Famous Celebrities who died tragically

The toll of Death is quite mystical and, in general, has been the peak of sorrow and equality.

This is centred on the guarantee that Death can strike both the rich and the poor, which is a vast dimension that transpired in the mortality of life.

It spread to all fields, vocations, activities, and many more that have deciphered why it’s mystical and unpredictable. From the peak of our existence, Death has played a vital role in inflicting sorrow and sometimes mixed emotions on our folks, and to date, it has remained active.

In the field of entertainment, we have quite earned a heated reputation for deploying favouritism to highly profiled statuses who have reformed their lives to entertain the public masses.

Despite the view of this, Death has, in a way, taken many of them from our reach.

Most occurred naturally, while an enormous number transpired tragically, which has so far left a deep scar in the hearts of their fans and loved ones.

Since the core of this to date, we have gathered a convincing number of celebrities who died tragically, as their statuses will be discussed below.

Dagrin

The Nigerian Afrobeat Rapper was one of the pinnacles of the current success of the Rap genre of the Nigerian music firm at its peak. Still, Death, however, found the creepiest comfort in sending him aboard, maybe in the other phase of life.

He built a reputation a vast number of people to date have failed to embody. The Pioneer of the Yoruba English Rap Genre, as he is mostly identified and most likely the king of the street, inspired an enormous number of stars from the hood.

Before it all swerved tragic, Dagrin, who was biologically known as Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun, was welcomed into a highly respected family who lived in Ogun State, where he secured his childhood experience.

He acquired his primary and secondary education in Ogun before going after his musical life, which swerved just perfectly in his adulthood.

Inspiring and developing vastly in his musical quest, Dagrin released his debut album ‘Still on the Matter’ about the year 2008 before consecutively releasing his second studio album, ‘C.E.O.,’ which earned him instant fame and recognition.

This was not centred on his profile but the view of the rare talent he established at the highest peak. Everyone jammed to his songs and admired how he managed to smuggle his culture and dialect into the rap game.

The likes of ‘Pon Pon’ and his other hit songs bagged several awards, including the Hip Hop World Award 2010 for best rap album, which earned him a highly profiled reputation.

Relating to his third studio album ‘If I Die,’ its hit track ‘If I Die’ went viral amid the view of its strange lyrics; Death roamed at the peak of his career.

‘If I die’ lyrics left Nigerians in a buzz after they discovered that Dagrin urged them not to cry or mourn him if he eventually died.

While the song caused controversies several months later Dagrin succumbed to the call of nature tragically.

In 2010, Dagrin was involved in a reckless auto crash in Lagos State. He never died immediately as he was rushed to hospital, where he died 8 days later.

Pop Smoke

Rising above his flocks, Rapper Pop Smoke was the most streamed Rapper of his era; however, Death transpired tragically.

He deployed not only hit songs but also lifestyles that his die-hard fans have embraced to date.

Before the toll of Death, Pope Smoke, who was originally known as Bashar Barakah Jackson, was born in a reputable hood on July 20, 1999, in Brooklyn, New York City, to his beloved Jamaican mother, Audrey Jackson, and a Panamanian father, Greg Jackson.

His upbringing was all gangster amid the view of his environment. At an early age, he had already joined a dangerous gang in his hood, which resulted in him attending a whopping number of 9 schools.

This was thrust by his early conviction, which transpired in his schooling era when he was charged with gun possession after coming to school with a fully loaded gun to his taste. He was held on house arrest for two years, which even escalated his street life after he moved to Philadelphia.

He first started Rapping after visiting a Brooklyn studio in 2018, where his inspiration sparked from.

After a long review and infusing his qualities, he released his debut song, ‘Welcome to the Party,’ which served as his breakthrough song.

Without hesitation, he gained public and global recognition and became the main gee in the American Rap game, earning a big reputation, too.

Gracing the stage for just a few years, Pop Smoke succumbed tragically to the call of nature after encountering yet a disturbing ending.

According to Wikipedia, Pop Smoke had rented out an exorbitant mansion in Hollywood Hills, California, where he had dreamt of comfort but over-excitedly shared his location on his Facebook handle, attracting money-hunting thugs of teenagers.

