Bob Geldof became the member of a sad club with the death of Peaches Geldof. We take a look at other celebrity parents who have suffered the loss of their children.
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Keith Richards's son ara Jo Jo Gunne suffered a cot death in 1976. Reuters -
Carol Burnett's daughter Carrie Hamilton passed away on 20 January, 2002. AFP -
Mike Tyson's daughter Exodus Tyson died in hospital after she was found with her neck caught in the power cable of a treadmill machine at her home in Phoenix in the US. Getty Images / AFP -
Mary Tyler Moore's son Richie died on October 15, 1980. He was playing with a gun that went off and shot him in the head. The police ruled the death as accidental. WireImage -
OJ Simpson's two-year-old daughter, Aaren Lashone, died aged two when she drowned in the family swimming pool in 1979. AP -
It is commonly believed that Sylvester Stallone's son Sage died from a drug overdose. The real reason he died was from heart disease. Reuters -
Dr. Dre's son, Andre Young Jr., died from an overdose of heroin and morphine in 2008. Reuters -
In July 1977 Robert Plant's son Karac died at age five of a stomach infection. AFP -
Bill Cosby’s 27-year-old son Ennis was shot to death in a robbery when he stopped to change a flat tire in California in 1997. AP -
Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son Daniel died of a lethal combination of methadone and two antidepressant drugs. Getty -
Marie Osmond's son Michael Blosil committed suicide in 2010 by jumping off his apartment building. His suicide note said he decided to end his life because of the 'torment' of his fight against drug and alcohol abuse. AFP
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