Stars Whose Deaths Will Shatter You

Ray Davis and Stephen Stills will hurt, probably age me.

Cher and Madge

I will be in mourning for months when Betty White and Carol Burnett go

Sidney Poitier.

I've only seen a couple of his movies, but he's such an elegant man and even though he's really old, it will still be a tragedy.

Rita/Chita

Lulu

Liza, even though one wakes up every day expecting it.

Stephen Sondheim and Queen Elizabeth II

Suzanne Somers, Miss Kay Lenz and god forbid, Elizabeth Taylor.

Joanna Lumley

R4 is in the "duh" category of prospective grief.

Smokey Robinson

Julie Andrews

Catherine O'Hara

Miss Ross, the Boss.

R11, I celebrate when you die, bitch

Carroll Baker. Sigh. Now almost 90!

Who will be left from the original Actors Studio crowd?

Meryl Streep

Maggie Smith

Robert Wagner, Kirk Douglas, Myrna Loy.

I can't imagine that the death of anyone who I've never met and whose life is so far removed from my own would ever "shatter" me.

I can imagine wailing and carrying on about someone who didn't even know my name.

I'm gonna be a mess when Whitney goes.

Olivia de Havilland. Who will be the target of all our "You're old!" jokes when she passes?

I have nothing to contribute.

I'll wait for the "Stars Whose Death Will Make You Say "Good Riddance" thread.

Donald J Trump

Get a big whiff of Miss r20...

Dorothy Faye, who was the hit of all of Europe and Cannes, but was not well SOLD in this COUNTRY.

Ah, Miss Dunaway. That's a star.

My pick is ineffable. I can't bear to speak it, lest I jinx it.

Okay Mr. Takes Everything Literally R20, how about someone who you’ll just be sad to see go? Is your heart so cold that you were never sad when someone famous whose work you enjoyed died? Maybe John Candy? Whitney Houston? Bea Arthur? Aretha Franklin? You’re only moved by people’s deaths when you knew them personally?

Ronnie Spector

None. Couldn’t care less about any of them.

Tony Bennett. Damn, I’ll be *fucked up* when he goes.

Hate to break it to some of you, but several of these people are already dead: Liz Taylor, Kirk Douglas, Myrna Loy, Whitney Houston.

Lohan. She reminds me of Linda Blair at the end of the exorcist.

Tina Turner.

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Barbra, Liza, Cher, Bette.

Of the four, I guess Bette probably wouldn't shatter me. I love her; she's great. I would be shocked and surprised but not shattered. But the other three...yeah, they would be earth-shattering.

Barbra's dog is planning on cloning Babs. It will be fine.

Not Steve Urkel but definitely his alter-ego Stefan Urquelle.

[quote]Olivia de Havilland. Who will be the target of all our "You're old!" jokes when she passes?

Oh, you poor, naive fool. I'm immortal. I shall laugh at your death!

Dolly Parton

Stephen King

Betty White will not shatter me but I will be pretty upset.

Colton

Evita, she was supposed to be immortal.

Kylie

Dame Angela Lansbury

Betty White

Bruce Springsteen.

The next Glee Star, as the curse is claiming each one in ever more elaborate and complicated situations.

Please R33

[bold] Say it Ain’t So [/bold] ❗️

Unless it's Lea, of course.

Please R33

[bold] Say it Ain’t So [/bold] ❗️

Paul McCartney

Mick Jagger

Betty White

Queen Elizabeth II

Honestly, I do not think I would be " shattered" by their deaths just sad

Megan Mullaly

I once thought it was Toni Morrison, but then she went and died and while I was sad, I was nowhere near as shattered as I thought I’d be. She’s alive in my bookcase. Which is as close as I ever was to knowing her anyway. Maybe as close as one COULD be...idk. I’m drunk.

Tammy Cruise

Kate Bush

The Ninth Wave opened me up to a world of music beyond the top 40 when I was 16, leading me to Danielle Dax, Dead Can Dance, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cocteau Twins, and more

Dolly, of course.

Willie Nelson.

Thought I would lose it when Tom Petty died, but I’m still in denial and haven’t mourned him yet.

Steven Soderbergh

Ted Danson. He’s such a sweet man (have seen him at the Ojai Valley Inn and he’s the sweetest)

RDJ

I hadn't recovered from Chuck Berry's death when Little Richard died. Now I'm just hibernating until the shock wears off.

[Quote]Kylie

Jenner or Minogue?

I'll weep for our little disco queen, but I fear for the ozone when that self proclaimed billionaire whore dies.

If another one of The Beatles dies, part of my world will die with them. Long live George, Paul & John. RIP Ringo.

When Joan Jett died I was quite sad. My older sister loved her a lot when we were younger. Joan was a junkie for a long time. She survived longer than most. My sister had her struggles with that too. So I guess it just made me sad. I don't like her music that much, but I remember it booming up from the basement.