According to an eyewitness, by 4:30 am, a thug of 5, including one armed teenager of 15 years old, invaded Pop Smoke’s house and murdered him.

Several sources outlined that it was a pure robbery that breached another cruel phase, leading to the Death of Pop Smoke.

The 15-year-old murderer was convicted and sentenced to a murder charge of over 2 years. He outlined that he never wanted to shoot Pop Smoke, but he attempted to fight them when he tried to rub him in his bathroom.

Six minutes after the robbery, The Police Department arrived to find out that Pop had been shot severely. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead by a rare, cruel bullet wound in his heart.

His Death remained a regrettable outcome as no one has been able to replace him in the American music firm since his dismissal.

Darrell Abbott

Darrell Abbott, as his name tells, was one of the American heated musicians of the 20th century. He toured the whole world until Death took a deep toll on his career tragically.

He was considered one of the most iconic guitarists of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, which he co-founded alongside his brother Vinnie Paul, as disclosed by Wikipedia.

His reputation with his craft left him with an image that deploys nothing more intense than entertainment and thriller to his devoted fans to the extent that he was recognized by many as one of the greatest metal guitarists of all time.

His service was all perfect earning him most of the rare music plaques so many stars are yet to attain to date.

Over the years, the dark phase approached deliberately and quite slowly.

On December 8 2004, Darrel had compromised with his supposed musical deal in Ohio and already performing at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio.

With high energy and many other emotions attached, everything swerved after a bittered fan brutally intervened.

It wasn’t an expected and easy approach, which made it even more dangerous for the unfortunate music maestro.

While Abbott was performing alongside his colleagues, the desperate fan, identified as ‘Nathan Gale,’ rushed to the stage and shot him multiple times, creating a stir among other fans who fled the scene.

While Abbott was being shot, the show bodyguard tried to hold Nathan hostage but failed by a fatal gunshot deployed to him by his victim.

It escalated to ending the life of a fan who tried to intervene in the tragic scene after he was shot in the process.

The fiesta turned dark, and a massacre on the brink after another fan was fatally shot when he was trying to disarm Nathan while he tried to reload his gun.

While trying to deploy more massacres, police entered the scene and shot him in the head, killing him instantly.

Abbott was declared dead on the stage, and to date, his Death has left a vast scar in the hearts of his fans.

Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston, who was born on August 9, 1996, was yet another American singer who succumbed to the call of nature tragically.

She was a key pinnacle of the growth of American pop in the history of America. This was attributed to her achievement, which raged from bottom to top for over a decade.

She was considered ‘The Voice’ because of the powerful nature of her vocals. She dominated the musical award phase, which featured a vast number of awards, including eight Grammy Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, two Emmy Awards, and 30 Guinness World Records.

Her musical quest was incredibly perfect until her Death transpired tragically.

Before the Death of Elizabeth, sources disclosed that she was quite messy and unpredictable following her strange temperament with friends.

There was no reported state of trauma until February 9, 2012. Elizabeth had visited his colleagues, Brandy, Monica, and Clive Davis, to portray their rehearsals for Davis’s pre-Grammy Awards party held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, where she also lodged.

The same day, she performed her last show after she joined Kelly Price on stage in Hollywood, California, where she sang her last song, “Jesus Loves Me,” as disclosed by Wikipedia.

Everything looked quite good until two days later, while still enjoying her comfort in Beverly Hills, Death transpired.

On February 11, 2012, the singer was found unconscious and submerged in Suite 434 at the Beverly Hilton bathtub.

The hotel medical team arrived just about 3:00 pm and found her irresponsive. This caused them to perform C.P.R., which confirmed her Death at exactly 3:55 pm.

Her death news spread immediately, creating a heavy concern about the cause of her Death, which was not linked to any criminal act as disclosed by the Police Department.

After her burial and funeral, she was confirmed to have accidentally drowned in the bathtub.

This was caused by her intoxication linked to the consumption of cocaine and other drugs, which led to atherosclerotic heart disease that rendered her unconscious until Death.

