Hot on the heels of the ultimate celebrity death week that was the last 7 days, Associated press released this info last night at the ungodly hour of 1am.

Singer-Songwriter Rick Astley Found Dead in Berlin Hotel Room
By LIZ SIDOTI
The Associated Press
Monday, June 30, 2009 1:00 AM

Berlin — Known for his 80’s pop hit “Never Gonna Give You Up,” the 43-year-old Rick Astley has been pronounced dead today. Astley’s body was found at the Angleterre Hotel in Berlin after an ambulance responded to an emergency call from his hotel room.

Astley was found unconscious in his hotel bedroom and was unable to be resuscitated. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Astley was in the middle of a concert tour that would have ended in late August of 2009. He was to return to the United Kingdom at that time.

© 2009 The Associated Press

NOW, that’s enough to make you loose all desire to live, somersault against wire fences and eat your breakfast.
After, all isn’t CNN’s IReport and Associated Press perfectly legit?
Its no TMZ, ITS REAL NEWS.
APPARENTLY NOT.
And, as Gawker reports this morning, fear not, Rick, has NOT given up on you.
He is alive and kicking and enjoying this resurgence in interest in him and being #riprolled as we speak.
We’ll all be Together, forever.

Rick Astley – Together Forever from ale thai on Vimeo.