Rodney King Passes Away at 47

June 17th, 2012 - By MN Editor

 

Rodney King, the man who was at the center of the infamous Los Angeles riots — was found dead this morning in Rialito, CA. He was 47. According to our sources, King’s fiancée found him dead at the bottom of a pool.

The story is still unfolding, however you can read more here…

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  • L-Boogie

    Rest in peace, Mr. King.

  • bluekissess

    May he rest in peace. This world is going nuts. People dying in there 40s.

  • Coco J

    Its really unfortunate that his legacy is what it is…”The guy who took the beating that launched the LA riots” and even though he never got justice, his situation helped shine some much needed light on the LAPD’s corrupt ways during that time…So he’ll never be forgotten–definitely a unforgettable figure in American history, no matter how good, bad, or ugly it was…RIP Rodney King.

  • MLS2698

    WTH? This man’s life was never the same after that incident!

  • Native_Noir

    OMG, all these recent deaths of ppl passing away in their 40s!!! Whitney, Yvette, Erica and now Rodney. This is so sudden and sad. RIP Rodney. My prayers go out the family and friends.

  • keesha alderson

    RIP Rodney!!!!

  • Rayven

    Sad, another pop culture figure has died, we just celebrated the 20th yr anniversary of the riots/beating….Rest In Peace Rodney…

    • MLS2698

      Pop culture? Maybe if you count being popped with police batons.

      • Rayven

        Yes, pop culture like it or not he is a 90′s pop culture feature, a Trivia Pursuit question, his beating, arrest and famous quote are apart of POP CULTURE!

        • MLS2698

          You must have been a kid when this all happened.

        • Live_in_LDN

          I don’t think you understand the term ‘popular culture’. I don’t really think you understand the concept of ‘culture’ either.

          • MLS2698

            I understand civil rights being broken. And that’s what it’s called.

      • bluekissess

        Pop Culture? How about real life. It was popular for all the wrong message.

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