Singer Joe Cocker dead at 70.

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The latest celebrity news including British blues-rock veteran Joe Cocker dies at the age of 70.

Raspy-voiced, Grammy-winning singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of the Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends" and "You Are So Beautiful," has died. He was 70.

A recording and touring artist in the 1970s, Cocker struggled with alcohol and drug abuse.

His career revived in 1982, singing "Up Where We Belong" in a duet with Jennifer Warnes in the film "An Officer and A Gentleman," which won both a Grammy and an Oscar.

China's state prosecutor said on Monday (December 22) it had formally charged Jaycee Chan, son of kung fu movie star Jackie Chan, with a drugs offense, meaning he is almost certain to face trial.

The younger Chan, a 32-year-old actor and singer, was arrested in Beijing this year after testing positive for marijuana, with police saying they found 100 grams o