


"The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. The New York Post reported that he died at the Casa Medina Bogota hotel, a Four Seasons property, in Bogota, Colombia, where the band was scheduled to perform at a festival later that day. Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for the Foo Fighters, died on March 25 during a South American tour with his band. Grieving Hollywood stars and friends took to social media to mourn the funnyman. ET on April 12, 2022, from Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia due to Myotonic Dystrophy type II," he said in a statement. "Beloved and iconic comedian Gilbert Gottfried passed away at 2:35 p.m. "Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert's honor." The star's longtime friend and publicist Glenn Schwartz shared more details with People magazine, including that Gilbert's cause of death was due to complications from muscular dystrophy. In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children," his family said in a statement. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness. Gilbert Gottfried - the comedian known for his exaggerated voice and who played Iago in Disney's animated "Aladdin" film and hosted television's "USA Up All Night" in the '80s and '90s - died on April 12. He knew these things because of his charm, wit, honesty, character and tough personality. Truly one of a kind." Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, who got a tribute tattoo of Rio's name after his death, said of the actor, "Rio just knew things. A legend." Vince Vaughn, who appeared with Rio in films including "Fred Claus" and "Swingers," called his friend "as loyal and funny as anyone could be. "We would beg everyone reading this to get their eyes tested at least once a year, which might save their loved ones from this cancer." In addition to Rio's famous parents, more stars publicly mourned him, with Renee Zellweger calling him "a titan of kindness, love, class, courage. Rio, who appeared in "The Mandalorian," "Pam & Tommy," "Treme," "American Crime Story" and more "died of uveal melanoma, a very aggressive and rare form of cancer," Taylor and Helen told People magazine in a statement. Actor Rio Hackford, the son of director Taylor Hackford and first wife Georgie Lowres - and the stepson of actress Helen Mirren - passed away on April 14 at 51 in Huntington Beach, California, after a brief battle with a rare disease.
