Singer Johnny Mathis has announced he’s retiring from touring after close to seven decades in the public spotlight.
The announcement confirmed that the 89-year-old recording artist will play a few more shows before taking the stage for a final time on May 18 at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey. 
Mathis has been actively touring since the debut of his self-titled album in 1956. Despite changing trends, the singer kept a core fan base and recorded 53 studio albums between 1960 and 1990, per <a href="http://emory-issues#:~:text=A%20statement%20posted%20to%20Facebook,from%20touring%20and%20live%20concerts.%E2%80%9D">The Guardian</a>.
“As many of you may already be aware, Johnny Mathis is approaching his 90th birthday this year,” a statement shared on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyMathisMusic">Facebook </a>said. “So, it’s with sincere regret that due to Mr. Mathis’ age and memory issues which have accelerated, we are announcing his retirement from touring and live concerts.”
“Johnny Mathis and his entire staff send their heartfelt gratitude to all Mathis fans worldwide for your continued love and support of his music! It’s truly been ‘Wonderful, Wonderful.&#8217;”
The statement also said that any tickets purchased for shows scheduled in June would be eligible for a refund. Aside from the New Jersey stop, other upcoming shows include Mathis performing on April 10 in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania; April 26 in Shipshewana, Indiana; and May 10 in Santa Rosa, California.
Despite the announcement regarding Mathis’s failing health, the legendary singer was just given a positive review for one of his shows in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
The reviewer from the Minneapolis Star Tribune <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/review-at-89-johnny-mathis-was-still-wonderful-wonderful-at-mystic-lake/ar-AA1AxYTc?apiversion=v2&amp;noservercache=1&amp;domshim=1&amp;renderwebcomponents=1&amp;wcseo=1&amp;batchservertelemetry=1&amp;noservertelemetry=1&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawJRYyFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZpz8fDpDmyyD_56GOQvj0C1TxXxem7YR4jILGw6-N_PpMIUkRMn-ZpPtg_aem_21KqU96lwTiE1vZqKe6OPQ">wrote</a> that the singer put on “the most beautifully romantic concert in a theater in recent memory.”
“Although he mentioned that he hadn’t sung in a while, you could have closed your eyes and imagined it was 1960-something. Mathis’ voice was remarkably pristine, a little richer with less quivering, fewer low notes and startling power. He often sang with the microphone away from his mouth — even down to his waist a couple of times — and his voice was strong, clear and ideally emotive,” the reviewer said, noting that Mathis “earned a mid-show standing ovation from about 1,500 concertgoers” after performing “Moon River.”
In 2018, Mathis spoke about how his health would influence his career. “It revolves around whether or not you’re physically able and in good health,” he said, as The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/mar/27/johnny-mathis-89-retires-from-performing-age-memory-issues">noted</a>. “That’s the most important thing because you won’t feel like doing anything if you’re not healthy. And being a vocalist, you have another thing to worry about. The vocals cords are flesh and blood so anything can happen to them … You take care of the thing that got you to the dance.”
Mathis has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for three recordings.

Johnny Mathis

Legendary Singer Says He’s Retiring From Touring Due To ‘Age And Memory Issues’

Johnny Mathis Says He's Retiring From Touring Due To 'Age And Memory Issues'

