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Hello and welcome to the Daily Lowdown, your fix of everything in the world of celebrity music and entertainment news. Happy Thursday everybody, I hope you've had a great week, the weekend is nearly upon us. Kicking things off today, Tim Curry's cause of death has been revealed a week after his passing at the age of 80, the English actor known for the Rocky Horror picture so,
Died on Tuesday 25 August 2026 and documents from the LA County Department of Public Health indicate he died of coronary artery disease. The document also listed a history of stroke and kidney cancer as significant conditions that contributed to his death. The July 2012 stroke left him partially paralysed and with mobility issues. Next up over in Europe,
George Clooney has received his Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Film Festival which kicked off with the premiere of Ink on Thursday night. Ahead of the premiere, attended by British stars Claire Foy and Jack O'Connell, who star in the Danny Boyle film, based on the launch of The Sun newspaper, the Batman star accepted his Golden Lion on the
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