Céline Dion's Husband René Angélil Has Died 'After a Long and Courageous Battle Against Cancer'
René Angélil, husband of Céline Dion, has died, his rep confirmed exclusively to PEOPLE on Thursday.
"Rene Angelil, 73, passed away this morning at his home in Las Vegas after a long and courageous battle against cancer," the rep said in a statement. "The family requests that their privacy be respected at the moment; more details will be provided at a later time."
Angélil, who guided Dion's career as her manager and mentor, is survived by the couple's three children – René-Charles, 14, and 5-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy – and his adult children from a previous relationship, Anne-Marie, Patrick and Jean-Pierre.
Rene was the Love of Celine's Life...The way she looked at that Man and the way her face brightened even when his name was mentioned was something to witness...What I Love about Celine's story is that she embraced her God given Gift and she went after everything she desired, including Rene...It's not going to be easy raising 3 boys on her own but she'll smile everytime she looks at them becuz she'll still see her Rene...Music will be great therapy..
Celine's brother, Daniel, has also passed away TWO DAYS after her husband's death, at the age of 59... Shockingly disturbing news I hope she can manage to get through all of this.
This board only pours in with the "RIPs" and the superlatives if the celebrity who died is really famous. If you're not famous, then nobody gives a shit.
This board only pours in with the "RIPs" and the superlatives if the celebrity who died is really famous. If you're not famous, then nobody gives a shit.
Well, what do you expect? Do you give a shit if somebody three streets away from you kicks the bucket?
It's human nature, you can't mourn every single person dying.
But it's also human nature to mourn for complete strangers like David Bowie who touched our lives with their art.
This board only pours in with the "RIPs" and the superlatives if the celebrity who died is really famous. If you're not famous, then nobody gives a shit.
You do have a point becuz Rene was a Famous Manager/Producer in Canada and when they came to The States we only saw him as Celine's Man...Patti LaBelle's ex-husband/Manager became the "face" behind her Solo-success, but (most)people would not be moved if he passed before Patti....It's unfortunate but it's the truth....David & Iman are A-List Super-Stars, David being a Rock-God...Their status in the Celebrity World is a bit different....Can you blame Super-Stars for dating/marrying unknown People? If I were a Celeb I'd marry an "unknown" and be Happy....It works for LL Cool J and Ice Cube...Both Bruhs been married to non-famous women for over 20yrs...They claim to be very happy and would not have it any other way...
This board only pours in with the "RIPs" and the superlatives if the celebrity who died is really famous. If you're not famous, then nobody gives a shit.
Well, what do you expect? Do you give a shit if somebody three streets away from you kicks the bucket? It's human nature, you can't mourn every single person dying. But it's also human nature to mourn for complete strangers like David Bowie who touched our lives with their art.
No, I don't give a shit that somebody three streets away from me kicked the bucket. But I also don't give a shit if a celebrity dies as well. Why? I don't know that mutherfucker, even if I en- joyed his/her contribution to pop culture. Listen; it's easy to say: "I care when anyone dies." But I'd be lying to you, dude. I only really care when death occurs within my family (I include those who are dear friends as being family).
In other words, I'm not a phoney-baloney who only cares when celebritites die. My indifference is consistent. I suppose I really do not like hero-worship that is given to celebrities who actually don't give a fuck about us civilians anyways!
No, I don't give a shit that somebody three streets away from me kicked the bucket. But I also don't give a shit if a celebrity dies as well. Why? I don't know that mutherfucker, even if I en- joyed his/her contribution to pop culture. Listen; it's easy to say: "I care when anyone dies." But I'd be lying to you, dude. I only really care when death occurs within my family (I include those who are dear friends as being family).
In other words, I'm not a phoney-baloney who only cares when celebritites die. My indifference is consistent. I suppose I really do not like hero-worship that is given to celebrities who actually don't give a fuck about us civilians anyways!
Going by this logic, there's no reason for a PETA or people becoming vegans (like me) because they don't believe in killing animals they don't know. You don't have to personally know someone to care about them. I know folks who cried because their favorite character died on a soap opera or movie. They're people who don't even exist. There were some girls who commited suicide because Jackie Chan got married.
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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
No, I don't give a shit that somebody three streets away from me kicked the bucket. But I also don't give a shit if a celebrity dies as well. Why? I don't know that mutherfucker, even if I en- joyed his/her contribution to pop culture. Listen; it's easy to say: "I care when anyone dies." But I'd be lying to you, dude. I only really care when death occurs within my family (I include those who are dear friends as being family).
In other words, I'm not a phoney-baloney who only cares when celebritites die. My indifference is consistent. I suppose I really do not like hero-worship that is given to celebrities who actually don't give a fuck about us civilians anyways!
Going by this logic, there's no reason for a PETA or people becoming vegans (like me) because they don't believe in killing animals they don't know. You don't have to personally know someone to care about them. I know folks who cried because their favorite character died on a soap opera or movie. They're people who don't even exist. There were some girls who commited suicide because Jackie Chan got married.
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Don't try it so hard with him/ her is an insensitive being.