Sources disclosed that she consumed the hard drugs shortly before her Death.

Steve Irwin

Ranging from the core of his reputation to date, Steve’s Death has always been marked as one of the most painful deaths of all time, following the view of his contribution to the wildlife documentary.

Steve Robert Irwin, who was born on February 22, 1962, was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist.

He grew up in an environment where wildlife was common, as he had embraced the reputation of his father. Growing up, he bred reptiles, specifically crocodiles, until he attained an outstanding passion for the creature, earning him his popular name, ‘The Crocodile Hunter.’

His passion grew even further after he paved the way through a vocation that featured making documentaries of his activities with Crocodiles.

He was featured in many T.V. documentaries until he was recognized globally, where he even advanced more. People loved him and what he did to the extent that he was forced to develop more interest in other wild creatures he never dreamt of exploring.

Soaring deep in this category, Death transpired tragically, and he was bullied to Death by the consequences of his vocation.

On September 4, 2006, while Steve was on duty at Batt Reef, near Port Douglas, Queensland, indulging in the production of the documentary series Ocean’s, he was fatally attacked by a stingray, which took his life.

In the history of Australia and ocean science, Steve became the only victim of Stingray’s fatally captured Camera.

He was pierced fatally in the chest by the Stingray, which caused his Death. Several sources disclosed that the Stingray’s sting pierced through his thoracic walls, causing massive bleeding that resulted in an instant death.

Since his death transpired, he has been adored yearly as one of the heroes of the early wildlife documentary.

Kobe Bryant

Having won five N.B.A. championships and was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 N.B.A. Most Valuable Player (M.V.P.) and a two-time N.B.A. Finals M.V.P., as disclosed by Wikipedia, you could tell how Kobe dominated his craft.

He was an American professional basketball player who embodied his part with perfection. His life went so well that he earned a reputation everyone respected.

In the peak days of his career, unlike many maestros, Kobe indoctrinated his beautiful daughter identified as into his game, which came out just perfectly as he had planned.

She fell in love with the game and was becoming a professional. At the point of her peak, Death transpired, not only taking her life but her father as well.

Touring the world with his 13th-year-old daughter, Gianna, an unforgettable trauma transpired on this day, January 26, 2020.

According to Wikipedia at exactly 9:06 am, a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter had departed from John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, with nine people aboard.

The borders were Kobe, his daughter and family friends who boarded the flight with him.

Everything looked just right and normal at the time of the takeoff until they soared to mid-air, where nature happened.

According to several sources, while heading to Camarillo Airport in Ventura County for a supposed basketball game at Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, they experienced weather hazards. Alerting all the pilots aboard, they were instructed to be all grounded.

Despite this, the fog and light rain they experienced were heavy enough to swerve their Helicopter to the south toward the mountain, flying down at a great speed.

The pilot also lost control, forcing them to crash at the side of a mountain in Calabasas, about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, where they were all burnt to Death.

After several investigations, Kobe’s fingerprint was identified, and they announced he and other occupants were dead.

His Death trended for almost the whole year despite the scars his Death left on his family and fans.

Anton Yelchin

Anton Viktorovich Yelchin is another incredible status who was tragically punished by the nature of Death.

Unlike most celebrities, Yelchin was born to a Russian family who migrated to the United States when he was just 6 months old. The U.S.A.’s influence inflicted big on him, and he developed a vast interest in acting.

He began acting as a child actor in the early peak of his existence where he featured on several vital independent series. Growing in qualities, he became a gem in his craft right after his teenage era.

He featured in several movie series dramas Like Crazy (2011), the 2011 remake of Fright Night, the supernatural thriller Odd Thomas (2013), the romance 5 to 7 (2014), the horror comedy Burying the Ex (2014), the neo-noir The Driftless Area (2015), and the horror thriller Green Room (2015) as disclosed by Wikipedia.

He maintained his form at the top of his game until his Death transpired tragically.

On June 16, 2018, Anton failed to attend his proposed movie rehearsal with his colleagues; they became worried and opted for him.

This was primarily deployed through a phone call and online texts he didn’t respond to; they had to head for him in his apartment, where he was found dead.