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Entertainment

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United States

Katy Perry has weighed in on the wild internet conspiracy theory — which has circulated for years — claiming that JonBenet Ramsey was never killed and actually grew up to be the superstar singer.
The 40-year-old singer reacted to a post on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGmjo_vswWw/?hl=en">Instagram</a> that was created by Artificial Intelligence and claimed to show the time-lapse growth of Ramsey into Perry, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/03/24/entertainment/katy-perry-reacts-to-conspiracy-that-shes-jonbenet-ramsey/">New York Post</a> reported. Ramsey was the beauty queen who was murdered in her home in Colorado in 1996 when she was just 6 years old.
The person captioned the post, “iykyk. (if you know you know) and the video included Perry’s song “Wide Awake.” 
The “Fireworks” star somehow saw the post and responded, “wait am I.” It has more than 5,000 comments and hundreds of replies at the time of this publication.
The comments definitely got a lot of attention.
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“The fact that Katy Perry actually commented makes this even better,” one person wrote.
Another added, “I’ve always known these are the same person.”
While a third person wrote, “Show us [your] birth certificate sis.”
And while some people found Perry’s response amusing, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGmjo_vswWw/?hl=en">others</a> were pretty upset at the joke about the murder of a child that still remains unsolved in 2025.
“Please stop. Don’t disrespect that little girl like this,&#8221; one person replied.
Another added, “This is a real child, daughter, and sister whose life was taken from her. This is so disrespectful to the family. I hope they find the animal who did this and some peace for the family.&#8221;
And a third person wrote, “This is bull. Quit dishonoring this little girl&#8217;s memory.”
There have been numerous theories as to what happened to JonBenet, including the one involving Perry. But as the Post noted, there are quite a few problems with this one theory — namely the fact that the superstar singer is 40 years old and JonBenet would only be 35 if she was alive.
JonBenet&#8217;s death shocked the nation on December 26, 1996, after her mother called police to report the young beauty queen missing, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jonbenet-ramseys-father-wants-new-investigation-into-daughters-death-gov-polis-responds">reported</a>. Patsy Ramsey called police after finding a ransom note demanding $118,000 for the safe return of her daughter. JonBenet’s father, John Ramsey, found the little girl’s body in the basement later that day.
For years, the Ramseys were suspected of killing their daughter until they were “completely cleared” in 2008 by DNA testing. 
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Dawn Robinson, best known for her role in the popular 1990s R&amp;B group En Vogue, recently revealed on YouTube that she is homeless and has been living in her car for three years.
The 58-year-old said in the video clip shared on Tuesday, “You guys, for the past three years, I have been living in my car.” She sighed with apparent relief, adding, “I said it, oh my gosh, it’s out.”
She mentioned that some people had told her not to tell the truth about her living situation. Robinson said they said, “You shouldn’t talk about it because you’re a celebrity and what if they judge you?”
“I’m like ok and what if?” the singer continued. “What if they judge me? So what? We’re all judged. Life is life.”
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Robinson went on to explain how it all happened. She told fans she’d been living with her parents in Las Vegas in 2020 but then took her manager’s advice to move to Los Angeles. She stayed with him briefly before moving into a hotel for eight months. 
The En Vogue singer said her manager was the reason she never made the move from the hotel to an apartment, claiming he was “playing games” and coming up with excuses for why the potential rentals she found wouldn’t work out.
“Sometimes &#8230; people want to trap you and keep you in a situation where you’re vulnerable and depending on them,” she said in the YouTube video. “So I got out of there.”
That’s when Robinson started looking into adopting a “car life” instead of renting a traditional apartment. “I felt free,” she said. “I felt like I was on a camping trip. It just felt like it was the right thing to do.”
The singer stressed that her purpose for sharing the video wasn’t to earn pity from fans.
“It’s not ‘Woe is me,'&#8221; Robinson said. “I’m learning about who I am. I’m learning myself as a person, as a woman.&#8221;
&#8220;I miss my family. I miss everybody I was connected to,” she added. “But I needed to do this alone. &#8230; I needed to do this for me.” 
The En Vogue singer said she’s happy with her choices. “I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished out here,” she told viewers.
“Be spontaneous,” Robinson concluded. “Do the scary. F*** fear.”

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En Vogue Singer Says She’s Been Living In Her Car For Three Years

