Husband Of Musician Corinne Bailey Rae Found Dead

Access Hollywood - March 24, 2008 8:03 AM PDT

LONDON, England -- The husband of former Grammy nominee Corinne Bailey Rae has been found dead, according to several reports.

Jason Rae's body was found in a flat in the northern British city of Leeds on Saturday, The Daily Telegraph first reported.

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According to the newspaper, reports suggest his death was caused by a suspected drug overdose. Jason Rae, who played saxophone in a band called Haggis Horns, was 31 years old.

A postmortem examination was performed Saturday evening, but has so far proved inconclusive, the Telegraph reported.

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Toxicology reports are expected in the coming weeks.

Additionally, a 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs, authorities told the paper. The man has been released on bail.

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Corinne Bailey Rae, 29, was nominated for several Grammys in 2007 for her self-titled record.

Corinne and Jason married in 2001.

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On Sunday, Corinne Bailey Rae's record label released the following statement to Access Hollywood.

"EMI Records would like to offer its sincere condolences to Corinne Bailey Rae and the Rae family at this tragic time.

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"We ask that the media respects Corinne's privacy and that of her entire family," the statement read.

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  • Basi
    sorry to hear about your loss,stay strong nd lots of love
    report abuseposted April 29, 2009 6:39 AM PDT
  • Agent Babycakes
    It's me again. OMG I feel ya. I've recently lost a loved one too. You take as long as you need to grieve. Don't you worry, things will get better. Keep on keeping on. And as for you jerks out there! The girl just lost her husband and yall are hating on her?! What's the MATTER with you people?! Race doesn't matter! I oughtta send ya a bag of poop in
    report abuseposted March 26, 2008 12:01 PM PDT
  • okay 'suni' being white has nothing to do with it. are you saying that everybody that is not white is "ghetto"???? first of all, the word 'ghetto' derived when Hitler and his milita forced Jews in concentration camps or ghettos. Therefore, th word ghetto cannott be applied to any person nor behavior or look of that person, but to a place of no wo
    report abuseposted March 25, 2008 8:48 AM PDT
  • Nabila
    R.I.P. Jason Rae
    report abuseposted March 25, 2008 8:14 AM PDT
  • M B
    Hey how many of us are one nationality really ?! I don't call myself an American Indian, Irish, French, German, English person, I call myself American. Why don't biracial people call themselves biracial or multinational. Why is Barack Obama a black man if he is biracial & Dick Cheney is his cousin ? It's time to stop calling ourselves something because it
    report abuseposted March 25, 2008 8:12 AM PDT
  • wiz kid
    It's so sad to know a young life is wasted in such a way. Corinne, my condolences to you and your family in this time of grief. You're in my prayers. God bless you !!
    report abuseposted March 25, 2008 8:12 AM PDT
  • Dalia V
    sorry to hear your loss corine.
    report abuseposted March 25, 2008 8:10 AM PDT
  • ijp0df
    hohoo, big surprise...I found she had a personal account on a age gap dating site A g e l e s s c u p i d.c o m when I was looking for hot dates and fun with guys there.
    report abuseposted March 25, 2008 8:07 AM PDT
  • cynthia
    I'm truly sorry for your lost and I pray that you turn to God when you need comfort. I never really believed in the cliche' "time heals all wounds",I believe it makes life liveable. So keep living and don't let this tragedy end your life,even though you may feel like it.I konw this because 5 years ago i was where you are now,and yes it still hurts,but yo
    report abuseposted March 25, 2008 7:40 AM PDT
  • cynthia
    I'm truly sorry for your lost and I pray that you turn to God when you need comfort. I never really believed in the cliche' "time heals all wounds",I believe it makes life liveable. So keep living and don't let this tragedy end your life,even though you may feel like it.I konw this because 5 years ago i was where you are now,and yes it still hurts,but yo
    report abuseposted March 25, 2008 7:39 AM PDT
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