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| The mother of the hip-hop star Kanye West has died in Los Angeles after complications from cosmetic surgery. Donda West, 58, was a former academic who gave her job as head of English at at Chicago State University three years ago to become her son's manager. Patricia Green, her spokeswoman, confirmed today that she died on Saturday after cosmetic surgery, but would give no further details. Kanye West was reportedly in London shooting a music video when he received the news of his mother's death. The West family put out a one-line statement saying that it "respectfully asks for privacy during this time of grief". |