Jon Lord, who co-founded heavy rock band Deep Purple in 1968 and co-wrote many of the group’s songs including Smoke On The Water, died on Monday at the age of 71. Artists paid their tribute to the master on Twitter. The Kinks posted, “RIP Jon Lord. A fantastic pianist and composer. With The Kinks, he played keyboards on You Really Got Me. Legend.” Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider tweeted, “What an…

Sylvester Stallone’s 36-year-old son Sage has been found dead in his flat in Studio City, near Hollywood, on Friday, provoking assumptions by some sources that he had died from drug overdose. An autopsy was conducted on Sunday morning, reported Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office spokeswoman Cheryl MacWillie. She added, “But the results from the toxicology screening will probably not be back for at least 10 weeks.” His room was littered…

Eva Rausing, the wife of the Tetra Pak heir billionaire Hans Kristian, had left a US drug rehabilitation clinic, days before her death, to fly home to convince her husband to join her and the flight weakened her heart and might be the cause of her death, informed Eva Rausing’s mother, Nancy Kemeny. Mrs Kemeny said to the the Daily Mail, “They were both going to go to America, both…

One of the world’s richest women’s death remains unexplained as autopsy proved inconclusive after Eva Rausing, the 48-year-old wife of the heir to the £6.5 billion Tetra Pak drinks carton fortune, was found dead by the officers in her home in one of London’s most expensive areas, Belgravia. The Police has put her husband, Hans Kristian Rausing, the 49-year-old billionaire whose Swedish father helped transform Tetra Pak into a hugely…

The country lost one of its great comedians as Eric Sykes, the comedy actor and writer, died this morning at the age of 89. “Eric Sykes, 89, star of TV, stage and films, died peacefully this morning after a short illness. His family were with him”, confirmed Norma Farnes, the manager. Eric has left behind his wife from 60-year-old married life, one son and three daughters. Sir Bruce Forsyth paid…

Nora Ephron, Hollywood screenwriter of the classic film When Harry Met Sally and the recent Oscar winning Julie & Julia, has died at the age of 71, in Manhattan. Ephron’s publisher, Alfred P Knopf, made a statement on Tuesday night confirming the writer’s death. Her son informed, she had died due to complications related to acute myeloid leukaemia. “She brought an awful lot of people a tremendous amount of joy,”…