Regardless if someone is rich or poor, young or old, no one is immune from the grim reaper. Stars may live the glamorous life and seem to not have a care in the world but when tragedy suddenly struck these 15 celebrities, they learned first-hand how quickly everything could be snatched away within the blink of an eye.

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Tennis star Serena Williams has dominated the courts for almost a decade but her career and life were in severe jeopardy a few years ago. Williams had to undergo emergency surgery when doctors discovered a blood clot in her lung. “I couldn’t breathe and I just thought I was out of shape, so I thought I needed to get on the treadmill or hit the gym,” the 30-time Grand Slam champion said. “It could have gotten a whole lot more serious a day or two later – it could have been really not good, possibly career-ending, but for the grace of God we caught it in time and I was able to recover.

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Tyga

This all started when TMZ posted a clip of Tyga from an unaired MTV show called “Bustas.” In it, an 18-year-old Tyga bragged that he was named after Tiger Woods by wealthy parents who drove Range Rovers and brought him up in The Valley.

And that was news to Tyga fans who thought that the rapper was from Compton. Since the video’s release, Tyga says his parents were only wealthy during the time they were taping the show and that he’s really from Compton. OK Tyga.

By Marcus Scott

On Sunday night, Jamaican reggae fusion artist Sean Kingston was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital after he crashed into a bridge—that linked Miami Beach’s elite Palm Island to the MacArthur Causeway—with a personal watercraft.

According to www.local10.com, the calamity ensued around 6 p.m. After, City of Miami Fire Rescue crews quickened the star and his female passenger to be hospitalized.

TMZ says 21 year-old Kingston and the passenger were rescued from possibly drowning by a Good Samaritan.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino said the two were in severe need of medical attention and were taken to the Ryder Trauma Center, however Pino did not know their conditions.

According to NME, Pino said authorities are investigating the collision, indicating that officials do not believe alcohol played a role in the accident.

According to TMZ, a Epic Records representative, Kingston’s label, and that the “Beautiful Girls” singer was currently stabilized.

Twenty one year old rapper/singer Sean Kingston, perhaps best known for his song “Beautiful Girls,” is currently hospitalized at a trauma center following a jet ski accident. It appears that Kingston was steering the jet ski with a female passenger and somehow collided with a Miami Beach bridge. The female passenger was also taken to the hospital.

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We hope for the best for Sean Kingston and his companion.