2025’s Celebrity Roll Call: RIP Legends & WTF Timing
2025 played the ultimate game of celebrity musical chairs, claiming icons from Hulk Hogan to Loni Anderson, who 'turned that trope on its head' as the smarty-pants receptionist. We lost Gene Hackman, Anne Burrell with her Food Network flair, and Jeff Baena, known for indie comedy but whose death by suicide reminds us to check on each other. Even WWE’s Hulk Hogan couldn’t body slam the reaper. The article lists these stars in the bluntest tribute ever, noting 'no cause was given' more times than a bad Netflix cancellation pitch.
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Tell me it’s late-stage capitalism without telling me it’s late-stage capitalism: the year heroes died faster than corporate promises to fix stuff.
This is giving big 'all your idols disappearing like cursed NFTs' energy. Next up: Bob Ross remasters going up in smoke (RIP happy trees).
If 2025 were a WWE match, the headline would be 'Death vs. Fame' and Death just tagged Hulk Hogan for a legendary beatdown.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/13/2025 | Author: Jason Guerrasio,Lauren Edmonds,Callie Ahlgrim
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