On June 19, 2016, the actor was found helplessly pinned to a brick pillar gate post outside of his house by his newly acquired Jeep Grand Cherokee, which accidentally pinned him to Death.

This transpired after he got out of his car to check his locked gate for possible mail, only to be trapped in his brick pillar after his car rolled back accidentally. He was confirmed dead at the scene immediately after his colleagues found him.

Suspense flew from different dimensions, but after a committed accurate investigation, they labelled the trauma a ‘No criminal related’ tragedy.

The car that pinned him firm was issued a lawsuit because they were aware of its drill fault and released it anyway. His family won the lawsuit and attained a whopping compensation money worth over $300k.

Micheal Jackson

Micheal Jackson, best described as the king of pop, is, no doubt, a vital status in this category as his dismissal is still haunting the world of hip hop for losing a gem.

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, to a committed family where he grew up to become a child music sensation. This was sparked and spiced by his brothers, who were also inclined to music. They debuted as a music group identified as the ‘Jackson 5’, where Micheal Jackson served as a lead singer.

Touring the world and becoming an incredible status, Micheal Jackson swerved solo, and the rest was history.

He became a world-rare extraordinary talent after taking the music craft to the next level, influencing and deploying an advanced phase of hip hop.

His influence mainly featured his stage performances where he invented the likes of the moonwalk and other most iconic moves many dancers embody to date.

As of the time of his dominance, he won about 39 Guinness World Records, 13 Grammy Awards, as well as the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and 26 American Music Awards, including the Artist of the Century and Artist of the 1980s. He also received the World Music Award’s Best-Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium and the Bambi Pop Artist of the Millennium Award, as disclosed by Wikipedia.

It all soared to the highest peak until Death surfaced, this time, tragically.

Less than three weeks before his already sold-out concert in the U.K., he was reported dead after he suffered cardiac arrest caused by a propofol and benzodiazepine overdose.

This left people in shock, and they dived deep into the cause of his Death.

His doctor had developed a reputation for ignoring the reality of health factors and fed him with his cravings. Micheal Jackson suffered a syndrome that never allowed him to sleep at night most often. This thrust his doctor Murray to advance his medical protocol.

On the day Michael Jackson died, Murray gave Michael Jackson several medications to allow him to sleep, resulting in giving him a regular drug identified as propofol and benzodiazepine, which Micheal Jackson had been addicted to.

He was paralyzed and not breeding as a cardiac arrest attacked him before a 911 call reached Murray’s notice, who performed C.P.R. on him and confirmed him dead.

However, they didn’t give up and continued his Resuscitation efforts, this time at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where he was confirmed genuinely dead at 2:26 pm.

His Death crashed all the internet space, including Google, as many people stormed social media to deploy their pain and concern.

Murray was later charged with homicide and manslaughter, which left him with a year’s conviction in jail.

Apart from this, Michael Jackson suffered from mystery diseases he never publicized, as disclosed by several sources.

John Edward Jones

John Edward Jones is odd in this list, following how his tragic Death made him a celebrity.

He is the only Gem that buried himself alive and has, since his Death, Inspired even a movie called ‘The Last Decent.’ He is considered the man who died the most horrible way following the view of his ordeal.

On November 24, 2009, Jones and his colleagues had set off to explore ‘The Birth Canal,’ a narrow passageway with a turnaround at the end. It never turned out well amid how he experienced the most horrible last minute of his life.

Due to the popular nature of the Canal, Jones ignorantly entered the unmapped passageway of the cave and fumbled it to be the Canal.

While he dived deep, he never saw a gateway and horribly got stuck at the dead end of the narrow burrow with nowhere to go as he reached the endpoint. Believing that it was high time he quit the exploration, he crawled head-first and became wedged upside-down. According to Wikipedia, “The fissure measured 10 by 18 inches (25 by 46 cm) and was located 400 feet (120 m) from the entrance of the cave.”

The rescue team didn’t hesitate to help him and stormed the scene where their attempt failed.

They tried rescuing him through a sophisticated rope-and-pulley system in an attempt to extricate him, but all their effort was in vain. This was because the narrow area had held him so incredibly that the pulley couldn’t rescue him, allowing him to lay down trapped inside the cave for 27 to 28 hours.