I remember when we lost Donna Murphy. I cried. She was a great Broadway star who deserved much greater recognition. That kind of cancer is so insidious. RIP Donna.

Liza Mary Presley found Elvis with a needle still in his arm - down in the jungle room. When she killed herself, it wasn't such a surprise. Sad though.

Joan Jett isn't dead.

But R59's brain is.

Not a “star” but a certain member of a Royal Family who is in her 90s. I’ll be gutted.

Paul and Ringo.

Ringo died in 2003. Lung cancer. The other 3 Beatles are hanging in, all getting close to 70 years old!

[quote] Olivia de Havilland. Who will be the target of all our "You're old!" jokes when she passes?

106 year old Norman Lloyd.

R55 The Ninth Wave saved my life.

Willie Nelson

What is happening with R59?

And who is Liza Mary Presley?

Patti Labelle

[quote]Ringo died in 2003. Lung cancer. The other 3 Beatles are hanging in, all getting close to 70 years old.

You mean John Lennon wasn't murdered! I am shocked. Where is he hiding out?

He's hiding out with Elvis

[quote]R27 Ah, Miss Dunaway. That's a star.

For the baby gays who don’t know why we’ll mourn - -

Sting, Joan Jett, Michael J. Fox, Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, Keanu Reeves, Ann Wilson, Paul McCartney, Henry Rollins, Jamie Lee Curtis.

R59 was trying to be funny...or he's having a stroke.

I still miss Prince.

Michael J. Fox

Bruce

Dick Van Dyke

Carol Burnett

Bob Newhart

Cher

Robert Redford

I still miss Patty Duke and Joan Rivers.

I don't really miss most celebrities, but Patty and Joan were big losses.

Bob Dylan

I would think that by the time of Michael J. Fox’s death and what he will go through many would see it as a thankful release and be happy he passed rather than shattered.

Yes, if Michael J Fox or Christopher Reeve ever die, we will celebrate their spirit and bravery, but be grateful that their suffering is over.

I still miss Johnny Carson.

Johnny Carson was supposed to be a mean, unhappy drunk who hit his wives.

#Sorry

I just said I missed him, I didn't say I wanted to marry him.

[R1], [R41], great choices. I’ll also be gutted when Ray Davies and Stephen King go.

Add Keith Richards. Not only because I adore him, but if I outlive him, it’ll just be me and the cockroaches.

Clive Barker

Streisand. Legend.

If anything bad happens to Tom Hanks or George Clooney I will be worthless. I love them. I love Denzel. Seriously. And Sidney Poitier. And Harrison Ford. And please don't let Barbra die! OR Robert Redford. And Jane Fonda. I love her. Cher will make me sad, but Gloria Steinem will destroy me.

Even now, I miss Robin Williams.

Alex Trebeck, David Gilmour (of Pink Floyd), Howard Stern, Judge Judy.

Joan Baez Patti Smith.

If Elizabeth Kubler Ross dies before me, I will grieve forever more.

Stephen Colbert. He makes me happy and that's not easy to do.

Paul McCartney and Linda Ronstadt, like a few others have said. They have been within the soundtrack of my life since i was born, and i've seen McCartney in concert twice = both in top 5 of my favorite concerts ever.

Neil Diamond

Linda Ronstadt

Jackson Browne

Brian Wilson

Bruce Springsteen

Ronnie Spector

Diana Ross

Keanu - Angel on earth

R91 she passed away years ago.

Okay some folks need to check the google before they post.

It’s difficult to say because I’ve been surprised by the ones that effected me so far. Prince, Whitney, Bowie. I love them but didn’t know I’d be effected by them dying.

I’m going to say Dolly Parton, Oprah, Mariah.

Yo Yo Ma

[quote]Okay some folks need to check the google before they post.

I assumed the person posting knew these people had died and was trying to be funny. I could be wrong.

I miss my father in law who was 6 times my age! I can't imagine ever dying, I'm just so young.

Eddie Vedder

Our sun, but more sizzled than shattered.

When I really think about it, Bob Dylan.

G's......

Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson will be hard, and they're not that far off.

Helen Lawson

Kathie Lee Gifford

WHAT! NONE OF YOU NASTY LITTLE HOMOSEXUAL BOYS WILL MOURN MY DEATH?!!! AFTER EVERYTHING I FUCKIN DID FOR YOU! CUNTS ALL OF YOU! LETTUCE IS TOO GOOD FOR YOU, YOU'RE GETTING A CUP OF PISS, ALL OF YOU! CUNTS!

When Regis died and Kathy Lee Gifford sang Danny Boy at his funeral - I gained a whole new respect for her. Of course Kelly wasn't there.

Thanks for giving me a heart attack, R110. I really like Regis. I had to check wikipedia and breathed a sigh of relief when I find out he's still alive.

Phil Donahue. I love him.

Marlo Thomas

R113 well if she goes before Phil I’ll feel bad for HIM.

Paul Simon.

