The celebrity deaths of 2022 include Sidney Poitier and more stars, actors and singers who have passed away this year.
Read on for the celebrity deaths of 2022 and the stars we’ve lost this year so far. May they rest in peace.Loretta Lynn died on October 4, 2022, at age 90. The iconic country singer died peacefully in her home in Hurricane Hills, Tennessee. Her family released a statement, “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills.
Heche was severely burned when she crashed into a Los Angeles home in the Mar Vista neighborhood on August 5, 2022. According to TMZ, Heche was under the influence of cocaine and possibly fentanyl when she crashed into an apartment complex and a home which caused a massive fire. Along with her husband, Newton John is survived by her daughter, Chloe Rose Lattanzi, whom she shares with ex-husband, Matt Lattanzi. Newton-John—who is best known for her role as Sandy Olsson in Grease, as well as her Grammy-winning music career—announced in May 2017 that her longtime breast cancer had metastasized to the sacrum.
According to People, Ivana died at her home in New York City. Donald and Ivana were married from 1977 to 1992 and share three children: Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric.Ray Liotta, an Emmy-winning actor best known for his role in Good Fellas, died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic on May 26, 2022. No foul play is suspected, People confirmed. Liotta is survived by his fiancée, Jacy Nittolo, and his daughter, Karsen, 23, whom he shared with ex-wife Michelle Grace.
Mugler, who is from Strasbourg, France, started designing in the 1970s and was known for his dramatic, avant-garde designs. He retired from fashion in 2002, but has come out of retirement for a few occasions. Once was in 2009 when he designed Beyoncé’s “I Am… World Tour” costumes, and another time was in 2019 when he designed Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala look. Mugler was relaunched in 201 under the creative direction of designer Casey Cadwallader.