After several attempts, the team compromised to bid the attempt, leaving Jones to suffer a cardiac arrest he experienced due to the distress placed upon his body for hours by his inverted, compressed position.

The rescue team braced up their effort and compromised with the Jones family, suggesting that the cave should be closed permanently and be sealed with Jones’s body stuck inside to serve as his memorial.

Mohbad

The Nigerian singer, Rapper, and songwriter, who is popularly known as Mohbad, is another gem in this category that has left a big scar in the hearts of his fans across the globe.

Dominating all the music charts since his Death proves just why he was the Gem Death forcefully confiscated from Nigerians.

Before his rise to fame, Mohbad pursued his musical career early enough in his teens and his time in college, where he was discovered by Naira Marley, who signed him into his Record Label.

Everything started all good as Naira Marley, with his influence, introduced him to the Nigerian music firm. He debuted with a classic album ‘Light’ which proved his potential and sparked his fame fairly until he blew up with his single Wonder.

He dominated the music scene until 2022 when he decided to exit Naira Marley’s Record Label, Marlian Music, which didn’t turn out well.

According to sources, his main purpose for exiting the Record Label was centred on the percentage and loyalty he was getting; it turned out to be less than what he was supposed to earn.

Unlike many other Record Label owners, Naira Marley wasn’t cool with the idea of him exiting his Record Label, which sparked a feud between the two.

The ‘Soapy’ crooner never updated the public mass if Mohbad breached their contract but always pointed out his violent nature and manager trauma, which he alleged that he always fought with him as he had always wanted to change him.

It even escalated to the point that he went live on Instagram to clarify himself after Mohbad had tweeted on his Twitter account that he had been bullied. He often regards his supposed aggression as a ‘Mental breakdown.’

It never ceased to pour out repeatedly until Mohbad publicly cried out via his Instagram Live, where he called out Naira Marley and alleged that he bullies him most often.

Nigerians never gave him the attention he needed as some assumed it was an actual sense of music promotion or clout-chasing as he had no concrete evidence.

However, it never looked staged, as the youngster was spotted crying and vowing that people should hold Naira Marley hostage if anything happened to him.

It escalated to the point that Naira Marley’s intimate friend, Sam Larry, was captured on a scene trying to bully Mohbad while he was shooting his ‘Account Balance’ music video with Zlatan Ibile.

In the Video that has continued to make waves online, Sam Larry was spotted with a weapon as he made his way forcefully into the scene while Zlatan and Mohbad were shooting the music video together. As soon as their reflex matched, Mohbad anxiously ran for his life while Zlatan confronted Sam Larry.

It never stopped there following how more evidence of bully continued to surface online until Mohbad’s Death transpired.

On the night of September 12, 2023, Mohbad’s death speculation engulfed all the trending space on all social media platforms.

He was confirmed dead by several sources, leaving all his fans in shock and verging the cause of his Death.

Unlike many death victims, Mohbad’s cause of Death was the most mysterious phase of Death, following how several stories justified his Death.

Some alleged that he was bullied to Death by his ex-boss, Naira Marley, while some disclosed that he was injected by an unlicensed nurse who gave him a quack prescription for an alleged ear infection.

The Nigerian Police Department jumped on it after they experienced mass protests from aggrieved Nigerians.

Lately, his body has already been buried shortly after he was confirmed dead, thrusting them to exhume the body for possible autopsy. They arrested Naira Marley for their alleged contribution to his Death but charged them with no conviction after finding out that they were not guilty.

To date, the Nigerian Police Department has not released the official autopsy of the deceased as the saga continues to fade with vast speed.

2 Pac

The middle peak of Rap Game was pushed to the top by the likes of 2Pac who dominated his colleagues before Death transpired tragically.

He was considered a legend from the core of his career to date, following the legacy and reputation he left behind.

2Pac began his musical career in the early era of his teen where he infused his rapping game and built an empire.