En Vogue Singer Admits She's Been Living In Her Car For Three Years

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Kelly Clarkson has been missing her talk show for a week and fans are worried that there’s something really wrong with the famed singer.
It all started when Clarkson didn’t step out as the host of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on Monday, March 3. Her guest was actor Simu Liu, who let the audience know he was going to host. Liu had only found out minutes before the show was to start, <a href="https://people.com/why-is-kelly-clarkson-not-hosting-show-11694901">People magazine</a> reported.
&#8220;Kelly isn&#8217;t able to make it today. We&#8217;re sending her our very best,&#8221; Liu<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUuEKm90Q2Q"> told</a> the audience. &#8220;I did not know that I was doing this until about five minutes ago when I arrived to promote my new movie ‘Last Breath.’&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m here now, and look, I&#8217;m not one to back down from a challenge,” he added.
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Clarkson was back to host on Tuesday, March 4, and made no mention of her absence. She then hosted the show once more on Wednesday, March 5, with guests <a href="https://people.com/tag/jason-derulo/">Jason Derulo</a> and <a href="https://people.com/nora-fatehi-jason-derulo-team-up-snake-music-video-watch-8775638">Nora Fatehi</a>, who were promoting their musical collaboration &#8220;Snake,” the outlet noted.
However, that was the last time anyone saw the host on the show, with various celebrities stepping in to helm in the days since. Guests are expected to host at least through Friday, March 14, according to the schedule.
Comedian <a href="https://people.com/roy-wood-jr-refuses-tequila-shot-during-cnn-new-year-s-eve-broadcast-8767926">Roy Wood Jr.</a> stepped in for Clarkson on March 6.
&#8220;<a href="https://youtu.be/Rhw5J92ra0Y?si=ekF3C2eLasdM-CYe">Kelly&#8217;s out for the day</a>,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;m back. You&#8217;re in good hands. I was here about a week ago, I think they brought me back because of my resemblance to Kelly. You need to squint to see it, though.&#8221;
Actress <a href="https://people.com/tag/wanda-sykes/">Wanda Sykes</a> and singer <a href="https://people.com/tag/josh-groban/">Josh Groban</a> co-hosted the show on March 7.
&#8220;It&#8217;s good to be here at Kelly&#8217;s show. She asked if I could co-host, and I said, &#8216;Absolutely, Kelly. There&#8217;s nothing I&#8217;d rather be doing on my birthday than daytime TV,'&#8221; Sykes said.
On March 10 and 11, <a href="https://people.com/tag/brooke-shields/">Brooke Shields</a> took over, and told viewers that it was &#8220;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DHEMpAxO3hZ/">so nice</a>&#8221; to be filling in &#8220;again&#8221; for Clarkson.
There has been no public message from Clarkson or anyone else on the show to explain the popular daytime host’s absence, and fans have taken to social media to say they are concerned.
&#8220;Where is Kelly, we are worried sick about her??” one person asked.
Another added, &#8220;Is Kelly okay?”
While a third person wrote, “Low key worried about Kelly Clarkson. Hope everything’s ok.”
“When will Kelly be back?” a fourth person asked.
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Kelly Clarkson’s Been MIA And Fans Are Getting Worried

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Singer Billy Joel has postponed several tour dates after undergoing surgery for an undisclosed &#8220;medical condition.&#8221;
The 75-year-old recording artist will not be putting on eight scheduled shows between now and July. The next time Joel takes the stage will be at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on July 5, as Variety <a href="https://variety.com/2025/music/news/billy-joel-postpones-tour-dates-surgery-medical-condition-1236334413/">reported</a>.
The “Piano Man” singer did not disclose details of the medical concern other than to say his “health must come first.”
&#8220;Billy Joel&#8217;s upcoming concert dates will be rescheduled due to a medical condition,&#8221; the statement began. &#8220;The current tour will be postponed for four months to allow him to recover from recent surgery and to undergo physical therapy under the supervision of his doctors.&#8221;
&#8220;Joel is expected to make a full recovery,” it continued before ending with a message from the singer himself. 
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&#8220;While I regret postponing any shows, my health must come first,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;I look forward to getting back on stage and sharing the joy of live music with our amazing fans. Thank you for your understanding.&#8221;
The postponed shows include scheduled stops in Detroit, Toronto, Syracuse, Salt Lake City, Charlotte, and Milwaukee, along with previously planned shows in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Liverpool, England. All concerts have been pushed to 2026 except for the Detroit show with Stevie Nicks, which will take place in November.
Current ticket holders will be able to attend the new dates with their current tickets.
Joel’s last show was on February 22, where fan footage captured the musician taking a tumble onstage at the Mohegan Sun resort in Montville, Connecticut. The star was singing “It&#8217;s Still Rock and Roll To Me” when he began spinning his microphone stand. He flung the stand across the stage, but the action caused him to stumble and fall.
It&#8217;s unclear if the falling incident had anything to do with the surgery.

