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Breaking: David Gest has been found dead in a London hotel room




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American entertainer David Gest has been found dead in the Four Seasons hotel in Canary Warf, London. He was 62-years-old.

Police say his death is “unexplained”.

His death was confirmed by a statement from his friend, Imad Handi. 

Handi said: “It is with great sadness that I can confirm that David Gest has died today.

David was truly larger than life. He was not just a huge talent and a dear friend but a showbiz icon.

I know he will be missed by millions of fans around the world, and particularly in Britain, who came to love his charm and blistering one-liners.

If I may steal the words of one eminent critic, David was a natural star and a genuine celebrity. I will miss him desperately.”

Gest was a former husband of Liza Minnelli, but was best known this side of the Atlantic for being a participant of Celebrity Big Brother, a show where ironically he was mistakenly taken for dead in a miscommunication by David Bowie’s ex-wife Angie.

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