Christmas is often a joyous time of year, but that isn’t always the case, especially for several celebrities who suffered tragedy and scandal over holidays past. Click through RadarOnline.com’s gallery to find out more.
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Christmas is often a joyous time of year, but that isn’t always the case, especially for several celebrities who suffered tragedy and scandal over holidays past. Click through RadarOnline.com’s gallery to find out more.
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Young beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was discovered gagged and dead in the basement of her Boulder, Colorado, home on Christmas Day in 1996. The six-year-old girl’s baffling murder at the hands of an unknown killer continues to stymy investigators to this day, though lots of theories have been floated in the 21 years since the tragedy occurred.
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Kim Kardashiansuffered through a very unhappy holiday season in 2011 when she filed for divorce from NBA starKris Humphries after a not-so-merry 72 days of marriage. In a blatant attempt to burnish her damaged public image that year, Kardashian spent Christmas serving meals at the Los Angeles Mission.
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Katy Perry and Russell Brand’s 14-month-long marriage was revealed to be on the outs in 2011 when they celebrated Christmas in completely different parts of the globe—she splashed in the Hawaiian surf, without her wedding ring, while he hunkered down in an English pub with a pal. The couple reportedly had a massive fight on the most-merry day of the year. They divorced in 2012.
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George Michael‘s last Christmas came in 2016 at the age of 53. The iconic pop star was discovered dead in bed on Dec. 25 at his Oxfordshire, England, home by his boyfriend, Fadi Fawaz. “We were supposed to be going for Christmas lunch,” the hairstylist later revealed. “I went round there to wake him up and he was just gone, lying peacefully in bed.” Michael’s death was ruled to be from natural causes. An autopsy found he suffered from heart issues and a fatty liver.
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Brittany Murphy tragically passed away on Dec. 20, 2009. The Clueless actress’ sudden death at age 32 rocked Hollywood. Though rumors circulated Murphy was addicted to prescription pills at the time she collapsed and passed away, authorities officially ruled her death the result of pneumonia.
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Christmas is often a joyous time of year, but that isn’t always the case, especially for several celebrities who suffered tragedy and scandal over holidays past. Click through RadarOnline.com’s gallery to find out more.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Young beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was discovered gagged and dead in the basement of her Boulder, Colorado, home on Christmas Day in 1996. The six-year-old girl’s baffling murder at the hands of an unknown killer continues to stymy investigators to this day, though lots of theories have been floated in the 21 years since the tragedy occurred.
Kim Kardashiansuffered through a very unhappy holiday season in 2011 when she filed for divorce from NBA starKris Humphries after a not-so-merry 72 days of marriage. In a blatant attempt to burnish her damaged public image that year, Kardashian spent Christmas serving meals at the Los Angeles Mission.
Photo credit: Getty Images
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Katy Perry and Russell Brand’s 14-month-long marriage was revealed to be on the outs in 2011 when they celebrated Christmas in completely different parts of the globe—she splashed in the Hawaiian surf, without her wedding ring, while he hunkered down in an English pub with a pal. The couple reportedly had a massive fight on the most-merry day of the year. They divorced in 2012.
Photo credit: Getty Images
George Michael‘s last Christmas came in 2016 at the age of 53. The iconic pop star was discovered dead in bed on Dec. 25 at his Oxfordshire, England, home by his boyfriend, Fadi Fawaz. “We were supposed to be going for Christmas lunch,” the hairstylist later revealed. “I went round there to wake him up and he was just gone, lying peacefully in bed.” Michael’s death was ruled to be from natural causes. An autopsy found he suffered from heart issues and a fatty liver.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Brittany Murphy tragically passed away on Dec. 20, 2009. The Clueless actress’ sudden death at age 32 rocked Hollywood. Though rumors circulated Murphy was addicted to prescription pills at the time she collapsed and passed away, authorities officially ruled her death the result of pneumonia.
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