Gone Too Soon: Celebs Who Died in 2012

Singing icon Whitney Houston died just before the Grammys in February after drowning in a bathtub due to chronic cocaine use and heart disease. She was 48. WHITNEY HOUSTON

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From acting legends to famous singers, some of those we lost in the past year.

The end of the year is a time to reflect on all the big stories and events of the prior 12 months. It's a time to consider all the great advances and developments that have affected us and to consider the year ahead. It is also a time to remember all the names and talents we lost in the year past and to honor all they brought to our lives.

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50 Cent Probes Manager Chris Lighty's Suicide

Rapper-turned-businessman responds to grieving family's doubts

Almost a month after authorities ruled the death of celebrity manager Chris Lighty a suicide, his long-time client and friend 50 Cent is launching an investigation into his death.

Lighty, a force in the hip-hop industry as a marketing and promotion whiz who managed the careers of such stars as 50 Cent and Mariah Carey, died in August at the age of 44 after what officials said was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head following an argument with his wife at his Bronx, N.Y., home.

According to myfoxny.com, Lighty's will leaves everything to his wife except for a trust fund set up for their children. Lighty's mother and brother are among family members skeptical of the New York City Medical Examiner's ruling that the death was a suicide. At the family's request, 50 Cent has put together an investigative team to search for answers.

"Chris has been an important part of my business and personal growth for a decade," 50 Cent told a CBS affiliate. "He will be greatly missed."

"I want the truth to come out," Lighty's brother Dave told the same affiliate. "This isn't my brother. My brother was a strong person ... nothing is adding up."