Billy Joel

Billy Joel Postpones Concert Tour For Medical Reason: ‘My Health Comes First’

Billy Joel Postpones Concert Tour For Medical Reason: 'My Health Comes First'

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World

Hollywood director Jon M. Chu said pop star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/britney-spears">Britney Spears</a> will be “very involved” in an upcoming biopic movie based on her best selling memoir “The Woman in Me.”
Speaking during a red carpet interview at the Golden Globes with <a href="https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/wicked-director-jon-m-chu-talks-britney-spears-biopic-cynthia-erivo-wicked-song-1235869793/">Billboard magazine</a>, the director of “Wicked” said he couldn’t “really can’t talk about” the upcoming project from Universal Pictures but did make it clear he’s a “big fan” of Spears.
“I’ve been a fan since I was young and she was young and she was one of 12 acts at the Shrine Auditorium,” Chu said. “So I want to do her justice and tell her story right. But we’ll see. We’re developing it now and it’s a long road ahead.”
“She’s going to be very involved,” he added, per <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTqZq14MNzA">Entertainment Tonight</a>. “I haven’t really started anything fully yet, but she will be very involved in this. I have ideas and things, an approach, but it’s very early.”
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— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a href="https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1876405725855146297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
In November, the director confirmed the movie was happening, telling the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/jon-m-chu-interview-wicked-crazy-rich-asians-britney-biopic-1236059843/">Hollywood Reporter</a> that the script wasn’t even written yet. However, Chu did say that he expects it to be “a lot about how we treat people, young people, stars that we think we own, women, mothers.”
<a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/britney-spears-biopic-movie-universal-1236093017/">Variety</a> previously reported that Universal Pictures had bought the rights to Spears’ tell-all <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/britney-spears-says-new-memoir-set-huge-milestone-one-day-after-release">memoir</a> which centers on her rise to fame, her nearly 14-year-long conservatorship, and her relationship with Justin Timberlake when she was younger.
In the memoir-released in October 2023- <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/britney-spears-says-she-got-an-abortion-while-dating-justin-timberlake">Spears</a> revealed that while she and Timberlake were dating she got <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/britney-spears-says-she-got-an-abortion-while-dating-justin-timberlake">pregnant</a> at 19 and ended up getting an abortion, claiming that it was in large part because Timberlake “didn’t want to be a father.” 
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The two dated from 1999 — when she was 17 and he was 18 — until 2002, <a href="https://variety.com/2023/music/news/britney-spears-abortion-justin-timberlake-1235759140/">Variety</a> noted.
She <a href="https://people.com/britney-spears-justin-timberlake-pregnancy-abortion-exclusive-8362622">wrote</a> that if it had been left up to her alone, she never would have aborted the baby, but added that Timberlake said they were “too young” to have a child.
“It was a surprise, but for me, it wasn’t a tragedy,” the former “The Mickey Mouse Club” star wrote. “I loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day. This would just be much earlier than I’d anticipated.”
“But Justin definitely wasn’t happy about the pregnancy,” she added. “He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young.”
“I don’t know if that was the right decision. If it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it,” the singer <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12654057/Britney-Spears-excruciating-pain-abortion-Justin-Timberlake-pregnant.html">continued</a>. “And yet Justin was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father. To this day, it’s one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life.”
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Hollywood Director Says Britney Spears ‘Very Involved’ In Biopic

