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Friends of the late Rodney King apparently doubt his fiancée's claim that King was drinking and using marijuana before his death. The 47-year-old was found dead in the bottom of his swimming pool by fiancée Cynthia Kelly early on Sunday. Kelly has reportedly told friends that King smoked marijuana and consumed alcohol before waking her up by banging on a glass window at their home. The commotion caused Kelly to reach for her phone at the same time as she heard a splash in the couple's pool, she has said. This version of events has allegedly been called into question by (more)...
- 6/18/2012
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
We have really sad news to report. Rodney King was found dead in his swimming pool yesterday. He was only 47-year-old. While an autopsy still has to be performed, his fiance, Cynthia Kelly, has been telling people that he had been drinking and smoking pot on the day of his death. All we know for sure, so far, is that paramedics were called after Cynthia found the former Celebrity Rehab patient at the bottom of the pool just before 5.30 in the morning, but they were unable to revive him.
King was a polarizing factor of the L.A. riots in 1994. Police brutality came out into the open after he was tasered and beaten severely by four policemen, back in 1991, after a car chase. The incident was videotaped by a private citizen who took it to Ktla television who broadcast the whole brutal episode causing widespread shock. The four officers were put on trial,...
King was a polarizing factor of the L.A. riots in 1994. Police brutality came out into the open after he was tasered and beaten severely by four policemen, back in 1991, after a car chase. The incident was videotaped by a private citizen who took it to Ktla television who broadcast the whole brutal episode causing widespread shock. The four officers were put on trial,...
- 6/18/2012
- by Ambika Muttoo
- TheFabLife - Movies
King's brutal beating by Lapd officers and the outcome of the trial triggered the Los Angeles riots in 1992.
By Nadeska Alexis
Rodney King in April, 2012
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Rodney King, the man who became the catalyst for the 1992 Los Angeles riots, was found dead Sunday (June 17) in his California home at the age of 47.King was brutally beaten during a 1991 traffic stop in Los Angeles, during which he was struck more than 50 times by four white officers, who were later accused of using racial slurs during the attack. Footage of the incident eventually made its way to TV, sparking public outcry. The controversial outcome of the trial (all four were acquitted) led to a series of deadly riots and looting in the city that claimed 50 lives and cost approximately $1 billion in damages.According to CNN, King was found on Sunday morning, after his fiancée Cynthia Kelly placed a 911 call to the Rialto,...
By Nadeska Alexis
Rodney King in April, 2012
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Rodney King, the man who became the catalyst for the 1992 Los Angeles riots, was found dead Sunday (June 17) in his California home at the age of 47.King was brutally beaten during a 1991 traffic stop in Los Angeles, during which he was struck more than 50 times by four white officers, who were later accused of using racial slurs during the attack. Footage of the incident eventually made its way to TV, sparking public outcry. The controversial outcome of the trial (all four were acquitted) led to a series of deadly riots and looting in the city that claimed 50 lives and cost approximately $1 billion in damages.According to CNN, King was found on Sunday morning, after his fiancée Cynthia Kelly placed a 911 call to the Rialto,...
- 6/17/2012
- MTV Music News
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Rodney King, the man who was at the center of the infamous Los Angeles riots, was found dead this morning, TMZ has reported. He was 47.
According to TMZ, King's fiancée, Cynthia Kelly, found him dead at the bottom of a swimming pool. CNN has confirmed his passing.
King recently marked the twentieth anniversary of the Los Angeles riots -- the mayhem that took place after four police officers were acquitted of beating King in 1991. The beating, which was caught on camera, sparked national outrage and put King at the center of heated debate about the state of race relations in America.
CBS Los Angeles has released a radio interview with Rialto, California police Captain Randy De Anda, who says that King may have had some verbal contact with his fiancée, at which time she went outside and found him at the bottom of the pool.
"Rialto police officers responded to...
According to TMZ, King's fiancée, Cynthia Kelly, found him dead at the bottom of a swimming pool. CNN has confirmed his passing.
King recently marked the twentieth anniversary of the Los Angeles riots -- the mayhem that took place after four police officers were acquitted of beating King in 1991. The beating, which was caught on camera, sparked national outrage and put King at the center of heated debate about the state of race relations in America.
CBS Los Angeles has released a radio interview with Rialto, California police Captain Randy De Anda, who says that King may have had some verbal contact with his fiancée, at which time she went outside and found him at the bottom of the pool.
"Rialto police officers responded to...
- 6/17/2012
- by Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson
- Huffington Post
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
Rodney King, whose savage beating by Lapd officers that sparked the L.A. riots in 1991, was found dead in his swimming pool Sunday by his fiancée, Cynthia Kelly (who incidentally was a juror in King's lawsuit against the city in 1994). He was 47. There were no signs of foul play and no obvious injuries to King's body. Police said they are conducting a drowning investigation. An autopsy will be conducted. According to TMZ, King was upbeat and excited before his death. He had just booked a celebrity boxing match against former slugger Jose Canseco that was to take place in August. A friend tells TMZ Rodney was thrilled to be working again and was looking forward to getting into the ring.
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Rodney King, whose savage beating by Lapd officers that sparked the L.A. riots in 1991, was found dead in his swimming pool Sunday by his fiancée, Cynthia Kelly (who incidentally was a juror in King's lawsuit against the city in 1994). He was 47. There were no signs of foul play and no obvious injuries to King's body. Police said they are conducting a drowning investigation. An autopsy will be conducted. According to TMZ, King was upbeat and excited before his death. He had just booked a celebrity boxing match against former slugger Jose Canseco that was to take place in August. A friend tells TMZ Rodney was thrilled to be working again and was looking forward to getting into the ring.
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One person died and three others were injured when a massive stage collapsed hours before a Radiohead concert on Saturday in Toronto. A man in his mid-...
- 6/17/2012
- by Chris Ortiz
- Reelzchannel.com
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