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Carrie Fisher Dies at 60; Her Mom -- Debbie Reynolds -- Passes the Next Day [UPDATED]

posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday December 27 2016, @06:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the The-Force-will-be-with-you,-always. dept.

"MrPlow" writes:

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Carrie Fisher, the actress best known as Star Wars' Princess Leia Organa, has died after suffering a heart attack. She was 60.

Family spokesman Simon Halls released a statement to PEOPLE on behalf of Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd:

"It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning," reads the statement.

"She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly," says Lourd. "Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers."

Source: http://people.com/movies/carrie-fisher-dies/

[UPDATE:]

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NPR reports: Actress Debbie Reynolds Dies A Day After Daughter Carrie Fisher's Death.

That means that Billie Lourd, who had a minor role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and was slated for a part in the sequel, Star Wars: Episode VIII, lost both her mother and her grandmother in the same week.

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  • (Score: 2) by n1 on Tuesday December 27 2016, @09:46PM

    by n1 (993) on Tuesday December 27 2016, @09:46PM (#446480) Journal

    I agree... When the story was being edited I made my point -- on SoylentNews IRC -- that this is timely but does not deserve the 'Breaking News' tag... However, others disagreed due to the relevance of Star Wars to the community we have on this site.

    I still don't agree and think it's a waste of Breaking News... That said, Castro dying did deserve it as his life and death has had global significance and been a topic in discussion for decades. But to put Fisher in the same context as Castro, the US election, russian ambassador assasination, natural disasters and terrorism is something I personally disagree with wholeheartedly.

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  • (Score: 2) by jdavidb on Tuesday December 27 2016, @09:57PM

    by jdavidb (5690) on Tuesday December 27 2016, @09:57PM (#446483) Homepage Journal
    I was personally glad to see that SN scooped /. on this one, and I think "breaking news" is appropriate for something that has just happened or just been revealed that many of us are going to feel is relevant.
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    • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 27 2016, @10:15PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 27 2016, @10:15PM (#446485)

      There's a difference between getting the story out quickly, and calling it "Breaking News". Breaking News is news that is just breaking. It is where it is not clear where things are headed or how they are developing. Active shooters are breaking news during the active shooting. For at least 24 hours in Turkey you had breaking news during the coup attempt. When somebody dies, that is not breaking news, it is news that broke. In fact, if one is old enough, they'll recognize the Franco joke and put it in context. Franco's death was a long, drawn out affair where certain news outlets (driven by certain news personalities) felt it was important to lead the nightly news with the status of his near-death. "New" news is not "breaking" news, and though the person listening to the news might be hearing it for the first time, in cases like these, the news has broken and is over.