Monday, February 3, 2014

Velocity Alert: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Found Dead in NYC Home

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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Found Dead in NYC Home

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman "was found dead in his bathroom of an apparent drug overdose" in his New York City home, a New York Police Department official told Mashable. He was 46. An official cause of death has not been confirmed by NYC's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

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