Diana Ross

Gladys Knight

I knew a certain little person who thought she was a star but I can't say her death shattered me, she had it comming.

Bill de Blasio.

Dr. Phil

I can't imagine Streisand dead. She's just been part of scene forever. I think it would be appropriate if she were to lie in state in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol so that the entire nation could collectively mourn. What do you think?

^^Well, I suppose the Capitol would be more appropriate than if Streisand were to lie in state in what remains of a hollowed out former Baskin & Robbins storefront in her mall.

r120 Babs, will your casket be white?

R18 Yes, and [Dame] Vanessa Redgrave (though she has messed up so many things already in her life, she still prevails!)

Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones

Eric Clapton, Robert Redford, Obama.

Barbra

Olivia de Haviland but thankfully she is so young.

I just hope god takes Cagney and Lacey at the same time, because I can’t imagine a world where there is one without the other.

The Liza Mary Presley troll needs new shtick. His first reply was decent enough, but it's been diminishing returns ever since.

Jane Fonda

I was bereft when Joan Rivers died. The emotion took me by complete surprise. I always loved her but I wasn’t a fanatic. Just thought she was very funny and clever.

She died almost a year to the day of my mom. Took me a while to realize it was really about mourning my mom. She was a lot like Joan—fancy, smart, funny, fashion-focused, highly critical. No plastic surgery, though.

Since realizing that, when I miss my mom I often tune into a Joan Rivers interview on YouTube. Makes me feel better.

Liza

I was sad over Joan too. It seemed she had so much more to give, she wasn't done yet. Underneath that bitch persona she was a kind and grateful person, I wish we'd seen more of that Joan.

Harrison Ford, Paul McCartney, Tom Hanks.

Joan Collins and Dolly Parton

Another vote for Dolly!

Some of you people need to get a grip, and get a life, and pull yourselves together!!

You realize the irony of your comment/commenting in this thread, right R137?

Also Goldie Hawn love that woman

Bruce Vilanch

Joan Rivers was murdered. She was killed just a few weeks after revealing publicly that Michelle Obama is MTF trans.

Kate Jackson, Joni Mitchell

Bruce Jenner

Wendy Williams Oprah Janet Madge Kylie

Jennifer Aniston and any friends cast member

Judge Judy. Please, God, NO!

I’m just hoping for a Friends revival for a tragic accident to happen on set and take them out all at once.

I was in tears the day that Barbara Cook died. Not so much for Barbara, who had grown old and become infirm, but for the rest of us and for the culture in which we live. Madonna can go any time she wants. No tears.

Sorry OP - Freeman is already dead to some of us

I love Morgan Freeman too but hearing that about him and his niece gave me a gross feeling .. Knowing he was a perverted old man kinda ruined him for me

Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Bernard Sumner and George RR Martin (especially if he hasn’t finished the series by then!)

R132 This site is going to have a collective meltdown when LiZa and Barbra go.

R148, Barbara's son had her apartment listed in less than a month after she died.

Seemed a bit disrespectful.

[quote] Some of you people need to get a grip, and get a life, and pull yourselves together!!

And choose better celebrities to hyperventilate over. Tom Hanks?

Unless you know them, who gives a shit. Would they care if you died? Nope.

[quote]Judge Judy. Please, God, NOW!

FIXED

Stephen Sondheim and John Kander. It'll really be the end of an era.

R155 It’s because of what their deaths represent. For me, I wasn’t alive during “Beatlemania” but I am a huge fan of the Beatles and their solo work. When Paul McCartney dies, it will mark the end of a certain period of time. For those who lived through the entire career of the Beatles, it would likely be even more poignant. And of course it’s a reminder of our own imminent demise.

Practically speaking, it also means the end of the creative output of that person. John Lennon was killed at age 40. Anyone living back then who was a fan of his music had to come to terms with the fact that there would be no new Lennon music.

R150 But she was ripe.

Liza and Barbra who?

R153, he needed special care and I assume the estate was set up so he and/or his trustee could access funds quickly. In a normal situation I'd agree with you, but I suspect Barbara had been planning for the inevitable for a long time and they didn't need to wait to put the place on the market.

Betty White

What special care does Cook's son need?

Stephen King

Madonna

3 filmmakers: Brian DePalma (even though he hasn't made a good film in years), Pedro Almodóvar & Zhang Yimou

Stephen Colbert

If I can include people in politics & news commentary: Rachel Maddow

and of course Obama

R163, ignore me, I have him confused with someone else. I'd thought Adam LeGrant had a degenerative disease but I'm wrong, should have gone to Google first.

[quote] I was in tears the day that Barbara Cook died. Not so much for Barbara, who had grown old and become infirm, but for the rest of us and for the culture in which we live.

Mary!

That's okay, R166. I cried through the television coverage of Jacqueline Onassis's funeral, too. She was the last connection this country had to civility and to graciousness and to a way of life that is not mired in the fucking gutter of capitalism and fame.

