George Michael’s longtime manager revealed his cause of death on Sunday. Michael Lippman told The Hollywood Reporter that the singer's cause of death was heart failure.

Lippman told the publication that received a call on Sunday morning, alerting him that the “Last Christmas” singer had been found "in bed, lying peacefully."


The manager added, ”I’m devastated.” He also explained that while the death was unexpected, that there was "no foul play whatsoever." The autopsy have yet to be released.

Yesterday Lippman gave a statement to the BBC, ”It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period. The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time. There will be no further comment at this stage."

The Thames Valley Police released a statement yesterday explaining that officers were called shortly before 2 p.m. on Christmas Day. The statement read: "Sadly, a 53-year-old man was confirmed deceased at the scene. At this stage the death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious. A post mortem will be undertaken in due course. There will be no further updates from Thames Valley Police until the post mortem has taken place."


Celebs, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, were quick to pay tribute to Michael on social media. The Buffy star got more than a little flack by confusing Michael's song lyrics with Boy George, though.

"Do you really want to hurt me? I guess you do 2016 #ripboygeorge," she wrote before realizing her mistake. "Just as sad when you get the correct information #ripGeorgeMichael thank you to everyone who corrected me - it’s still so sad," she followed up. “And for the record yes I completely know the difference between Boy George and George Michael- I heard incorrectly. My intentions were good. This is usually why I don’t comment on public matters, but it all seems so sad on Christmas. Lesson learned," she added.

Here are some other celeb rememberances:

Elton John: "I am in deep shock. I have lost a beloved friend — the kindest, most generous soul and a brilliant artist. My heart goes out to his family, friends and all of his fans.

Madonna: "Farewell My Friend! Another Great Artist leaves us. Can 2016 F--k Off NOW?"

Ellen: "I just heard about my friend @GeorgeMichael's death. He was such a brilliant talent. I'm so sad."

Lindsay Lohan: "My love. My spirit and my heart is with you and your loved ones. In your beautiful words — 'I think you're amazing.' You're my friend for saying you would sing at my wedding.... we will speak through our prayers always — i have you as an angel above. I love you darling. Thank you for inspiring so many true people. Angel."

RIP George.

You can't have BritBrit, 2016!

Britney Spears is NOT dead -- her rep confirmed the fact after someone hacked one of Sony Music’s Twitter accounts and tweeted to the world that the popstar had died.

Early Monday morning, Sony Music Global’s verified Twitter account tweeted to 613K followers: "RIP @britneyspears #RIPBritney 1981-2016."

The account then tweeted, "britney spears is dead by accident! we will tell you more soon." Of course the Internet had a melt down but luckily it was just a hox.

Later in the day on Monday, CNN reporter AnneClaire Stapleton dispelled the rumor when she tweeted: “Britney Spears is alive and well, her rep tells CNN. It appears @SonyMusicGlobal erroneously tweeted her death. Sony rep says no comment.”

But the "Toxic" singer wasn't the only one whose account was hacked -- Bob Dylan’s verified account paid tribute to the supposedly dead Spears. The account tweeted, “Rest in peace @britneyspears."

Both the tweets have been removed from Sony Music Global. The account later explained the hack when it tweeted: "we saw a new IP logged in to the account a few minutes ago and the tweet is posted by a new IP so @britneyspears is still alive #OurMine."

We're so glad that this isn't true. We just couldn't take any more bad news in 2016! As proof of life, here she is testing out Snapchat filters with new boyfriend Sam Asghari on Christmas Day.

George Michael, former Wham! frontman, "passed away peacefully at home" tonight, according to the BBC.

Police say an ambulance was called to the singer's Oxfordshire home around 2pm on Christmas day. Authorities say there was nothing suspicious about his death.

"It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period," the "Freedom" singer's publicist said in a statement.

"The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time. There will be no further comment at this stage."

A video posted by Khloe Kardashian Snapchats (@khloesnapchats) on Dec 25, 2016 at 1:20am PST

"Look who it is -- Mrs. West in the building!" Khloe Kardashian Snapchatted a video with sis Kim at the family's annual Christmas party last night and we're gonna break down this 5-second clip and analyze each and every frame of it!