Hollywood Director Says Britney Spears 'Very Involved' In Biopic

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Peter Yarrow of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary has died at the age of 86 following a four-year battle with bladder cancer, his publicist Ken Sunshine confirmed.
The singer-songwriter — best known for writing hit songs for the musical group like “Puff the Magic Dragon” and “Light One Candle” — passed away at his home in New York City on Tuesday, <a href="https://people.com/peter-yarrow-dead-age-86-bladder-cancer-8770615?hid=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;did=16052752-20250107&amp;utm_campaign=ppl_relationship-builder&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=010725&amp;lctg=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;lr_input=a08f4ce0dc67f7e22d138c82b9ce538ad294bfaca0b145e2f563962e58e05ef7&amp;utm_term=news-alert">People magazine</a> reported.
“Our fearless dragon is tired and has entered the last chapter of his magnificent life,” Yarrow’s daughter Bethany said in a statement to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/peter-yarrow-dies-paul-mary-767c223e40c243199b0d0875e29a5efc">Associated Press</a>. &#8220;The world knows Peter Yarrow the iconic folk activist, but the human being behind the legend is every bit as generous, creative, passionate, playful, and wise as his lyrics suggest.&#8221;
In a recent post on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQahI_RWM5/?hl=en">Instagram</a> from both Yarrow’s kids, Christopher and Bethany, the two noted that the end of his life was near.
“He has kept his doctors in awe at his resilience as he has continued to perform and live life in his own generous and cause-driven way,” the statement in December read.
“It has been a long road and he has been a strong dragon, but right now he is very weak, and, at 86, his dragon days are numbered,” it added. “There is Peter Yarrow the folk activist legend, and then there is the man, a deeply compassionate man, who changed the lives of so many people in very personal ways.”
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In the 1960s Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers formed the trio band and over the next decade had numerous top ten hits, like their cover of John Denver’s “Leavin’ on a Jet Plane” that hit number one, two number one albums and took home five Grammy Awards, the AP noted.
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/arts/music/peter-yarrow-dead.html">Born in Manhattan</a>, <a href="https://www.peteryarrow.net/bio">Yarrow</a> recalled first hearing purpose-driven music in high school which would eventually lead him to New York City where he met the Stookey and Travers.
“When I was in high school,” he wrote. “I heard The Weavers at Carnegie Hall singing songs like ‘If I Had a Hammer’ ‘Follow The Drinking Gourd’ and ‘Wasn’t That a Time.’ I was stunned by the extraordinary effect that music of conscience can have on people, particularly when they sing songs of conscience together.&#8221;
The trio formed their group in 1961 and a year later their self-titled debut album topped the charts with hits like “Lemon Tree” and “If I Had a Hammer,” People magazine noted.
That music of conscience would lead the group to perform during such civil rights movements as the March on Washington in 1963 led by Martin Luther King Jr. and the Selma-Montgomery March two years later. 
In 1970, the group split after a 14-year-old girl accused Yarrow of making sexual advances towards her, the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/arts/music/peter-yarrow-dead.html">New York Times</a> reported. He pleaded guilty to taking “indecent liberties” with the girl who had come to his dressing room to get an autograph. He ended up serving 3 months of his one-to-three-year prison sentence. The band would later reunite and continue performing together.
He is survived by his wife Marybeth McCarthy along with his two kids and a granddaughter.

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Singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lana-del-rey">Lana Del Rey</a> offered a rare glimpse into her decision to marry <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/louisiana">Louisiana</a> alligator tour boat operator Jeremy Dufrene, explaining some of the qualities she found attractive in him.
The 39-year-old celebrity made the remarks while introducing singer and songwriter Jack Antoff at the Variety Hitmakers event over the weekend.
&#8220;I’m grateful for [Antoff] for his example that he gave me in his marriage to Margaret [Qualley],&#8221; she said. &#8220;I saw the way he looked at her when he met her, and he’s a big reason why I waited so long to get married, and why I met my amazing husband. I feel like there’s a singers’ curse around meeting an honest partner who has no skin in the game, no dog in the race,” Del Rey said during her speech.
She continued, “It’s super nerve-wracking to hold on to an innocent perception of how things could go when you’re in an industry where maybe your values and your morals don’t quite match up with what’s going on. Especially when people think you probably don’t have any morals or values. I can get all twisted up.&#8221;
Followers on social media were delighted by how fondly the singer spoke about her husband, who she married earlier this year, saying she was “<a href="https://x.com/BritHugoboom/status/1865602795744969032">glowing</a>.”
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Lana Del Rey waited so long to get married because it was hard to find an honest, good man in an industry that didn’t necessarily match with her morals and values.
Always knew she was a good one. 
She’s glowing when she talks about her husband. <a href="https://t.co/v3IAieo4uV">pic.twitter.com/v3IAieo4uV</a>
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Others wondered if Del Rey could have become a conservative now despite the fact that she’s publicly shunned President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> in the past, going so far as to cast a spell on him in 2017.
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The Brit Award winner made headlines for her unlikely choice of spouse when she wed the alligator tour boat captain this fall, especially as fans speculated that the Louisiana native was likely a Trump supporter.
Dufrene has set his social media accounts, including Facebook and Instagram, to private. But purported screenshots show Dufrene sharing pro-Trump content that aligns with conservative values, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lana-del-rey-marries-alligator-tour-guide-fans-freak-out-that-he-might-support-trump">reported</a>. One meme allegedly shared by Dufrene promotes physical action if a male were to enter a girl’s bathroom with someone’s daughter.
Dufrene, a father of three, seems to have met Del Rey in 2019 when she took a boat tour with him. The pair wed in late September on the same bayou where Dufrene operates his tours.

