowning2:
     
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    I'm saddened by this. I grew up on his music. He was also unapologetically openly gay and I really admired that about him.
     
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    *crawls under a rock* wake me up (when September ends) when 2016 is over...
     
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    Has anybody a useful link about the death/investigation? This looks pretty much like Jackson's (old tale of overdose by 'wasted' 'ex'-superstar)
     
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    Its really sad, all that money and privilege and he died a virtual recluse, alone and the next day his boyfriend is selling the story to the papers.
    A lady said he was watching the torchlit procession on Xmas Eve from the window of his house.Its a shame, its sounds like he had a lot of different health problems in the last years of his life.
     
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    From what I've heard from the media and TMZ that his boyfriend was the one who found him and he said that he had said that his death stemmed from heart failure while sleeping.