- News that André Braugher has died has sparked a wave of unfounded conspiracy theories that his death was caused by a COVID-19 vaccine.
- Braugher, the Emmy-winning star of such shows as Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Homicide: Life on the Street, and Men of a Certain Age, died on Tuesday at the age of 61 after a brief illness, his publicist Jennifer Allen confirmed. No further details were provided. Newsweek reached out via Allen’s website on Tuesday for comment.
- Illinois native Braugher rose to fame in his role as Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC drama Homicide: Life on the Street, which ran between 1992 and 1999. He scooped an Emmy Award for his role in 1998.
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