No, I don't give a shit that somebody three streets away from me kicked the bucket. But I also don't give a shit if a celebrity dies as well. Why? I don't know that mutherfucker, even if I en- joyed his/her contribution to pop culture. Listen; it's easy to say: "I care when anyone dies." But I'd be lying to you, dude. I only really care when death occurs within my family (I include those who are dear friends as being family).
In other words, I'm not a phoney-baloney who only cares when celebritites die. My indifference is consistent. I suppose I really do not like hero-worship that is given to celebrities who actually don't give a fuck about us civilians anyways!
Going by this logic, there's no reason for a PETA or people becoming vegans (like me) because they don't believe in killing animals they don't know. You don't have to personally know someone to care about them. I know folks who cried because their favorite character died on a soap opera or movie. They're people who don't even exist. There were some girls who commited suicide because Jackie Chan got married.
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Good point, Mickey.
And I need to stop frontin': I never met Michael Jackson but when he died, I was upset. Anyways, my point still stands: this board is ridiculous sometimes when it comes to the dearly departed. The level of well wishers is equal to the level of celebrity-hood, and that's not cool.
Going by this logic, there's no reason for a PETA or people becoming vegans (like me) because they don't believe in killing animals they don't know. You don't have to personally know someone to care about them. I know folks who cried because their favorite character died on a soap opera or movie. They're people who don't even exist. There were some girls who commited suicide because Jackie Chan got married.
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Don't try it so hard with him/ her is an insensitive being.
And I need to stop frontin': I never met Michael Jackson but when he died, I was upset. Anyways, my point still stands: this board is ridiculous sometimes when it comes to the dearly departed. The level of well wishers is equal to the level of celebrity-hood, and that's not cool.
No shit. Obviously, the bigger the celebrity, the larger the amount of people affected by his death. It's no rocket science. Some niche artist obviously will have less responses than some broader artist. David Bowie's death saddened me, as I've listened to his music for 30 years, that Tower of Power guy's death leaves me cold (the same goes for the guy down the street), as I don't even know who he is.
So really, comments like yours are ridiculous and you are the one that should be doing the shutting up.
And I need to stop frontin': I never met Michael Jackson but when he died, I was upset. Anyways, my point still stands: this board is ridiculous sometimes when it comes to the dearly departed. The level of well wishers is equal to the level of celebrity-hood, and that's not cool.
Obviously, the bigger the celebrity, the larger the amount of people affected by his death.
Didn't I say that? -------------> fuck outta here, bro
And you are missing the nuance of my post: a celebrity's death isn't anymore notable or significant than the death of the dude down the street, the amount of well wishers notwithstanding.
^^^You made it sound like people are going "Ooh, he/she was a big celebrity, I have to be majorly sad" and "He/she was just a little celebrity, so I'm not that sad", hence more people are commenting when it is a bigger celebrity, which is BS.
Death is only notable, when it hits a person we knew, either be it personally or through whatever they did in life that touched us or if their lifestory, circumstance of their death touches us. Otherwise it leaves us cold e.g. is not notable. The death of the person down the street we've never met is not notable to us, but the death of a person who's music or movies we've enjoyed most of our lives is notable to us. And since celebrities are more known than the guy down the street, their death is more notable, as it touches more people and more people around the world will want to be notified that said person has died.
So really, just take a hike with your bs comments. If you don't care, good for you. Leave and don't waste your and our time and don't bore us with your BS.
^^^You made it sound like people are going "Ooh, he/she was a big celebrity, I have to be majorly sad" and "He/she was just a little celebrity, so I'm not that sad", hence more people are commenting when it is a bigger celebrity, which is BS.
Death is only notable, when it hits a person we knew, either be it personally or through whatever they did in life that touched us or if their lifestory, circumstance of their death touches us. Otherwise it leaves us cold e.g. is not notable. The death of the person down the street we've never met is not notable to us, but the death of a person who's music or movies we've enjoyed most of our lives is notable to us. And since celebrities are more known than the guy down the street, their death is more notable, as it touches more people and more people around the world will want to be notified that said person has died.
So really, just take a hike with your bs comments. If you don't care, good for you. Leave and don't waste your and our time and don't bore us with your BS.
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I didn't make "it sound" like anything. I'm specifically saying that these hero-worshipping threads are ridiculous because they reinforce the notion that a non-celebrity's life is not as valuable as the death of a celebrity. And they are ridiculous because the amount of well-wishers is commensurate with the level of celebrity-hood the individual carries. Finally, they are ridiculous because the social convention of grieving the dearly departed brings out the phoney-baloney "RIP" by people (fans) who have no personal relationship with said dearly departed.
I find it interesting that Rene Angelil's celebrity is secondary to the level of fame his wife has, and it is reflected in the number of grieving responses. And I don't even know if I can accurately call these posts "grieving responses" as grief, in my opinion, speaks to the level of intimacy and interpersonal connection one has with those who have passed away.
