MANILA, Philippines – Charice's former manager Courtney Blooding has died after a battle with cancer.
Charice herself confirmed the news on her Twitter on Tuesday, May 24.
"Rest in Peace to my friend, Courtney Blooding. Gone too soon. F**k cancer, man," Charice wrote.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rest in Peace to my friend, Courtney Blooding. Gone too soon. Fuck cancer, man.</p>— Charice (@OfficialCharice) <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficialCharice/status/735280143220899844">May 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Courtney revealed that she was sick several months ago when she posted a series of photos on Instagram.
In a post, she wrote: "This isn't an experience I ever thought I'd have, but I gotta say, I'm pretty thankful for it. I know that might sound strange, but everyone has been so supportive and made me feel so loved that I'm happy for every step of the way. I'm happy for each new experience and aspect of life. And now I get to try it bald for a little while."
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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBWGaDTrcUx/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Progression of my hair loss. Top left was Thursday, January 28th. Bottom left was today at 1pm. Right was today at 5pm. My hair loss started on Thursday the 28th. Most of it was gone by the following Monday. It went pretty fast. I'm trying to get used to the feeling of a bare head. This isn't an experience I ever thought I'd have, but I gotta say, I'm pretty thankful for it. I know that might sound strange, but everyone has been so supportive and made me feel so loved that I'm happy for every step of the way. I'm happy for each new experience and aspect of life. And now I get to try it bald for a little while </a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Courtney (@durtyfeet) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-02-04T01:06:55+00:00">Feb 3, 2016 at 5:06pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote>
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Courtney was Charice's manager from 2011 to 2012.
According to her website, Courtney has worked with top acts such as David Foster, Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion, Seal and more. – Rappler.com