Tupac Amaru Shakur kick-started his glory after being involved in several crimes, including being shot 5 times. He survived over his extravagant feud-related life. He preached against political discrimination that stretched to black folds as of then. He fought over poverty and strived to provide shelter for people experiencing homelessness and also shaded mostly the political game in his songs.

This created a vast rival for him, including in the music field, where his Record Label ‘Death Row’ was involved in a heated feud with Bad Boy Records.

After Tupac was shot 5 times in the mall during a robbery, which he survived in 1994, he deployed a feud with his long-term friend, B.I.G. Smallz, which escalated into another phase.

With a view of his violence-like nature, the first feud that made his life threatened and exposed was when a New York-based Rap group identified as Mob Deep released a diss song directed at him titled ‘Drop Gem on ‘Em.’ It featured disturbing lyrics that included: ‘”I drop you, then I’ll have your mother sew your ass closed, and keep feedin’ you and feedin’ you.”

As every single fan anticipated, 2pac clapped back with the iconic hit diss song ‘Hit ’em UP.’ Unlike the Rap group, 2pac was specific and pointed out all the people he dissed in the song, mentioning their names. This blew up the media following how he bragged that he condoned infidelity with B.I.G. Smallz’s wife, he articulated with the popular lyrics: ‘You claimed to be a player, but I f*cked your wife.’

Being violently vulnerable, 2Pac had created a lot of rivals making his life even more vulnerable; on the night of September 7, 1996, After he had partied with his Record Label boss, Suge Knight, at the M.G.M. Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

While they were on their way home, a gang of thugs armed in a car shot at them, hitting 2Pac 4 times. one in the arm, then another in the thigh, and twice in the chest. This was deployed by an unknown gang who pulled in a white, four-door, late-model Cadillac sedan at the stop light, where the two were also distracted by excited female fans.

He was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he died of internal bleeding 5 days later. The medical team disclosed that the American Gem died from respiratory failure and cardiopulmonary arrest associated with multiple gunshot wounds, as disclosed by Wikipedia.

President John Kennedy

 

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, as his reputation implies, was the 35th American president who ruled the United States of America from 1961 to 1963 before Death emerged. He was considered the youngest president ever to rule America, but the nature of a tragic death shot down his legacy.

Unlike many men with wealthy roots, Kennedy was passionate about serving his country. He graduated from Harvard University in 1940 before joining the U.S. Naval Reserve, where he served his country even during the war.

Saving lives earned him a legacy he maintained and built his reputation, contesting for the presidency, which he triumphed over. He ruled for 3 years, soaring the American legacy to a greater phase until he was assassinated.

November 22, 1963, on Friday Noon, President Kennedy was on an open trip in Texas to smooth over frictions in the Democratic Party between liberals Ralph Yarborough and Don Yarborough (no relation) and conservative John Connally, as disclosed by Wikipedia.

Ignoring that he might be assassinated, he patrolled through his presidential motorcade and was quite vulnerable.

At exactly 12:30 pm, he was shot in the head and the back by a mystery sniper from nowhere. Chaos sparked immediately as people found shade.

He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at exactly 1:00 pm. In this circumstance, Doctors were able to discover that he was fatally wounded by bullet wounds that pierced his back and divulged out through his throat. He was inconceivable to be disengaged from life.

He died at 46, and this even sparked another view of Tantrums from the civilians of America who pressured the Police Department from acting upon the law.

A suspect, identified as Lee Harvey Oswald, was arrested for allegedly killing Kennedy. He pleaded not guilty, disclosing that he was just a pasty while being held hostage. His plea was not enough to quench Jack Ruby’s anger, who killed him on November 24, days after the incident restraining his possible prosecution.

Jack was detained and charged with first-degree murder charges, sparking further investigations that fidgeted American history.

Some investigations intel that Oswald operated the assassination alone, while some digested that Kennedy must have been targeted by his colleagues in the political game. Some believed that they were ‘cover-ups.’

However, after the final investigation, Oswald was confirmed to have acted alone, which caused a massive debate among Civilians. This is because theories about assassination were related to his act. Everything was abandoned to date.

To date, Americans are still mourning Kennedy, as he is considered one of the greatest presidents of American history.