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The latest report into the death of former One Direction member <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/three-people-face-charges-in-relation-to-death-of-former-one-direction-member-liam-payne">Liam Payne</a> leaves more questions than answers following his fatal fall from the balcony of his hotel room on October 16. He was 31.
According to surveillance video footage from the hotel, witnesses, a 911 call and the police, the singer may not have been trying to end his life, but rather could have been using the balcony as a means to escape his Buenos Aires CasaSur Palermo Hotel, <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/11/25/liam-payne-left-in-room-by-hotel-workers-and-tried-to-scale-balcony/">TMZ</a> reported.
In one video from the hotel, minutes before his death, the singer is being carried out of the lobby by three men. In a second video, those same men use their key to get the singer inside his room while he struggled to get free.
The outlet also learned that Payne’s hat was located close to where his body was found in the hotel courtyard and strapped to his shoulder was a bag, leading some to speculate that he was trying to leave via the balcony. 
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LiamPayne?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LiamPayne</a> was trying to escape from his hotel when he fell to his death, and the hotel knew he was threatening to use the balcony as the means to escape, but left him by himself. <a href="https://t.co/VLCl9FOHnc">pic.twitter.com/VLCl9FOHnc</a>
— TMZ (@TMZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1861168049555968473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2024</a></blockquote>
After his death, a brown leather bag was found on a second floor balcony leading the outlet to suggest that Payne may have only been attempting to get from the third floor balcony to the second when something went wrong. A note inside the bag read “for Liam,&#8221; and the bag also contained various pills and a bottle of alcohol.
Multiple 911 calls made by the hotel staff minutes before the singer’s shocking fatal fall appear to support the idea.
The <a href="https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-one-direction-death-487239e4f0b938a6f350a7d2f14737e4">Associated Press</a> reported that the hotel manager told the 911 operator about “a guest who is overwhelmed with drugs and alcohol. … He’s destroying the entire room and, well, we need you to send someone, please.”
A <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9jx89w490o">BBC transcript</a> stated that the staff said the person had been “trashing the entire room” before his death. In a second call, a member of the hotel staff said they worried the guest’s “life may be in danger” because he was “in a room with a balcony. We’re a little afraid that he …” the BBC reported.
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The 911 operator assured the manager that emergency crews were on the way, per the outlet.
The cause of death is currently listed as “multiple trauma” and “internal and external bleeding,” the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-one-direction-death-487239e4f0b938a6f350a7d2f14737e4">Associated Press</a> reported. 
Apparently using balconies to escape places was not unheard of for the singer. Sources with knowledge told TMZ that in mid-September Payne escaped from a Florida rental house using the balcony and a garden hose after his bodyguard had forced him inside the house for fear he would go on drug binge.
Three people have been arrested and face charges of “abandonment of a person followed by death and the supply of narcotics” in connection to Payne’s death, <a href="https://x.com/SkyNews/status/1854621694746357917">Sky News</a> reported.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/liam-payne-former-one-direction-member-dead-at-31">Payne’s</a> partial autopsy reportedly showed that the singer had “multiple substances in his system” including something called “pink cocaine” when he fell three stories from the hotel, sources told <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/liam-payne-partial-autopsy-report-multiple-substances/story?id=114985701">ABC News</a>. The toxicology report also reportedly found crack, cocaine, and benzodiazepine. Paraphernalia used to ingest drugs were also found, the sources said.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/liam-paynes-autopsy-shows-mix-of-drugs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Liam Payne’s Autopsy Shows Mix Of Drugs</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/liam-payne-former-one-direction-member-dead-at-31" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Liam Payne’s</a> partial autopsy reportedly shows that the singer had a mix of drugs in his system at the time of his fatal fall from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct. 16. He was 31.
