Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

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Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died. https://t.co/0PVFo4AJx7
- CBS News (@CBSNews) September 29, 2024
Rhodes scholar, actor, and country musician Kris Kristofferson has died at the age of 88

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[anterrabre]

He was just all-around awesome. Why can't someone shitty die for a change?

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Kris Kristofferson wore a necklace with the United Farm Workers eagle emblem in the Star Is Born promotional material as part of his activism supporting the farm worker movement https://t.co/yYi7vLC2Y9 pic.twitter.com/OtrQkREBkQ
- Jorts (and Jean) (@JortsTheCat) February 7, 2024

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He kicked ass. Also endorsed Jesse Jackson in 88. pic.twitter.com/WLIXTgmZwh
- 🇵🇸 crunkcore revivalist 🇵🇸 (@ChaosIsMeme) September 30, 2024

[januarysix]

a fellow bordertown guy

[arisma]

I always think of him with Sinead.

[fyuf]

If he was only known for supporting Palestine, comforting Sinead and (possibly) dragging toby keith he'd still be a fkn legend. RIP to a truly great man.

[yousaidlog]

I forgot about the Toby Keith thing. What a king.

[aprilbegins]

that’s a great trifecta!

[alwayspolaris]

I was literally just watching the old Muppet Show episode with him for the first time and loved how unseriously he took himself in his duet with Miss Piggy but all of this is making me a fan.

[storm]

damn rip :(

[selina_kyle]

So sad. He was definitely one of the good ones.

I'll never forget him consoling Sinéad as she was booed during her performance at the concert for Bob Dylan's 30th anniversary as a recording artist in 1992. This was after her SNL performance where she ripped up the photo of the Pope in protest of childhood sexual assault occuring in the Church.

He wrote the song "Sister Sinéad" for her.

[killnotic]

I was a fan of Kristofferson before, but after I saw him come on stage, comfort Sinead, and walk away with her, I understood what being a caring, empathetic person was for the first time. When he came back and read the audience the Riot Act, that's when I understood what it meant to be a truly righteous person.

The world's a worse place without him.