The Voice 8 – reality blurred

Anthony Riley, a contestant on The Voice season 8 who dropped out after winning his first battle round, died from suicide on Friday. He was 28. Anthony was on Pharrell Williams’ team, and left the show for what it only described as for “personal reasons.”After a “disgruntled former manager” tweeted from Anthony’s account and made …

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Voice contestant who dropped out, Anthony Riley, has died