Celebrities pay tribute to Linkin Park's Chester Bennington

Ariana Bacle
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Chester Bennington dead: Tributes from celebs

Chester Bennington, the frontman for Linkin Park, has died at age 41, following an apparent suicide. Soon after news of his death broke Thursday, people from the entertainment industry ranging from talk show hosts to rock bands to rappers began paying tribute to the late singer on social media.

“Chester was one of the kindest men I’ve had on my show,” Jimmy Kimmel tweeted. “My heart breaks for his family and friends. He will be missed terribly.”

“Chester it was truly a pleasure,” Pusha-T said on Twitter. “Thank you for sharing your greatness.”

His Linkin Park bandmate Mike Shinoda also commented on Bennington’s death, tweeting, “Shocked and heartbroken, but it’s true. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one.”

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Read those tributes and more below.

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A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on Jul 20, 2017 at 11:37am PDT

RIP Chester. Salutes and Condolences to Mike and Your band mates and big love and Condolences to your children and family from my family. Love and Respect always. Rest easy beloved human being.

A post shared by Killer Mike (@killermike) on Jul 20, 2017 at 12:17pm PDT

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).