We lost an enormous amount when we lost Cook and Jackie O.

[quote]R107 Helen Lawson

Awww... that ole battleaxe’ll never die.

She’s got those solid brass lungs that’ll serve as ventilators. And I hear she’s trying out something called “Beat the Tide!” in New Haven right now. (It’s about a woman who inherits a swim team, or a rowing team, or something.)

[quote]R153 Barbara's son had her apartment listed in less than a month after she died. Seemed a bit disrespectful.

Maybe she set that in motion herself before she went, as part of her estate planning.

Who knows?

Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Hold on gurl, WE NEED YOU!

[quote]R161 he needed special care and I assume the estate was set up so he and/or his trustee could access funds quickly.

Oh my. What was the problem, there?

I couldn't care less about Madonna, but Cher is definitely my top pick. I've been a fan my whole life.

Mavis Staples, Dan Rather, Alex Trebek, Tim Gunn

R170 is correct. If Ruth Bader Ginsburgh dies we are all fucked.

Probably controversial choice for our community but. . .

RuPaul Andre Charles

I know I will be fucked up when he goes (assuming I survive him).

He's only a month older than me and we were actually hanging out in the same places in New York around the same time but I never noticed him. There were a lot of drugs happening in my life at that time. I wouldn't have noticed a pink elephant on the dance floor or dancing on the bar.

I saw this footage the other day and it made me think how long RuPaul has been living with a house in Virginia.

Judi Dench Maggie Smith Queen Elizabeth Michael Caine

Stevie Wonder!

I'm the first to mention him?? What??

I love Stevie but I don't know if I will feel any type of way when he goes.

Like I said in another post, I was surprised when Whitney, Prince and Bowie's deaths had me knocked over.

R93 Same. Paul gets so much grief but he’s stunning live. Three hours with no break - every song iconic.

Cher and Meryl Streep for sure. But when Madonna dies I really will lose it. Yeah, she's batshit crazy these days but her music and larger than life personality have always been there for me, telling me that I was okay as a little gay boy in high school, hiding my orientation behind football pads, girls and beer.

R181 “Football Pads, Girls and Beer” should be the title of your coming out memoir, I’d definitely read it.

Nice that she's been an inspiration. But her personality has never been anything other than grating.

[quote] “Football Pads, Girls and Beer” should be the title of your coming out memoir, I’d definitely read it.

LOL . . . I'll definitely take it under advisement, R182.

[quote]Nice that she's been an inspiration. But her personality has never been anything other than grating.

To you perhaps. Isn't it fantastic how we can all have our very own opinions?

[Quote] Isn't it fantastic how we can all have our very own opinions?

And how we deny facts in the name of hero worship...

(R181) Well said.

[quote]her personality has never been anything other than grating.

And her music, even worse.

Who gives a rat's fart about Morgan Freeman?

I was upset when Lou Reed died.

Leonard Cohen too.

I'll lose it when Bob Dylan, Joan Baez or Patti Smith go.

(R181) (R187) Live to Tell. Lyrics by Madonna. A message to gay boys with secrets, lies, and passion. Telling/coming out. Worked for me. And she's in particularly good voice.

John Butler

FUCK OFF MADONNA LOON

She's been dead for 15 years. RIP.

Someone's been triggered.

Yes, his name is MATT.

Hi MATT!

MATT, I'll be shattered when you die....NOT!

Olivia Newton-John

Second Olivia, she's not doing well, reportedly.

No love for Barbara Walters?

You mean BaBa don't you?

I was sad when Barbara died, but more for her legacy than her humorless and self aggrandizing personality. They didn't even do more than a 15 minute segment on The View. ABC is planning a special retrospective to air in September. Barbara did get a great fantastic send off when she retired. It's not sad that she died during the pandemic. Her daughter and Walters were estranged and few would attend a grand service. Barbara Walters was toilet trained socially - but not many really liked her. Judgy Judy and Cindy Adams. Even Joan Rivers only tolerated her, though she attended her dinner parties.

My mom always calls Barbara Walters a spider woman. She was kind of creepy. An accomplished life she had, but it wasn't a big deal when she died. Everyone remembers she sided with Trump in his feud with Rosie. And Roy Cohn. Good Riddance Barbara.

I died? My assistant didn't tell me.

Can't believe no one has said mine...the GOAT of musical theater, Bernadette Peters.

Also can't believe it took 103 responses to get the Sun. You bitches are slipping.

Definitely Diana Ross

[quote] I cried through the television coverage of Jacqueline Onassis's funeral, too. She was the last connection this country had to civility and to graciousness and to a way of life that is not mired in the fucking gutter of capitalism and fame.

You're claiming this for someone who accepted a $1 million bribe (which was a lot of money in the 1950s) from her father-in-law not to divorce her first husband, and who then years later married Aristotle Onassis, whom she never loved, for his money.

