snowychap Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 French broadcaster apologises after wrongly killing off Queen and Pelé Quote Reports of the deaths of about 100 unfortunate celebrities have been greatly exaggerated by a French public radio station, which mistakenly published the obituaries of, among others, a very-much-alive Queen, Brigitte Bardot and Pelé. Radio France Internationale (RFI), the French equivalent of the BBC World Service, on Monday blamed “a technical problem” and apologised for the error, which saw the death notices appear on its website and partner platforms including Google, Yahoo! and MSN before being hastily taken down. ... Other non-French octa- and nonagenarians declared prematurely dead were Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; former US president Jimmy Carter; Cuban leader Raúl Castro; Yoko Ono; former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, and the actors Clint Eastwood and Sophia Loren. Among French nationals, the victims included Bernadette Chirac, wife of the late president Jacques; the former Socialist prime minister Lionel Jospin, the actors Jean-Louis Trintignant, Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo, the director Roman Polanski and the fashion designer Pierre Cardin. ...more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 20, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 20, 2020 Historian Jan (formerly James) Morris, 94. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Country singer Hal Ketchum has died after suffering from early onset dementia. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) Marodona For me he was the GOAT if nothing else because he constantly played against opponents who every game tried to snap his legs and we still did impossible things all the time. But comparing players from different eras is pointless. Edited November 25, 2020 by sne 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 El Diego. Balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I should think a few had him on their list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Ah well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2020 Poor man's Grealish. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Wow. Big news. If we’re honest he did well to get to 60 with his “lifestyle”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted November 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2020 On 01/01/2020 at 16:33, HongKongVillan said: 1. Diego Maradona 2. Carrie Lam (make it so please) 3. Prince Philip 4. Jon Venables 5.Kirk Douglas 2 out of 5 oh... and RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark Albrighton Posted November 25, 2020 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 My thoughts are with all the Buenos Aires cocaine dealers at this difficult time. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Demitri_C Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Heavy D has also died today under mysterious circumstances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I thought Heavy D died years ago. Quick look on wiki. 2011 by the look of it. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Maradona! That’s a shocker but not really a surprise given his love for the old Peruvian flake. I wonder if god will ask for his hand back now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 RIP to the most successful cheat in football history. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted November 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2020 26 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Heavy D has also died today under mysterious circumstances 19 minutes ago, Seat68 said: I thought Heavy D died years ago. Quick look on wiki. 2011 by the look of it. I genuinely thought “Heavy D” meant “Heavy Diego” then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Heavy D has also died today under mysterious circumstances You can't blame this one on your dyslexic keypad November 8 apparently, not 25th. And nine years ago 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 25, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 25, 2020 21 minutes ago, Seat68 said: I thought Heavy D died years ago. Quick look on wiki. 2011 by the look of it. There were apparently 2 Heavy Ds, the real one who made music with the Boyz and some fake Heavy D Celebrity Big Brother Contestant formerly known as Colin who supported Arsenal Colin died today 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 25, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 25, 2020 Colin was famously told off by an Arsenal Steward for being too loud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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