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Victoria Lee, a rising mixed martial arts fighter, has died. She was 18. Lee died December 26th, according to an Instagram post by her older sister. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/01/mma-news-victoria-lee-one-championship-star-dies

Twitter reporting the death of 2017 honourary Academy Award winner Owen Roizman at age 86. Roizman, who was a five-time Oscar nominee, was an American cinematographer whose many credits included the French Connection, the Exorcist, Network, Absence of Malice and Taps. Edit: LA Times obit: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-01-07/owen-roizman-the-french-connection-and-the-exorcist-cinematographer-dies-at-86

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Taylor Lewis, an alumnus of Teen Mom 2, has died. She was 29. Her remains were found at a North Carolina hotel. Police are reportedly investigating as a possible homicide. https://etcanada.com/news/956780/teen-mom-2-alum-taylor-lewis-dies-at-29-sister-says-police-investigating-possible-homicide/

Morphe Cosmetics is closing all its U.S. locations. The company, founded in 2008 and once valued at $2 billion, had been partnered with YouTube fashion influencers Jeffree Star and James Charles, among others, whose fame has turned to infamy, for various reasons. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/morphe-cosmetics-closes-us-retail-stores-employee-shock-rcna64309

Dennis Davis, a World War II Aussie veteran and one of the last survivors of the Rats of Tobruk, has died. He was 102. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11126017/One-Australias-surviving-Rats-Tobruk-Dennis-Davis-dies-aged-102.html

Richard Chapin, a Nebraska radio executive who later became the first broadcaster to serve as chairman of the National Association of Broadcasters, has died. He was 99. https://radioink.com/2023/01/06/richard-chapin-kfor-executive-former-nab-chair-dies-at-99/

Gordy Harmon, a founding member of the American R&B/pop act The Whispers, has died. He was 79. The act formed in the early 1960s. He was there until 1973. They charted regularly in the U.S. in the 70s and 80s, with 1987's Rock Steady their biggest hit, peaking at #7. https://abc7.com/gordy-harmon-the-whispers-rb-music-obituary/12660553/

Played Jim Peterson in a handful of episodes of Who's the Boss. Was also in one of the lesser episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Mark Capps, a Grammy Award-winning recording engineer, has died. He was 54. Capps was killed by a SWAT time while brandishing a weapon. https://variety.com/2023/music/news/nashville-recording-engineer-shot-killed-police-swat-mark-capps-1235480406/

Immy Nunn, a deaf Tik Tok star with more than 723,000 followers, has died. She was 25. No cause of death has yet been given. https://limpingchicken.com/2023/01/05/tributes-paid-to-deaf-tiktoker-immy-nunn-who-has-died-aged-25/

Richard Bernal, a former Jamaican ambassador to the United States, has died. Bernal collapsed and died while walking with his wife. https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20230104/ambassador-richard-bernal-has-died

Sim Wong Hoo, the CEO of Singapore's Creative Technology Ltd., has died. He was 67. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-05/ceo-of-singapore-s-creative-sim-wong-hoo-who-took-on-apple-aapl-dies-at-67

Winnipeg wrestling promoter Bob "Doc" Holliday, who worked with Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association before switching to the WWE (then the WWF) and promoting in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and North Dakota, has died. He was 80. https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2022/12/28/winnipeg-wwe-promoter-doc-holliday-dies/

Sergei Bautin, a Russian-born hockey player who played in his home country and 132 NHL games combined with four different teams, has died. He was 55. https://detroithockeynow.com/2023/01/03/former-red-wings-d-bautin-dead-at-55/

Cary Young, who was a legendary champion on the Aussie version of the game show Sale of the Century, has died. He was 83. Young had battled Alzheimer's for a long time. https://www.9news.com.au/national/legendary-sale-of-the-century-cary-young-contestant-dies/e5849ae3-4fa4-40a5-8782-620d93db096b

Barry Cullen, who played 219 NHL games cumulatively with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings, died December 16th. He was 87. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=1186

Kevin Schamehorn, who played ten NHL games over three non-consecutive seasons with two different teams, died December 8th. He was 66. https://detroithockeynow.com/2022/12/10/the-daily-cancer-claims-ex-red-wings-forward-schamehorn-bieksa-calls-chara-a-liar/

Todd Brian, an executive with WildBrain Animation, a big name in Canada-based kids and family animation, has died. He was 59. Brian died of ALS. https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/01/wildbrain-animation-exec-todd-brian-has-died-of-als-age-59/

Lil Keed cause of death determined to have been natural causes due to eosinophilia. (An explanation of the condition is included in the article.) https://people.com/music/lil-keed-cause-of-death-confirmed-by-coroner-7-months-after-he-died/

Suzy McKee Charnas, an award-winning American novelist and short story writer, has died. She was 89. https://locusmag.com/2023/01/suzy-mckee-charnas-1939-2023/

Nate Thayer, an American freelance journalist who once interviewed Cambodian dictator Pol Pot, has died. He was 62. Thayer had been ill for months. https://www.rfi.fr/en/people-and-entertainment/20230104-nate-thayer-who-interviewed-pol-pot-dead-at-62

Colette Goddard, a theatre critic for Le Monde, has died. She was 96. She was still actively going to plays as recently as fall 2022. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2023/01/03/colette-godard-theater-critic-for-le-monde-has-died-at-96_6010208_30.html

Mike Pappas, who wrestled mostly as 'the Flying Greek' from the late 1960s to the late 1970s, has died. He was 81. Pappas, whose real name was Manoli Savvenas, worked several territories as a midcard talent. https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2023/01/01/flying-greek-mike-pappas-dies/

Ken Block, a rally car driving champion, has died. He was 55. Block was killed in a snowmobile accident. https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/02/rally-car-driver-ken-block-dead/