#1 - Khloe makes a point to call Kim "Mrs. West" -- why? She wants fans to know she's still with Kanye. Despite all the trouble between the couple -- her robbery that's caused stress, Kanye's breakdown and hospitalization -- they're still together and they want everyone to know that.

#2 - Kim has a lip ring! We're 100% sure that's not a piercing -- Kim would never do that -- it's a temporary accessory and she makes a point of showing it off with a profile of her famous pucker and a cheek kiss for Khloe.

#3 - There's no #3 -- aren't the first two big enough?!

So what else happened at the Kardashian Kristmas party? Caitlyn was there in a beautiful red holiday cocktail dress, Kylie was on fleek with some new bling from boyfriend Tyga (more on that later), Kris was injecting herself into every Snapchat she possibly could, and Kourtney was there with the kids after enjoying some Calabasas "snow" earlier in the day.

A video posted by Khloe Kardashian Snapchats (@khloesnapchats) on Dec 25, 2016 at 1:24am PST

A video posted by Kylie Jenner Snapchats (@kylizzlesnapchats) on Dec 24, 2016 at 9:40pm PST

Tyga is SO sweet! He took a Goyard dop bag full of cash to Polachek's Jewelers in Calabasas to pick up a quick gift for girlfriend Kylie Jenner. We'll give you ONE GUESS as to whose $$$ that was in the bag ... so thoughtful of T-Raww to spend Kylie's money on Kylie!

That wasn't his only Christmas contribution to the family, the rapper got down on the dance floor with mom Kris as the momager shows off her moves. He kissed Kylie under the mistletoe with Santa and Kylie posed with sis Kendall and dad Caitlyn at the holiday bash. All in the family!

A video posted by Kylie Jenner Snapchats (@kylizzlesnapchats) on Dec 24, 2016 at 10:32pm PST

Kim and Kanye ventured out ... together! And with Nori and without bodyguards!

The family went to see the Los Angeles City Ballet at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, quickly sneaking in with Kim's sis Kourtney and daughter Penelope just before the performance started. The group had NO security staff with them, according to reports.

The gang went backstage to pose with the ballerinas after the show and even Kim and Kanye posed for some snaps.

Kim is slowing making her way back into the spotlight, as she's just confirmed a rescheduled date of January 13 for a makeup master class in Dubai with her long-time makeup artist Mario Dedavanovic. The original date was just after Kim was robbed at gunpoint in Paris so the event was postponed.

And let's not forget Kanye! After suffering what appears to be a psychotic break, the rapper is back in action, recording, going back to the office and now, taking the family out in public.

It looks like the most famous Hollywood family is ready to return to their famous lifestyle ... we're waiting!

2016 is really doing a doozy on us all ...

Beloved actress Carrie Fisher has suffered a massive heart attack Friday on United flight from London to Los Angeles, reports TMZ

The Star Wars actress, who has been traveling the world on her book tour, went into cardiac arrest 15 minutes before her flight was scheduled to land at LAX. The site is reporting that people on board were administering CPR and that a flight attendant asked the passengers if there were any medical personnel on board. Luckily there was an EMT at the back of the plane who came up to first class and administered life-saving measures.

The plane landed a few minutes after 12 pm and and paramedics rushed the 60-year-old to a hospital nearby by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics. The only daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher is currently in critical condition.

We will update you with this developing story ...

Maybe he just had a bad craving for some K-BBQ?

We spotted Kanye and a male pal in Koreatown last night, and the rapper looked pretty down in the dumps. We have a feeling it's not a very merry Christmas for Yeezy, as his marriage to wife Kim seems to be imploding. It also doesn't help that he's been forced to put his work on hold as he recovers from a mental breakdown.

"Fitness - physical and mental - are essential to him being able to be restored fully and cleared to work. He has health issues that need to be resolved prior to returning to work," a source dished to People.

"He is mercurial. One minute he is here. One minute he is there. He is very very difficult to pin down. Things are changing minute to minute," the source added.

We hope The Louis Vuitton Don is getting the help he needs. We're rooting for you, 'Ye!