Sources told <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/liam-payne-partial-autopsy-report-multiple-substances/story?id=114985701">ABC News</a> that the former member of One Direction had “multiple substances in his system” including something called “pink cocaine” when he fell three stories at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel where his body was found dead in the hotel courtyard. 
Pink cocaine is described as a mix of several drugs including methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA and others. The toxicology report also reportedly found crack, cocaine, and benzodiazepine, along with drug paraphernalia used to ingest drugs, the source said.
Payne’s body will remain in the country until the complete autopsy is finished.
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Liam Payne Had &#8216;Pink Cocaine&#8217; in System When He Died, Autopsy Reveals | Click to read more 👇 <a href="https://t.co/ZhMYXS3W0K">https://t.co/ZhMYXS3W0K</a>
— TMZ (@TMZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1848402402476454209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
Details have recently been released about multiple 911 calls made by the hotel staff minutes before the singer’s shocking fatal fall.
Local reports revealed that staff was very worried about Payne’s mental state after reportedly noticing the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/liam-payne-former-one-direction-member-dead-at-31">English singer</a> appeared to be under the influence before emergency crews responded to his fall, <a href="https://people.com/liam-payne-hotel-worker-911-call-details-made-before-death-8729513?hid=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;did=14994927-20241017&amp;utm_campaign=ppl_relationship-builder&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=101724&amp;lctg=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;lr_input=a08f4ce0dc67f7e22d138c82b9ce538ad294bfaca0b145e2f563962e58e05ef7&amp;utm_term=news-alert">People magazine</a> noted.
According to a translation of <a href="https://www.lanacion.com.ar/seguridad/el-llamado-al-911-antes-de-la-muerte-de-liam-payne-tenemos-un-huesped-que-esta-sobrepasado-de-droga-nid16102024/">La Nacion</a> of the transcript of the call, the staff made it clear they needed help “urgently” — though they didn’t use his name in the call.
The <a href="https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-one-direction-death-487239e4f0b938a6f350a7d2f14737e4">Associated Press</a> reported that the hotel manager told the 911 operator about “a guest who is overwhelmed with drugs and alcohol. … He’s destroying the entire room and, well, we need you to send someone, please.”
A <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9jx89w490o">BBC transcript</a> stated that the staff said the person had been “trashing the entire room” before his death. In a second call, a member of the hotel staff said they worried the guest’s “life may be in danger” because he was “in a room with a balcony. We’re a little afraid that he …” the BBC reported.
The 911 operator assured the manager that emergency crews were on the way, per the outlet. 
The cause of death is currently listed as “multiple trauma” and “internal and external bleeding,” the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-one-direction-death-487239e4f0b938a6f350a7d2f14737e4">Associated Press</a> reported. 
The British celebrity got his break in the music industry after appearing on “The X Factor” in 2008. He returned to the reality competition show two years later along with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik, the singers who would become the popular band One Direction. The <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-payne-death-one-direction-family-statement/">band split up</a> in 2016, with members deciding to take off on solo careers. 
If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or go to <a href="http://speakingofsuicide.com/resources">SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources</a> for a list of additional resources.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/details-of-911-call-before-liam-paynes-shocking-death-revealed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Details Of 911 Call Before Liam Payne’s Shocking Death Revealed</a>

