Shocking news…
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**LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) – Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, member of hip-hop R&B group TLC, was killed in a car accident Thursday in Honduras, her record label reported early Friday. **
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“Left Eye”
“We had all grown up together and were as close as a family. Today we have truly lost our sister,” said her band members, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozanda “Chilli” Thomas, in a statement released by Diggit Entertainment.
Lopes was on vacation in the Central American country where she often visited, said TLC manager Bill Diggins. He received a phone call about 11 p.m. Thursday from authorities in Honduras, reporting the accident. Diggins said seven other people were in the vehicle at the time of the accident and no one else was injured. He was told that Lopes was killed instantly.
“No words can possibly express the sorrow and sadness I feel for this most devastating loss,” said Antonio “L.A.” Reid, president and CEO of Arista Records, who has known the group for about 10 years. “Lisa was not only a gifted and talented musical inspiration, but more importantly, she was like a daughter to me. My thoughts and prayers are with Lisa’s family and friends. Her legacy will be remembered forever.”
Lopes would have turned 31 next month, according to her Web site.
Funeral arrangements were pending. The service is scheduled to take place in Atlanta.
Lopes recently launched her solo career with the album “Supernova,” released internationally earlier this year. She rose to stardom as a member of TLC – named for the members’ initials – with hits such as “Waterfalls,” “Baby, Baby, Baby” and “No Scrubs.”
Lopes also gained notoriety in 1994, when she set fire to the Atlanta-area mansion she shared with football-player beau Andre Rison. Seven years later, the couple planned to marry, but the wedding was called off at the last minute.
Lopes, known for her rap verses in many of TLC’s hit songs, played on her nickname by covering her left eye with a condom in the band’s early years as a symbol of safe sex. Later, she underscored her left eye with black paint like a football player.
TLC had been recording a new album in an Atlanta studio for release later this year.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/26/obit.lopes/index.html
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