R202, At least you outlived Cha Cha.

I will feel the death of James Earl Jones exponentially more than Morgan Freeman.

Yes, R208, James Earl Jones.

William Shatner

George Takei

Ian McKellan

Patrick Stewart

Angela Lansbury

No Betty Lynn?

I don't know who that is, R210. Sorry.

Pussy Willow

Yes Angela Lansbury will be a tough one.

For me, Tyne Daly would be rough.

I'm thinking more for stage than tv although I did work with her on The Nanny and she is a wonderful lovely human being. She's as lovely as you'd expect her to be.

All of the tv lez actors: Sharon Gless, Tyne Daily, Jane Curtain, Susan St James, Mary from Eight is Enough deviatated me).

They all had big hands, I guess.

Mel Brooks. With his best friend Carl Reiner gone, I think Mel might be ready to let go. Secure the perimeter!

R209 watches too much TV.

Whereas R211 doesn't watch enough.

Alex Trebek

The Queen, of course.

George Chakiris

and,

Eric Burdon

None. I really don't care about any of them.

Lady Eyes-a-Buggin'

None as well. I can be a fan and not feel like I somehow know a person. That said, Robin Williams' suicide really affected me mostly because no one except his family really suspected he would do that. It just seemed so very sad and I felt like the world really lost a good soul when he died.

R124 Fuck yes. I love Zeppelin so much. After The Beatles, they are it for me.

Julie Andrews. I grew up listening to Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, and later, Victor/Victoria. An era will end.

Paul and Ringo.

Simon and Garfunkel

May Belline.

OJN has been dying for so many years that I don’t see shattering happening, more likely people saying “Wait didn’t she die years ago?”

I fear the rampage her daughter will go on in the aftermath of her death.

Dennis Quaid. Cute fella when he was young. Too bad he go into drugs. I hope he's stopped.

R106, I agree.

I think it sounds corny and / pompous to say someone is an American treasure, but I think those two really are American treasures.

Sean Connery

I was deeply affected by Audrey Hepburn's death.

When Heath Ledger died, I was terribly upset and sad. A friend said he just didn't understand that since I personally didn't know Heath. I said I was sad because of the great enjoyment I got out of Heath's performances plus the fact that he was so young and had such a great future ahead of him. As gay as it sounds, I will be terribly and deeply sad when Barbra Streisand passes. That voice had given me so much joy. I'll also miss Liza very much. I watched these two on TV starting back in the early 60s and I feel like I've grown up with them. My respect and love of their performances know no bounds. When people say that others are stupid for mourning the loss of a famous person, they really are sort of clueless as to the reasons behind it.

When Dean Martin dies my mother will be devastated. I don't follow him but he can't be well. He hasn't performed in a while. But he's still seen out at dinner sometimes. Stay strong Dean.

I won't be shattered but there are some that would hit me hard. Mostly from the music world because that has given me more pleasure than any other art form. Still crushed about Bowie, Petty and Cash.

Keith Richards

Neil Young

Stevie Nicks

Ann Wilson

Dolly Parton

Jack Nicholson

I'll throw in Faye just because she's in 3 of my most favorite films

I'll be really upset when Abraham Lincoln dies. I always wonder what's under that hat. And the beard is sexy.

The Dean Martin fan mentioned above can't be too devoted or she'd realize that he's been dead for over 20 years (Xmas day, 1995).

R238 Well it has been quite awhile since he’s been seen at dinner then.

Who is going to break this news to my mother? Dino Martin didn't die in 1997, he was friendly and alive just a few years ago at Da Vinci's in BH. He looked like an old basset hound but was charming to my mom and me. We talked for a good ten minutes. All very surface comments on both sides, he didn't look well. He ate dinner there often. He was alone that night in 2016, but we saw him again a few years later with Elke Somers. They laughed it up. My mom was kind of sad I think. When did he die? It would have been recently - he must have been close to 90. She'll be sad. Mom is 71 now herself. Dean Martin gave her a lot of pleasure.

Oh man, pretending that deceased people are still alive and living people have passed away is starting to get annoying. Not funny.

Ancient fags wailing about how 'shattered' they'll be when Faye Dunaway and Bobby Dylan kick it are much more annoying R241. Two people who've been commercially and physically dead for 25 years. Dean Martin is still alive to my mother and Liza Mary will blow her head off eventually. I wish you peace during your anticipatory grief list making R241. May Jesus visit healing upon your troubled mind this night.

My mind isn't troubled but thanks anyways, R242.

Oh my gawd I would be wrecked if Obama died. Oprah is a big old dork but her death would make me sad.

Not a day goes by that I don't still grieve the loss of Bobby Van.

Paul McCartney Carol Burnett Madonna Enya

Pia Zadora will be a tough one.

How we misjudged the little mite!

Angela Lansbury.

Betty White for the fact it will mean all 4 girls will be gone, she's the last connection.

