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RODNEY KING

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Friends Are Not Buying Fiancee's Death Story Two close friends of  Rodney King  think his fiancée isn't telling the truth about what happened leading up to his death ... and they've voiced their suspicions to cops, TMZ has learned.  As TMZ first reported, King's fiancee, Cynthia Kelley, says she was awakened by the sound of King banging on the window of their home just after 5:00 AM on Sunday ... and then heard him fall in the pool.  But sources close to King tell TMZ they heard Kelley tell the story several times to friends ... only the story changed a little bit each time and it seemed to them that she was lying about something.  We're told two of Kelley's friends who spoke with her in the hours following King's death have gone to police and spoke to a detective. Our source says the detective took down their story and their information and said he would be in touch.  Rialto PD say so far they have discovered no signs of foul play, but they are conducting

Mary Joyner – Flo Jo Daughter – Gravity – America’s Got Talent – Video

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Mary Joyner  auditioned for  America’s Got Talent . She sang “Gravity” by Sara Bareilles. She’s Flo Jo’s daughter! OMG! Her father Al Joyner was with her. Her mother Florence Griffith-Joyner died in 1998 after an epileptic seizure in her sleep. This is a great audition just in time for the Summer Olympics. Think of all the tie-ins from NBC. Watch the video here:

Lady Gaga Through The Years video

Say what you like about Lady Gaga's music, at least she's never dull. Here's a whistestop tour of the many, many looks she's adopted over the past five years.

Radiohead pay tribute to drum tech killed in Toronto stage collapse

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Band say Scott Johnson was a 'lovely man' Next Previous Photo Gallery: Radiohead Radiohead have paid tribute to their drum technician, Scott Johnson who was killed in an accident this weekend. The 33-year-old, died on Saturday afternoon (June 16) when the roof of the stage at Downsview Park in Toronto collapsed ahead of the band's show. Scroll down the page and click to view footage, shot from a helicopter, of the aftermath. Radiohead drummer Philip Selway posted a message on the band's official website Radiohead.com . He said: We have all been shattered by the loss of Scott Johnson, our friend and colleague. Selway added: "He was a lovely man, always positive, supportive and funny; a highly skilled and valued member of our great road crew. We will miss him very much. Our thoughts and love are with Scott's family and all those close to him." Johnson, from Doncaster, had also worked with Keane and White Lies. Three other people are believed

Yvette Wilson of 'Moesha' and 'The Parkers' dies at age 48

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Yvette Wilson, left, and Mo'Nique in "The Parkers." ( Gale M. Adler / Paramount Pictures ) By Patrick Kevin Day June 15, 2012 , 1:08 p.m. Actress Yvette Wilson , the stand-up comedian and actress best known for her roles on the sitcom "Moesha" and its spinoff, "The Parkers," died Thursday at age 48 after a battle with cervical cancer. Wilson's friend Jeffrey Pittle, who organized a fund to help with her medical bills, confirmed her death to The Times. "She was a fighter to the end, and her talent, humor and amazing friendship will be sorely missed," he wrote on the fund's website. "She will live on through her awesome body of work." Wilson's friends and former co-stars remembered her on Twitter. Shar Jackson , who also appeared on "Moesha," wrote Thursday: "I wanna thank all my tweeties for their prayers but god has chosen to take my sister Yvette home..." Jamie Foxx