Prince's Tragic End: Fentanyl Overdose

0:00On April 21st, 10 years ago, Prince, the legendary musician behind hits like Windows, Cry, and Kiss, died at 57 from an accidental fininal, overdose. Found unresponsive at his Paisley Park home in Minnesota on April 21st, 2016, the Grammy winner had no idea the pills he thought, were Vicodin were laced with a deadly opioid. In the days before, Prince cancelled shows due to illness, then rocked a final concert in Atlanta. Flying home on April 15th, his plane made an emergency landing in Illinois after he passed out. His team revived him with Narcan, a drug for. Opioid overdoses. Despite seeing doctors, help came too late. Fans and stars worldwide mourn hard Madonna, Missy Elliott, even Barack Obama pay tribute. MTV ran Prince Video Marathons, buildings glowed purple, and packed memorials popped up from Paisley Park to Los Angeles City Hall, drawing thousands. To celebrate his genius, a two year probe cleared everyone of criminal blame. No evidence of foul play or prescribed drugs.

1:06But his doctor faced heat, settling civilly with a $30,000 fine and DEA monitoring for two years. Prince's vault keeps dropping gems, new albums, a purple rain deluxe edition, even his memoir, The Beautiful Ones. Paisley Park's now a museum with his studio and earn and a purple rain musical just premiered. His sound echoes forever, shaping artists like Beyonce and Bruno Mars. From the spotlight, powered by AI, this is entertainment and celebrity news today. I'm Corey with The Story.