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Sidney Poitier Died of Heart Failure, Dementia and Prostate Cancer

Published: 01/18/2022
Beloved actor Sidney Poitier died from a combination of heart failure, Alzheimer's dementia and prostate cancer ... according to his death certificate. According to the document, obtained by TMZ, the 94-year-old Hollywood icon died at home in Beverly Hills. The certificate lists his occupation as…
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Affion Crockett Thanks Late Sidney Poitier for Opening Doors for Black Celebs

Published: 01/08/2022
Affion Crockett is remembering late actor Sidney Poitier as a "king" ... and thanking him for kicking open the door and paving the way for Black entertainers. We got the comedian at LAX and asked how he's remembering Sidney ... and Affion says he wouldn't have a platform today without Poitier…
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'To Sir With Love' Singer Lulu Says Sidney Poitier Was Her Inspiration

Published: 01/07/2022
Scottish singer Lulu, who sang the huge, hit, title song for one of Sidney Poitier's most famous movies, is reflecting on his death ... and thanking him for inspiring her. Lulu tells TMZ ... Sidney was "my friend, my teacher, my inspiration." She famously sang the theme song for Sidney's 1967…
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Sidney Poitier Dead at 94

Published: 01/07/2022
Sidney Poitier, the actor and activist who broke color barriers in Hollywood and starred in some of the most iconic movies ever made, has died. The office of the Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs has confirmed Sidney's death to TMZ ... however, the circumstances surrounding his passing are not…
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Sidney Poitier -- Birthday Bash ... Honored by Denzel, Lenny ... and Nick Jonas???

Published: 02/21/2016
Sidney Poitier -- the first black actor to win a best-acting Oscar -- went to Craig's to celebrate his 89th birthday ... and a truckload of stars showed up to honor him. Check out the video ... Denzel Washington, Lenny Kravitz, Patrick Stewart, Lori Laughlin and others came to watch Sidney blow…
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Sandra Bullock -- And You Are?

Published: 11/09/2013
Sandra Bullock will probably win an Oscar this year but when she came face to face with another epic Oscar winner she got a quick Hollywood reality check. Sandra was rushing into Craigs in Hollywood last night when she stopped dead in her tracks after spotting Sidney Poitier talking to some…
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Flu-Ridden Jack Black - On The Deadliest Street In America

Published: 01/23/2013
Jack Black is the latest celeb victim of the flu epidemic, and for some not-so-mysterious reason we keep seeing 'em all on the same street ... the same doctor-infested street. Wonder why? Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings!
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Sidney Poitier Involved in Car Crash

Published: 03/31/2010
83-year-old Sidney Poitier was involved in a car accident on Sunset Blvd. earlier this week, TMZ has learned. A rep from the Beverly Hills PD tells TMZ the accident occurred Monday around 4 PM -- emergency vehicles responded to the scene. A witness tells us it didn't appear that anyone was…
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Affion Crockett Thanks Late Sidney Poitier for Opening Doors for Black Celebs

Affion Crockett is remembering late actor Sidney Poitier as a "king" ... and thanking him for kicking open the door and paving the way for Black entertainers.
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The Last Time We Saw Sidney Poitier

When we saw Poitier last, he was smiling and blowing kisses while leaving Craig's in October 2016.
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Sidney Poitier -- Birthday Bash ... Honored by Denzel, Lenny ... and Nick Jonas???

Sidney Poitier -- the first black actor to win a best-acting Oscar -- went to Craig's to celebrated his 89th birthday ... and a truckload of stars showed up to honor him.
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Sandra Bullock -- Geeks Out Over Meeting Sidney Poitier

Sandra Bullock went from A-list actress to fangirl in a matter of minutes last night ... after the starstruck actress ran into Hollywood legend Sidney Poitier.
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Remembering Sidney Poitier

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