YouTube Star Keenan Cahill Dead at 27

YouTube powerhouse Keenan Cahill, famous for his lip-synch videos with celebrities, has died.

Keenan's manager, David Graham, tells TMZ ... Keenan had open heart surgery on Dec. 15 but there were complications from the procedure and he was put on life support. We're told Keenan died Thursday afternoon in a Chicago hospital after being taken off life support.

Keenan had a huge following on social media ... we're told he was one of the first YouTube influencers to rack up over 500 million views on his channel.

50 Cent actually helped take Keenan's career to the next level ... they did a surprise collab on the rapper's "Down On Me" song, opening the door for Keenan to work with other celebs.

Keenan's Rolodex was pretty impressive ... he also worked with Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, David Guetta, Britney Spears, Jason Derulo, LMFAO and Tyra Banks, just to name a few.

Keenan was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder when he was a baby, Maroteaux–Lamy syndrome, a progressive condition that causes organs and tissues to enlarge, become scarred or inflamed. Some people who have Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome can also have heart issues, which appears to be the case here.

He was 27.

RIP

Redfoo Scoffs at MTV's Gender Neutral Awards

GENDER STILL EXISTS
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Redfoo thinks MTV's move to make its awards gender neutral is absurd.

We got the LMFAO front man at LAX and he scoffed at the notion there should be no division in the sexes.

Watch the clip ... you decide.

LMFAO's Sky Blu Redfoo Screwed Me On Royalties Kept Shufflin' Without Me

One half of LMFAO is sounding off at the other claiming despite family ties he's been left in the dust.

Sky Blu posted a scathing letter on Facebook about Redfoo, who's also his uncle, calling him out for ditching him after he suffered a debilitating back injury.

Sky, who now goes by 8ky, is trying to drop his new solo LP but says Redfoo's lawyers fired off a letter saying he gets zero LMFAO royalties ... money he needs to underwrite his album. He says he's also been unsuccessful getting his share of money held up by Rick Ross' lawsuit against the group.

8ky claims Redfoo pushed him out of LMFAO and "just kept shuffling everyday without me," going as far as using their trademark party rock theme on his own solo LP.

8ky also sounded off on their label, Interscope, saying it needs to "stop treating artist like cows and chickens and using them for all they can produce and then just discard them without a care."

It's kinda history repeating itself. They're both blood related to Berry Gordy, founder of Motown ... a label that had its fair share of royalty fights.

Pregnant Man LMFAO for Halloween ... I'M SEXY AND I KNOW IT

Pregnant Man Thomas Beatie has passion in his pants and he ain't afraid to show it ... dressing up as Redfoo from LMFAO for Halloween this year -- and his costume's incredible.

Thomas tells TMZ, "I've pretty much been obsessed over the last month trying to get my Redfoo costume together" -- a massive waste of time because the costume's literally just a t-shirt, animal print stretch pants, and his GF's old Richard Simmons wig.

Thomas adds, "I've been Googling the moves, so I plan on being in true character come Halloween."

FYI -- if you're wondering what the black bars are covering ... let's just say Bush wasn't just the 41st President of the United States.

Thomas says he tried reaching out to Redfoo on Twitter to see if the LMFAO rapper would want to do a costume trade -- suggesting Redfoo could dress as "The Pregnant Man" by stuffing a pillow under his shirt.

Redfoo didn't respond.

Berry Gordy & RedFoo Like Music Mogul, Like Son

Motown founder and living legend Berry Gordy proved he's sexy and he knows it by posing with his youngest son Stefan Kendal Gordy aka RedFoo from LMFAO at the Billboard Music Awards in Vegas on Sunday.

Damn they fly.

LMFAO The $7 Million SURPRISE at 'American Idol'

By the look on RedFoo's face ... you wouldn't think he'd just been hit with a $7 million lawsuit ... but that's exactly what happened right as this photo was taken.

The LMFAO DJ was on his way into the "American Idol" set in L.A. yesterday ... when he got SERVED with a $7 million lawsuit filed by the band's former management company.

The management company is suing for breach of contract ... claiming it took LMFAO's career "from 0 to 60" ... only to be kicked to the curb when the big bucks started rolling in.

But RedFoo didn't seem too concerned when he got slapped with the suit yesterday ... smiling and laughing ... and then posing for a pic with the tattooed process server.

Everyone's a fan.

LMFAO Fire Rages at Honduras Concert Cops Suspect Arson

LMFAO was forced to stop their concert early in Honduras last night -- when a fire burned through the concert venue ... but cops believe the blaze was no accident.

According to local news reports, the fire broke out at the Coliseo Nacional de Ingenieros ... towards the end of the LMFAO concert.

The group reportedly ended their show after smoke began to fill the arena.

According to the reports, no one was killed in the blaze -- but at least 15 people were treated for smoke inhalation.

Cops told local media ... they suspect a "criminal hand" set fire to the electrical system. It's unclear if any arrests have been made.

After the show, Redfoo tweeted about the incident -- first joking, "Epic concert tonight!!!! Everybody in Honduras, we set the place on fire!!!!"

He also explained, "They told us that there was a fire when we were on stage.Then we went to the dressing rooms and there was smoke in the halls."

An hour later, he was more somber ... tweeting, "On a serious note. Hope everybody is safe from the fire tonight! love you Honduras!"

The Guys in LMFAO Who'd You Rather?

Motown record label founder Berry Gordy's son Stefan Kendal Gordy aka Redfoo, 36, and Berry Gordy's grandson Skyler Gordy aka SkyBlu, 24, of LMFAO rocked their hit song "Party Rock Anthem" at an event in Pennsylvania on Wednesday.

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