Neil Young

I can’t believe I just thought of him but Michael Palin. What a dear, hilarious man.

The Sun. Yeah. Because, like, the Sun is a star. And if it dies, we're all fucked. So shattered would be about right.

R241 Oprah is a great American success story: abused, molested, poor black girl becomes billionaire. I haven’t watched her show in decades but I will be unashamedly, incredibly sad when she passes.

R232 - Another vote for Sean Connery, should have been on my list!

R220

Definitely Madonna. Her death will garner a week long news cycle. And several others already mentioned, such as Bernadette, Patti, Dolly, Cher, Clooney, Pitt, etc.

I think when celebrities we "like" die it reminds us of our own mortality and the little piece of ourselves and our own lives that we've lost with their death.

[quote]Definitely Madonna. Her death will garner a week long news cycle.

Which is the only reason I hope I go first.

No way will Peters or LuPone get a week long news cycle - at Broadwayworld, maybe, nowhere else.

Stephen Sondheim. I will be absolutely shattered....

R242 is a bitter pill indeed

The Sun.

R252, you're right about Oprah. I'll definitely mourn her, even though she got much too "Jesus-ey" for me toward the end.

The Madonna hate on DL is so ridiculous.

[quote]R258 [R242] is a bitter pill indeed.

R242 is a little homosexual boy.

When Ms. Ross goes to that big stage in the sky I will burn my prayer candle in her honor

Catherine O'Hara

R263 Well one day she will go with the wind, so brace yourself.

Such little mourning for Oprah and you queens grew up watching her everyday. I’m sure she’s one of those who would be on the news cycle everywhere like Princess D and people would cry and say how she changed their life

Julia Roberts

Remember, no one mourns the wicked.

R265 maybe a couple of days but in now way will old Oprah's death get huge attention like Diana's.

[quote] When Ms. Ross goes to that big stage in the sky I will burn my prayer candle in her honor

#MeToo

Stepford will miss Ms. Ross, too.

Nobody's death will shatter me. (Talking about celebrities.)

Kim Kardashian

only if you are any where near her giant diaper ass when she drops dead r272

Kim Khardasian is a ABDLer?

[QUOTE] I’ll probably be messed up for days when Morgan Freeman dies.

good heavens why, Mary?

R268 Diana's death was huge cause she was relatively young and because of the way she died. What does she mean to anyone outside of UK? Royal family probably doesn't mean anything to half of the UK either these days. It's only the DL that is obsessed with them for some reason. Oprah meant a lot more to a lot more people

I wonder why Kim would marry an indebted nutcase like Kanye West.

Are you kidding? The Royal Family is bigger outside of the UK.

I will be tough seeing the remaining icons from the 60's/70's die.

Crosby, Young, Stills, Nash Joni Mitchell Bob Dylan Rolling Stones Beatles

Etc.

R278 Where? I would have no idea who any of them are or what their names are if it wasn't for million threads here.

Just wait until the IG, Youtubers and TikTok stars start dying off, you will see digital grief like none other.

R268 why does she continue to fill stadiums like a rock star. Trust me peoples reality would be shaken if Oprah died her contribution to the culture through her show and new age garbage has been huge.

There are people who seem like they’ll always be there and like the space that they occupy cannot be filled by another human being..they’re irreplaceable. Oprah never had children because in some way, the people that tuned into her everyday were her children.

She represents success at such a high level just the fact that she supposedly did that show every damn day for 25 years without a sick day is remarkable. She really does represent making it from nothing and excellence. She’s from that generation where if you were a woman and black, and you made it, you held onto that success and guarded it like forever!

Now if she falls from public grace in a major way, like Whitney style or Britney style, and public perception changes, then people will care less.

I will be sad when Betty White dies. I know she's old, but she is dear.

G. I'm serious. I'll have to find somebody else to pick on which won't be easy as G. is such as easy target.

I just want to live long enough to dance on Trump's grave.

Barack Obama. Just thinking about it hurts!

I was just about to ask, is Obama a "star"? Because if so, him.

[quote]When Regis died and Kathy Lee Gifford sang Danny Boy at his funeral - I gained a whole new respect for her. Of course Kelly wasn't there.

Well R110. Regis Philbin has actually died. You caused it by joking about his death. I hope you're proud of yourself.

You're a heartless bastard, R110.

Obama

Annie Lennox

Kate Bush

Stephen Colbert

Ian McKellan

Sandra Bullock

Brad Pitt

George Clooney

Keanu Reeves

Julia Roberts

...

I am old but I just don't get the angst when anyone old dies, star or not, that is what is suppose to happen. When someone young dies that is sad because there could have been so much more. Your body deteriorates as you get older, death is a release from the pain and suffering. Like the person who makes a complete fool of themselves at a funeral with their over displays of grief some of you are over doing it.

Would you say you have a dense social network, r291?

[quote]When someone young dies that is sad....

Some young people are evil. They spread covid and kill off middle-aged and elderly people who still want to live.

