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Stephen Gately’s Cause of Death Uncovered

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This weekend, Stephen Gately of 90s Irish boyband Boyzone was found dead on holiday at his £1 million apartment in Majorca at the very young age of 33. He was there with his partner Andy Cowles, whom he married in a civil ceremony in 2006. At the time of his death on October 10, 2009, it was not known what killed the star. Today, more is known about his final hours.

Police said, very early on, that there was nothing suspicious that surrounded the way he died. The initial reports said little more than he died in his sleep, which got the old spiteful rumour-mill going. Today it has been revealed that Gately died by chocking on his own vomit, in his sleep.

Information on what happened in Stephen Gately’s last hours, under the cut.

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Stephen Gately of Boyzone Dies at Age 33: RIP

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This is shocking and unfathomably sad. Growing up in the UK, at the time his boyband was at its biggest in the charts, this news is especially disturbing. According to reports from several major news outlets Stephen Gately, of chart-topping 90′s Irish boyband Boyzone, has been found dead.

Stephen Gately, 33, died in his sleep. According to The Daily Mail, he died while on holiday in Majorca. I went and researched this, as it at first appeared to be reported only in the News of the World, and we all know how they roll.

However, several other outlets and TV/ media cross-over sites have also picked up the story, so it seems to be true. I was in my early tweens when his band was in the charts with songs like Words and Let the Reason be Love. They were less-so my cup of tea than their leather-clad chart rivals, Take That, of which Robbie Williams was a member. However the boys had vocals, and I watched them both on the now defunct Top of the Pops, every other week.

Boyzone manager Louis Walsh said, “We’re all absolutely devastated. I’m in complete shock. I was only with him on Monday at an awards ceremony. We don’t know much about what’s happened yet. “I only heard after The X Factor and we will rally around each other this week. He was a great man.” All four remaining members of Boyzone – Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Mikey Graham – will be flying to Palma, Majorca tomorrow. (via The Times)

Boyzone star Stephen Gately has been found dead at the age of 33. The singer fell asleep after a night out while on holiday in Majorca yesterday and never woke up. (via The Daily Mail)

Videos of some of Stephen Gately (March 17, 1976 to October, 10 2009) and Boyzone’s hits, and six photos from 2008 to 2009 are under the cut.

[UPDATE: This news is 100% true, as it is being reported on both Stephen Gately's official website and Boyzone's official websites, already].

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Obama Nobel Peace Prize Was a Surprise Win

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President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize today, Fri. 9 Oct. 2009.

The President was honoured in a win that stunned many of the Prize’s regular observers. Barack Obama was informed of his 2009 Nobel Peace Prize win upon waking, early this morning. The news was so unexpected that his office has yet to make an official comment.

President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision designed to encourage his nascent initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and replace unilateral American action with international diplomacy and cooperation.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee lauded the change in global mood wrought by Obama’s calls for peace and cooperation but recognized initiatives that have yet to bear fruit: reducing the world stock of nuclear arms, easing American conflicts with Muslim nations and strengthening the U.S. role in combating climate change.

“Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world’s attention and given its people hope for a better future,” said Thorbjoern Jagland, chairman of the Nobel Committee.  (via Huffington Post)

Image credit to ROC/Fame Pictures. Story The Huffington Post & Global Grind.

[UPDATE: President Obama has, later in the day, made a comment on the win]

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Maya Angelou Has Been Taken to Hospital

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This is just a quick update to mention that respected and much-loved author Maya Angelou has been hospitalised. The 81-year-old best-selling/ Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer was taken to hospital Saturday 3 October 2009. According to TMZ, she was scheduled to be honored at the Brave Heart Awards in Los Angeles. The awards were to celebrate women who made significant changes in their professional fields. Story developing and I’ll post more should more details be released. Get well soon Maya Angelou.

[UPDATE: TMZ have corrected their earlier reports, including, from what I hear an inaccurate statement that Angelou had died.]

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Celebrity Twitter Reactions as RHOA Star Killed

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Celebrities, including some of the main stars of The Real Housewives of Atlanta RHOA, have taken to their Twitter pages to spread prayers and messages of condolence to Kandi Burruss for her loss. As you may know by now, Kandi Burruss’ ex-fiance, from whom she had broken up so they could work on their relationship, Ashley A.J. Jewell also known as A.J. Jewell, was killed yesterday.

A.J. Jewell was involved in a brawl outside of a strip club and sources say he received severe head injuries. As an update to yesterday’s report, someone is finally in custody for the killing. An Atlanta police spokesman, James Polite, says a man named Fredrick Richardson has been arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter of Jewell.

Below are the celebrity Twitter reactions to RHOA star A.J. Jewell being killed.

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A.J. Jewell Ex-Fiance of Kandi Burruss RHOA RIP

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This is such terrible and sad news. Those who have been glued to the current season of the Real Housewives of Atlanta will be all over this, but this is such sad news and a tragic loss of life that I have to acknowledge it here.

I’ve been watching the RHOA and had of course noted, during certain earlier episodes, the relationship between Kandi Burruss and her fiance at the time, A.J. Jewell. The pair and their relationship had been featured on-screen and so millions of people are going to be in shock at this news. In fact, when it broke a little earlier, many cried foul and assumed reports were false.

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