The Official Darth Big Boy, Bearer of Bad Celebrity News RIP Thread

[McMetal]

Best frickin' Super Bowl halftime show ever too!

[Qui-Gon Jim]

along with the lack of any sort of substance abuse testing programs.

Not accurate.  The WWE has a drug policy and depending on who you believe, talent is tested pretty regularly.  In addition, they offer rehab assistance to anyone that has ever worked for them.  They also have concussion protocols in place as well.  They just "forced" one of their most popular performers into retirement due to brain injury.

Hopefully, these premature deaths will lessen in the next 10 years or so.

http://corporate.wwe.com/wellness/substance-abuse-drug-testing-policy

[Diddly]

The WWE drug testing is shoddy at best... the lower paid talent are tested regularly and suspended, but big moneymakers (your John Cenas, Triple Hs, Undertakers) are rarely tested, if ever.

I'm sure the deaths will drop in the future though, as this generation is contempt with playing video games in hotels after wrestling shows, not snorting cocaine and partying in bars all night

[Matt_Fury]

At least two local radio stations are playing nothing but Prince this AM (one went "all-Prince" at about 11am yesterday).

Sirius/XM had a Prince Tribute channel up by yesterday evening!  Channel 50 if you are interested.

[McMetal]

William Schallert 

RIP Federation Undersecretary of Agricultural Affairs Nilz Baris...

[Nicklab]

The Greatest of All Time has passed.  A true giant of professional sports.

Muhammad Ali - 1942 - 2016

[Rob]

Kimbo Slice, dead at 42.

[Nicklab]

Kimbo Slice, dead at 42.

I heard some crazy news about Kimbo.  A lot of people thought that he might have just dropped, but in actuality he wasn't feeling well.  And doctors determined that he was suffering from congestive heart failure and urgently needed a transplant.  At the age of 42!

[Jeff]

What a bad week for sports legends. First Ali, now Gordie Howe.

RIP, Mr. Hockey. 

[Diddly]

Or as my generation knows him, Woodrow.

[Diddly]

Michu Meszaros, ALF star passes away at 76

[Scockery]

Ron Lester, 'Varsity Blues' Actor, Dies at 45. He was Billy Bob and played a parody of his own character Reggie Ray in Not Another Teen Movie. Also in Good Burger and Popular.

https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/news/ron-lester-varsity-blues-actor-dies-45-051907335.html

[Nicklab]

Star Trek's Anton Yelchin dies in freak accident aged 27

[Scockery]

  Just read that. Pinned between a car and a brick mail box. What the hell? 

Yelchin was a good part of otherwise so-so movies like Terminator Salvation and the Fight Night remake.

[Phrubruh]

That's unexpected. I enjoyed him in Odd Thomas.