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Funeral held for hip-hop mogul who took his own life

Hundreds gathered today for the funeral in Manhattan for hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty who took his own life last week. Police say Lighty was found dead in his Bronx apartment last Thursday with a gunshot

News 12 Staff

Sep 5, 2012, 8:36 PM

Updated 4,387 days ago

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Hundreds gathered today for the funeral in Manhattan for hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty who took his own life last week.
Police say Lighty was found dead in his Bronx apartment last Thursday with a gunshot wound to his head. The medical examiner ruled his death a suicide.
Lighty was best known for managing the careers of such stars like LL Cool J, Mariah Carey and Sean "Diddy" Combs.
According to court documents, Lighty was in the process of getting divorced and was also having financial difficulties.