Corrine Bailey Rae’s Husband Found Dead, Soulja Boy Boy Attacked, and Mike Epps Might Be Somebody’s New Baby-Daddy

JASON RAE, HUSBAND OF CORRINE BAILEY RAE, FOUND DEAD » I know we’re like 2 days late on reporting this, but the husband of Grammy-nominated British soul singer Corrine Bailey Rae was found dead in an apartment in the northern English city of Leeds on Saturday. Officers are awaiting results of toxicology tests to determine the cause of death. In connection with the case, a 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs, and has since been released on bail, according to officials.

29-year-old Corrine Bailey Rae and her husband met when the singer worked in as a coat room attendant at a jazz club in Leeds. They married in 2001. 31-year-old Jason Rae was a saxophonist with a funk band, the Haggis Horns. Along with having performed with his wife, Rae’s band had also previously worked with other British acts including Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson.

EMI Records, Corrine’s record label released a statement after learning of Rae’s loss.

“EMI Records would like to offer its sincere condolences to Corinne Bailey Rae and the Rae family at this tragic time. We ask that the media respects Corinne’s privacy and that of her entire family.”

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