Prince dies at 57
UPDATE, Apr. 21, 12:54 p.m.: Prince's publicist confirmed to the Associated Press that Prince, aged 57, passed away. TMZ first reported the news this afternoon.
Representatives for Prince have not yet responded to Mashable's request for comment, though his publicist has released a statement:
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Carver County Sherrif Jim Olson shared more details about the death in a statement, adding that they arrived at Paisley Park Studios at 9:43, where they found Prince unresponsive in an elevator. They tried to revive him with CPR, but he was pronounced dead at 10:07 a.m. Here's the statement.
TMZ is reporting that someone has died at Prince's Paisley Park studio in Minnesota.
It's not clear yet who that person is -- but TMZ's reports say medical responders arrived at Paisley Park studio on Thursday morning, and the Carver County sheriff's department in Chanhassen, Minnesota is notifying next of kin. Deputies are also on the scene of a death investigation, according to an official statement on Twitter.
Local reporters also noted that it was a middle aged man who died at Paisley Park.
Prince was recently sick with the flu. He was on a flight a few days ago that was forced to make an emergency, landing in Moline, Illinois, so he could be rushed to the hospital, according to TMZ.
He threw a dance party at his estate the next day to celebrate leaving the hospital, posting pictures of the event on Twitter.
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