I know it's "polite" to wish people well on their journey after death, and maybe that is really all that is being featured in this thread, despite how it presents itself as being inauthentic and a knee- jerk reaction that has no ounce of reflection. But just once, I'd like to see someone in a RIP thread say "S/he's dead? Fuck 'em. Better him/her than me!" because it least it would be genuine!
^^^You made it sound like people are going "Ooh, he/she was a big celebrity, I have to be majorly sad" and "He/she was just a little celebrity, so I'm not that sad", hence more people are commenting when it is a bigger celebrity, which is BS.
Death is only notable, when it hits a person we knew, either be it personally or through whatever they did in life that touched us or if their lifestory, circumstance of their death touches us. Otherwise it leaves us cold e.g. is not notable. The death of the person down the street we've never met is not notable to us, but the death of a person who's music or movies we've enjoyed most of our lives is notable to us. And since celebrities are more known than the guy down the street, their death is more notable, as it touches more people and more people around the world will want to be notified that said person has died.
So really, just take a hike with your bs comments. If you don't care, good for you. Leave and don't waste your and our time and don't bore us with your BS.
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I didn't make "it sound" like anything. I'm specifically saying that these hero-worshipping threads are ridiculous because they reinforce the notion that a non-celebrity's life is not as valuable as the death of a celebrity. And they are ridiculous because the amount of well-wishers is commensurate with the level of celebrity-hood the individual carries. Finally, they are ridiculous because the social convention of grieving the dearly departed brings out the phoney-baloney "RIP" by people (fans) who have no personal relationship with said dearly departed.
I find it interesting that Rene Angelil's celebrity is secondary to the level of fame his wife has, and it is reflected in the number of grieving responses. And I don't even know if I can accurately call these posts "grieving responses" as grief, in my opinion, speaks to the level of intimacy and interpersonal connection one has with those who have passed away.
I know it's "polite" to wish people well on their journey after death, and maybe that is really all that is being featured in this thread, despite how it presents itself as being inauthentic and a knee- jerk reaction that has no ounce of reflection. But just once, I'd like to see someone in a RIP thread say "S/he's dead? Fuck 'em. Better him/her than me!" because it least it would be genuine!
Stop it already, i can't believe it. I didn't raise you for this.
I know it's "polite" to wish people well on their journey after death, and maybe that is really all
that is being featured in this thread, despite how it presents itself as being inauthentic and a knee- jerk reaction that has no ounce of reflection. But just once, I'd like to see someone in a RIP thread say "S/he's dead? Fuck 'em. Better him/her than me!" because it least it would be genuine!
What do you mean? I recall there was a thread about Teena Marie's death and there was a poster (who was banned) talking trash about her and Rick James and R&B music in general. The banned poster was a bigot.
You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
I know it's "polite" to wish people well on their journey after death, and maybe that is really all
that is being featured in this thread, despite how it presents itself as being inauthentic and a knee- jerk reaction that has no ounce of reflection. But just once, I'd like to see someone in a RIP thread say "S/he's dead? Fuck 'em. Better him/her than me!" because it least it would be genuine!
What do you mean? I recall there was a thread about Teena Marie's death and there was a poster (who was banned) talking trash about her and Rick James and R&B music in general. The banned poster was a bigot.
Think about our social norms regarding the dead. For example, at a funeral, a eulogy is usually provided by a member of the family ("eu" means "good" in Greek; "logos" can mean "word" in the same language) who points out all of the nice qualities the dead possessed. But nobody actually tells the truth about the dearly departed; we never hear about the awful things a person did to others during their time on Earth. We bypass the truth so that we can only speak kindly and fondly about the dead, avoiding a more complete picture of the dead's narrative. In other words, we are socialized to be full of shit when people die.
And that is what happens in these RIP threads; we're socialized to act like we care when people die; and we're socialized to think the death of a celebrity, no matter the status of the dead per- son's fame is, is newsworthy. But in reality, we don't give a shit. Our iteration of society honors the dead by being fake, disingenuous, and hyperbolic. These types of threads will continue as, like I said, this outpouring of "grief" ( ) is what you're supposed to do.
What do you mean? I recall there was a thread about Teena Marie's death and there was a poster (who was banned) talking trash about her and Rick James and R&B music in general. The banned poster was a bigot.
Think about our social norms regarding the dead. For example, at a funeral, a eulogy is usually provided by a member of the family ("eu" means "good" in Greek; "logos" can mean "word" in the same language) who points out all of the nice qualities the dead possessed. But nobody actually tells the truth about the dearly departed; we never hear about the awful things a person did to others during their time on Earth. We bypass the truth so that we can only speak kindly and fondly about the dead, avoiding a more complete picture of the dead's narrative. In other words, we are socialized to be full of shit when people die.
And that is what happens in these RIP threads; we're socialized to act like we care when people die; and we're socialized to think the death of a celebrity, no matter the status of the dead per- son's fame is, is newsworthy. But in reality, we don't give a shit. Our iteration of society honors the dead by being fake, disingenuous, and hyperbolic. These types of threads will continue as, like I said, this outpouring of "grief" ( ) is what you're supposed to do.
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