Let's joke about your death, R110, and see what happens.

Is there a frau convention that's found its way to DL?

Poor R111

OP Why? Are you on intimate terms with Mr. Freeman?

Robert De Niro

David Letterman

Letterman is a "star"?

Letterman is a much bigger star than Regus Philban.

I don't know about SHATTERED, but I am surprisingly more upset by Lady Red Couture's death than Regis Philbin's.

I shed a tear, even.

Lady Red died?

Holy shit. Johnny must be a mess.

Didn't know she was sick, what happened 302?

Don't worry. You will probably die before your favorite star

Well I hope you’re happy, this thread has killed Regis and Olivia already, how many others will die from your insolence?

McCartney.

I have told you the truth that came to pass, within a matter of days. I was criticized for it though I am a psychic posting from the future. So don't be surprised when Liza Mary blows her head off in a few days. Or if you seen Dean Martin being helped to his favorite table. I can only help so many of you - as many who are saved, that many more shall drown.

Stevie Nicks

Dammit. I thought R305 was joking about Olivia's death. Oh well, at 104, she probably had a lot of health problems and was tired of life.

[QUOTE] Well I hope you’re happy, this thread has killed Regis and Olivia already, how many others will die from your insolence?

Oh God, what have I done?

I'm fine with it.

On a More Serious Note: I will be devastated, shattered, destroyed, totally distraught when Madam Speaker Pelosi crosses over. I can't even imagine a world without her. She has become my North Star.

Crickets

Tori Spelling

I wonder what Tori gets in the will when Candi kicks the bucket.

Of course the OP picks a black man. Fuck off, another race bait thread.

over 300 replies and no mention of yours truly??? Fuckers.

Paul McCartney and Stevie Nicks

Stevie. Debbie Harry. Cher. The ones from my youth.

Lucy and later David Cassidy and Davey Jones both hit hard. Donna Summer too.

When Donald Trump dies, I will explode and turn into a huge burst of confetti and shower the world with JOY beyond imagining. He is the AntiChrist that Nostradamus foretold.

How are the Olivia and Reg people doing? Have you been able to pick yourselves up after the shattering?

I want all the good people to live forever and all the evil people to die.

R321 and R322, did you rejoice at the death of Osama bin Laden or just shrug your shoulders? There hasn't been any actor, musician or other celebrity whose death has affected you, eg. Kurt Cobain, Heath Ledger, Princess Di?

I'm still sad when I think of Prince and Robin Williams. Especially Robin because of the emotional turmoil he must have felt.

I was heartbroken after Farrah. Her special on cancer had just aired, and while I knew it was coming my heart broke for her. I wish she lived long enough to castrate Ryan.

Dolly and Willie, I just dread it.

Kate Jackson, especially if she doesn't get herself together first. I'll probably have to start talking about her all weekend rather than just Fridays.

hey. I was delighted when Obama took Osama bin Laden out. I cheered and screamed along with everyone else. I was crushed when Heath died. Felt really bad. Felt the shock and the sadness of Princess Diana, too. Didn't know much about Cobain. But WTF is your point. I think this thread is about future deaths not past ones.

I will only celebrate Donald Trump's demise if he is sufficiently humiliated first. I don't want him to go quickly and without suffering. He needs to pay for what he's done.

Obama and Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be shattering, especially because the deplorables will be doing their best to tarnish their legacies.

I want Obama to live a very very long time.

What is my point, R325? I'm criticising R321 and R322, who are mocking people who are affected by the death of celebrities.

James Spader

President Obama

Mrs. Obama

Daniel Craig

Stevie Wonder

Mary Wilson

John Sebastian

Alpha Centauri

Several I will mourn but Karla Bonoff just might leave me shattered.

Susan Dey

Jean Smart

Parker Stevenson

Richard Benjamin

Mel Brooks

Dick Van Dyke

I think Mel’s going for the actual 2,000 year old man title.

R331 When Ms Dey dies, I will be deliberate in my choice to not comment.

R324 "Kate Jackson, especially if she doesn't get herself together first. I'll probably have to start talking about her all weekend rather than just Fridays." Absolutely!

Jerry Seinfeld

I'll feel weird when Queen Elizabeth dies. She's been this presence my whole life, even though I'm American. I can't think of a movie star or music star I really feel so connected to that I'll be truly sad when they die. It might be weird to live in a world without Bruce Springsteen, maybe just because Born to Run was the first record I bought, but I don't think it's anything like the fact that Queen Elizabeth has been a world figure my entire life.

Abby Lee Miller

I'm afraid to list mine, since at least two of the people listed in this thread have recently passed.

Paul McCartney

Delta Burke

[quote] I wonder what Tori gets in the will when Candi kicks the bucket.

The funeral bill.

^ True. Candi was a gold digger but she disapproves of male gold diggers like Dean.

[quote]R319 Lucy and later David Cassidy and Davey Jones both hit hard.

