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Kelly Rowland Nails Gladys Knight's Voice & Look in 'American Soul'

Published: 10/05/2018

Gladys Knight was right ... Kelly Rowland IS the perfect person to play the legendary singer, and TMZ got the video and photos to prove it. We've obtained the first images of Kelly playing Gladys in the new BET series, "American Soul" ... which chronicles the rise of "Soul Train" creator and…

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Don Cornelius Autopsy Report -- 'I Don't Know How Long I Can Take This'

Published: 04/24/2012

Don Cornelius was in an extreme amount of pain in the days before his death ... and minutes before he shot himself, Don phoned his son and told him, "I don't know how long I can take this" ... this according to the autopsy report obtained by TMZ. According to the report, the "Soul Train" legend…

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Don Cornelius Suicide -- LAPD Capt. on Scene Was Once on Soul Train!

Published: 02/11/2012

The LAPD captain who ran the crime scene on the day Don Cornelius killed himself was no stranger to the legendary TV host ... because in her younger days, she appeared on "Soul Train" ... TMZ has learned. Captain Tia Monett Morris joined the Los Angeles Police Department back in 1981. But before…

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Cuba Gooding Sr. -- I Owe My Career to Don Cornelius

Published: 02/04/2012

Don Cornelius isn't getting the credit he deserves for "creating" the biggest music stars of the 70s -- at least according to Cuba Gooding Senior ... who got his big break on "Soul Train." Long before CG Jr. was shouting, "Show me the money" -- Gooding Sr. and his group, the Main Ingredient, were…

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Don Cornelius' Son -- He Called Me Right Before He Died

Published: 02/02/2012

Don Cornelius' son claims the late "Soul Train" creator phoned him just hours before he shot himself in the head -- describing the last-minute outreach as a "call of urgency." Don's son Tony Cornelius wouldn't specify what the call was about -- telling Gayle King on "CBS This Morning," his dad's…

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Tavis Smiley -- Don Cornelius Saved Black Culture

Published: 02/01/2012

Talk show host Tavis Smiley believes "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius was responsible for saving black culture in the 70s and 80s -- telling TMZ, the late producer was "our cultural ambassador" in that era. Tavis tells us, "Don Cornelius was our cultural ambassador when black music, when black…

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Don Cornelius' Ex-Wife Viktoria Chapman Cornelius Scores Huge Life Insurance Payout

Published: 02/01/2012

Don Cornelius died with 2 life insurance policies worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the ex-wife he hated will get all the money ... TMZ has learned. Don's breakup with Viktoria Chapman Cornelius was brutal. He was convicted of domestic abuse and, according to him, she pepper sprayed him…

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Don Cornelius -- No Suicide Note

Published: 02/01/2012

Don Cornelius did not leave a suicide note at the home where he shot himself ... this according to multiple law enforcement sources. We have been told by numerous people today that Don's health problems plagued him for years ... and the pain had become unbearable. As we first reported, Don was…

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Don Cornelius -- 911 Call Made By His Son

Published: 02/01/2012

We now know who made the call to 911 after Don Cornelius shot himself in the head early this morning -- it was his own son. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... one of Don's two sons made the call around 4:00 AM ... and paramedics were immediately dispatched to Don's Sherman Oaks home in an effort…

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Shemar Moore -- I Couldn't Fill Don Cornelius' Shoes on 'Soul Train'

Published: 02/01/2012

Former Soul Train host Shemar Moore said his “heart is heavy” after hearing about the suicide of Don Cornelius -- and says it was impossible to fill his shoes on the iconic show. Moore, who hosted Soul Train from 1999 to 2003, released a statement saying, Cornelius was “one of a kind” ...…

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'Soul Train' Don Cornelius Dead of Suicide at 75

Published: 02/01/2012

Don Cornelius -- who famously created "Soul Train" was found dead in his Sherman Oaks, CA home this morning ... and law enforcement sources tell us it appears he committed suicide. We're told cops discovered the body at around 4 AM PT. Law enforcement sources tell us ... Cornelius died from a…

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'Soul Train' Host Don Cornelius: 'Memba Him?

Published: 09/09/2010

From 1971- 1993, Don Cornelius was the host (and creator) of the nationally syndicated dance show "Soul Train." Guess what he looks like now!

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