Lou Pearlman, former manager of boy bands *Nsync and the Backstreet Boys, has died, Billboard has confirmed. He was 62. The former record producer, who was serving a 25-year sentence in prison, died at the Federal Correctional Institute in Texarkana, Texas, on Friday, according to a Federal Bureau of Prisons record. Related: Matt Roberts, Former […]...
- 8/21/2016
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Matt Roberts, the former guitarist for 3 Doors Down, has died, according to several reports. He was 38. CNN reported that Robert's father, Darrell Roberts, confirmed the news. The father and son traveled to West Bend, Wisconsin, where Matt was scheduled to participate in the "Rockin' for Heroes" benefit event at a local restaurant, according to CNN. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but police responded to a call Saturday that reported a man was "either asleep or passed out in the hallway of his hotel," West Bend police wrote in a statement posted to their Facebook page, adding,...
- 8/21/2016
- by Blake Bakkila, @bcbakkila
- PEOPLE.com
Matt Roberts, the former guitarist for 3 Doors Down, has died, according to several reports. He was 38. CNN reported that Robert's father, Darrell Roberts, confirmed the news. The father and son traveled to West Bend, Wisconsin, where Matt was scheduled to participate in the "Rockin' for Heroes" benefit event at a local restaurant, according to CNN. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but police responded to a call Saturday that reported a man was "either asleep or passed out in the hallway of his hotel," West Bend police wrote in a statement posted to their Facebook page, adding,...
- 8/21/2016
- by Blake Bakkila, @bcbakkila
- PEOPLE.com
Matt Roberts, who played guitar for the post-grunge rock band 3 Doors Down, was found dead in a Wisconsin hotel room early Saturday morning, his father, Darrell Roberts, told TMZ. The musician was 38. The cause of death was believed to be an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. Darrell Roberts told TMZ that his son was scheduled to perform at a charity event outside Wisconsin, and rehearsal went late into the night. The two Roberts men retreated to their adjoining hotel rooms, when detectives woke Darrell Roberts at 9 a.m. Although the father told TMZ that prescription pills were involved, he believed.
- 8/20/2016
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
Matt Roberts, the former guitarist from 3 Doors Down has died of an apparent overdose ... TMZ has learned. Matt's dad Darrell tells TMZ he and Matt were just outside Milwaukee for a charity event where Matt was scheduled to perform. Darrell says Matt had rehearsal until 1 Am Saturday and the two went back to their hotel with an adjoining room. Darrell says he was woken up around 9 Am by detectives who informed Matt had passed away overnight.
- 8/20/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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