Overview
- Roundups from late December highlight film and music icons who died this year, including Gene Hackman, David Lynch, Robert Redford, Diane Keaton, Brigitte Bardot and Ozzy Osbourne, alongside fashion titan Giorgio Armani.
- Political and intellectual figures featured prominently, with obituaries for Pope Francis and Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, as well as tributes to primatologist Jane Goodall and architect Frank Gehry.
- Several causes were formally reported by outlets, such as Michelle Trachtenberg’s accidental overdose, Hulk Hogan’s fatal heart attack at home, and Ozzy Osbourne’s long-declining health tied to Parkinson’s disease.
- Sports retrospectives note the death of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota in a car crash, plus remembrances for boxing great George Foreman and NFL rookie Marshawn Kneeland, with additional mourning across Argentine and Mexican football.
- Coverage flags unresolved details in select cases, with conflicting reports on the circumstances of filmmaker Rob Reiner’s death even as multiple outlets list him among the year’s notable passings.