#DoesNotCompute

I don’t know the answer to OP’s question but I was surprised by how hard Jonathan Crombie’s death hit me a few years ago. I imagine the next celebrity death to “shatter” me will be a similar situation.

Sad sacks.

Shattered by a celebrity death? Get a grip on life.

Bill Clinton, looking back those were good years for me when he was president. Queen Liz.

As a Lesbian who has been politically active for years I will be shattered when Gloria Steinem Hillary and Jane Fonda leave us. Definitely. I always found them smart brave and interesting. And Barbra Streisand. I love her.

John Williams

I will be saddened when my mother goes to a better place.

I was saddened when she abandoned her homeland and her marriage to consort with a worthless slapstick-lover from La-La-Land.

Joan Rivers' passing still haunts me. Miss her. Big Void.

Still miss Johnny Carson (as others have noted)

Still Alive and would greatly miss:

Queen Elizabeth and oddly enough, Prince Philip as the two are like 'salt 'n pepper'

Justin Hayward from Moody Blues

Mick Jagger (saw him in concert in Sydney, Australia)

Stephen Frey

Hey. I lost Whitney, Michael Jackson, Prince and Aretha. Then Chadwick. This century just sucks.

Stephen Fry

Whitney Houston, MIchael Jackson, George Michael, Prince - and all tragically. The end of my era.

An early demise for Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera would bother me the most.

Elton John

Someone up-thread mentioned Mick Jagger. Mike Jagger will live to be 110. Right after heart surgery, he was dancing up a storm.

Wow, 131 posters? I’ve never seen a thread on here with input from that many different posters.

Anyway, Tony Sirico (Paulie from The Sopranos).

OMG, George Michael did shatter me. I'll never be over it.

Mel Brooks

Carol Burnett

Bill Murray

Bruce Springsteen

Dolly Parton

Elaine May

I’m watching The Conners and it just hit me how devastated I’ll be when we lose John Goodman.

Jeff Bridges!! 😰

Tina Turner

Aww, I was sad to read that Jeff Bridges has cancer. He is definitely one of the coolest straight guys out here. I love him, and he was one hot sonofabitch when younger.

IDGAF about Morgan Freeman. But I’ll be a sobbing mess when Hemsworth dies.

R265 - Poster upthread is right: Oprah will come nowhere near the gran scena that characterised the death, national mourning, and funeral of Diana. No one thought the monarchy would survive.

The only thing that would match Diana's passing is another assassination or the death of her mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, By the Grace of God Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and her Territories Beyond the Seas. And even that won't quite match up because HM will be either 100+ or close to it.

Diana's death was a stratospheric occurrence that those of us who witnessed it know won't be easily matched.

My sister called me at 7AM to tell me Diana had died hours earlier.

"YOU FUCKING CALLED ME HOURS LATER INSTEAD OF RIGHT AWAY TO TELL ME SHE DIED?! I yelled?

"I didn't want to wake you up," she said contritely.

Now she calls me if her granddaughter wakes up teething.

Robert Zimmerman

Robert Zimmerman is related to Ethel?

One had big lungs, the other sounds like an asthmatic.

[quote]R366 The only thing that would match Diana's passing is ... the death of her mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, By the Grace of God Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and her Territories Beyond the Seas. And even that won't quite match up because HM will be either 100+ or close to it.

That old bitch’s death won’t mean anything personal or sentimental outside the U.K. (which in reality is quite small.)

When Aaron finally dies, I’m sure very soon, I’ll be upset that I never got the chance to suck that sweet nectar out of his fine cock.

Cara Williams

[QUOTE] I’ll be upset that I never got the chance to suck that sweet nectar out of his fine cock.

I’m betting that a range of substances might come squirting out of there, and none of them can be described as a sweet nectar.

Thanks a lot, R232!

Sean Connery?

Morgan Freeman's death will devastate you, OP?

Julie Andrews?

Chita Rivera?

Queen Elizabeth II?

They're all in their 80s and 90s. Their deaths will not be devastating...just natural.

The deaths of Heath Ledger and Chadwick Boseman were devastating, because they died young and at the height of their careers. Or the death of B actors Paul Walker or Andy Whitfield because they were tragic deaths too.

I don’t feel sorry for partying celebrities that OD

^ Yes. Drug-takers choose to take drugs. They're not forced to take drugs.

R8 Honestly, I think the world will stop for beat for QEII's funeral, not to mention all that drama of the young'uns

R378 I think pre-Rona the world would have stopped for QEII's funeral, but if she dies while COVID-19 is still a major issue... I don't think it'll happen.

Tara Reid. I will be absolutely shocked!

Dame Angela Lansbury

SHATTER you? I can understand how some might make one sad, even very sad...for a few days. But SHATTER?

Ed Harris

Barbra Streisand

Liam Neeson. His action movies are one of the few things I look forward to anymore. I’ll never forget the epic run he went on over the past decade.