Liam Payne’s Autopsy Shows Mix Of Drugs

Liam Payne’s Partial Autopsy Shows Mix Of Drugs: Report

Details have been released about multiple 911 calls made by the hotel staff minutes before <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/music-industry-mourns-loss-of-one-directions-liam-payne-just-a-boy">Liam Payne</a>’s shocking fatal fall from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31.
Local reports reveal that staff was very worried about the state of the former member of One Direction, after reportedly noticing the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/liam-payne-former-one-direction-member-dead-at-31">English singer</a> appeared to be under the influence before emergency crews responded to his fall from several stories at CasaSur Palermo Hotel, <a href="https://people.com/liam-payne-hotel-worker-911-call-details-made-before-death-8729513?hid=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;did=14994927-20241017&amp;utm_campaign=ppl_relationship-builder&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=101724&amp;lctg=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;lr_input=a08f4ce0dc67f7e22d138c82b9ce538ad294bfaca0b145e2f563962e58e05ef7&amp;utm_term=news-alert">People magazine</a> reported.
According to a translation of <a href="https://www.lanacion.com.ar/seguridad/el-llamado-al-911-antes-de-la-muerte-de-liam-payne-tenemos-un-huesped-que-esta-sobrepasado-de-droga-nid16102024/">La Nacion</a> of the transcript of the call, the staff made it clear they needed help “urgently&#8221; — though they didn’t use his name in the call.
The <a href="https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-one-direction-death-487239e4f0b938a6f350a7d2f14737e4">Associated Press</a> reported that the hotel manager told the 911 operator about “a guest who is overwhelmed with drugs and alcohol. &#8230; He’s destroying the entire room and, well, we need you to send someone, please.&#8221;
A <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9jx89w490o">BBC transcript</a> stated that the staff said the person had been &#8220;trashing the entire room&#8221; before his death.
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Liam Payne appeared unconscious when he plummeted from hotel balcony, autopsy reveals <a href="https://t.co/bnyqmXUh2O">https://t.co/bnyqmXUh2O</a> <a href="https://t.co/pvLRYIvwMb">pic.twitter.com/pvLRYIvwMb</a>
— New York Post (@nypost) <a href="https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1846973638131454252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2024</a></blockquote>
<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13969581/liam-payne-hotel-room-one-direction-star-death.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a> also published pictures they claimed to have come from Payne’s hotel room showing a smashed up TV and drug paraphernalia. 
In a second call, a member of the hotel staff said they worried the guest&#8217;s “life may be in danger&#8221; because he was &#8220;in a room with a balcony. We&#8217;re a little afraid that he …&#8221; the BBC reported.
<a href="https://news.sky.com/video/911-call-made-by-the-hotel-manager-prior-to-liam-paynes-death-in-argentina-13235076">Sky News</a> reported that the staff was “afraid he could do something that threatens his life,&#8221; adding that the person had been at the hotel for &#8220;three days.&#8221;
The 911 operator assured the manager that emergency crews were on the way, per the outlet. 
On Wednesday, Payne was found dead in the hotel courtyard after falling off the balcony of his hotel, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/liam-payne-former-one-direction-member-dead-at-31" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The cause of death is currently listed as “multiple trauma” and “internal and external bleeding,” the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-one-direction-death-487239e4f0b938a6f350a7d2f14737e4">Associated Press</a> reported. An investigation into the circumstances of his death is underway.
The British celebrity got his break in the music industry after appearing on “The X Factor” in 2008. He returned to the reality competition show two years later along with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik, the singers who would become the popular band One Direction. The <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-payne-death-one-direction-family-statement/">band split up</a> in 2016, with members deciding to take off on solo careers. 
Payne is survived by his 7-year-old son <a href="https://people.com/parents/liam-payne-cheryl-cole-welcome-baby-boy-first-child/">Bear Grey</a>.

Details Of 911 Call Before Liam Payne’s Shocking Death Revealed

Five-time Grammy Award winner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elton-john">Elton John</a> revealed that he lost partial vision in one of his eyes after getting an infection.
The 77-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">singer</a> provided fans with an update on Instagram. “Over the summer, I’ve been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye,” John wrote.
“I am healing, but it’s an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye,” he continued. “I am so grateful for the excellent team of doctors and nurses and my family, who have taken such good care of me over the last several weeks.”
“I have been quietly spending the summer recuperating at home, and am feeling positive about the progress I have made in my healing and recovery so far,” the post concluded. 
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Last summer, the recording artist was hospitalized after falling at his villa in Nice, France, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elton-john-76-went-to-hospital-following-fall-at-home-rep-confirms">reported</a>. He was spending time there after concluding his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour.
“I’ve had the most wonderful career, beyond belief. Fifty-two years of pure joy playing music. How lucky am I to play music?” the singer said at the conclusion of his last show in Stockholm, Sweden, in July 2023. 
“But, ya know, I wouldn’t be sitting here and talking to you if it wasn’t for you. You bought the singles, the albums, the CDs, the cassettes, but more importantly, you bought the tickets to the shows, and you know how I love to play live.”
John played “Your Song” and “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” at the end of his final show. 
He told Entertainment Weekly he was still “trying to process” that he was no longer touring after more than five decades. 
“I don’t think it will sink in for a while yet that I’ve finally finished touring,” John said at the time. “I can’t tell you how much I’m going to miss the fans and how much their support has humbled me — it will stay with me forever.”

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