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Lou Reed Dead -- Velvet Underground Leader Dies at 71

Published: 10/27/2013

Rock legend and Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed died this morning at the age of 71 ... according to reports. Details surrounding Reed's death are unclear, but he underwent a liver transplant back in May. As TMZ first reported ... complications from the surgery landed him in the ER in late…

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Lou Reed Back at Home After Medical Emergency -- 'He's Fine'

Published: 07/01/2013

Lou Reed's fresh liver landed him in the ER Sunday ... but we're told he's back home and doing fine. The 71-year-old rock legend was rushed to the hospital after he became sick to his stomach and repeatedly threw up ... that's what our sources are telling us. EMTs were called and declared a…

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Boyle vs. Reed -- America's Got a Steel Cage Match

Published: 09/11/2010

This whole Susan Boyle/Lou Reed feud got us thinking -- who would win in a no-holds barred steel cage wrestling match? Who better to debate this with ... then "America's Got Talent" host Howie Mandel! Then Howie made a sex tape joke -- and it got real ugly, real fast.

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Susan Boyle Sings 'Perfect Day'

Published: 09/10/2010

TMZ has obtained audio of Susan Boyle singing "Perfect Day" -- the song that drove her to tears after being told she couldn't sing it on "America's Got Talent." We broke the story ... Lou Reed -- who wrote and sang the song -- is not a fan of Boyle's and would not give her permission to sing it.…

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TMZ Live: Mayweather Jr., Britney, and Boyle

Published: 09/10/2010

We took your questions on everything -- including Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrested for grand larceny, Tiger Woods mistress Devon James being fired from a hooker gig, and our exclusive audio of Susan Boyle's forbidden rendition of Lou Reed's "Perfect Day." Plus: Britney Spears' former bodyguards'…

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Susan Boyle -- Email Confirms Lou Reed Rejection

Published: 09/10/2010

Susan Boyle was "absolutely devastated" when she learned Lou Reed had personally blocked her from performing one of his hit songs on "America's Got Talent" ... so says Susan's manager. TMZ has obtained an email that Susan's manager fired off on Thursday to FremantleMedia -- the production company…

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