Britney Spears is taking a moment to remind fans just how bad things were in her conservatorship.
23.02.2022 - 23:17 / deadline.com
Donny Davis, the comic and impersonator who appeared frequently as a guest on Chelsea Lately, performed as a comedian and dancer for Britney Spears’ 2013 Las Vegas residency and was a longtime member of the Hollywood and Las Vegas nightclub variety show Beacher’s Madhouse, where he often appeared with a fake tan and blond wig as “Mini-Trump,” died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was 43.
No cause of death was disclosed pending an autopsy. Las Vegas CBS affiliate KLAS is reporting that Davis was found dead by police inside his room at Vegas’ Resorts World hotel and casino just before 6 a.m. today.
Though he was known mostly for his raucous stage performances, Davis also appeared on film in 2017’s Tommy Chong comedy It’s Gawd! and in the 2013 film Pain & Gain starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie.
Also in 2013, Davis appeared frequently on Chelsea Handler’s late-night talk show Chelsea Lately.
In an Instagram post, comedian and friend Steven Briggs paid tribute to Davis, writing, “Everyone that met you loved you and I’m so thankful to have had you in my life and to call you a friend.”
TMZ was first to report Davis’ death, quoting Jeff Beacher, founder and owner of the vaudeville-style revue Beacher’s Madhouse, as saying, “Donny broke barriers in the little people community and was an inspiration to his peers. He will be missed terribly but his legacy and the impact he had on those who loved him will live on forever.”
Details on survivors and other information were not immediately available.
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Las Vegas police are investigating the death of 43-year-old comedian and performer Donny Davis, who was found unresponsive after a night with several people at a luxury hotel on the Strip. Hotel security and Clark County paramedics discovered Davis after being summoned around 5:30 a.m.Tuesday to a Conrad hotel guest room in the Resorts World complex, according to a police report obtained Friday.
party bar called Beacher’s Madhouse and hosted private parties by celebrities including Mariah Carey and Demi Lovato.Paramedics summoned police because they said they had trouble getting information from the four other people in the room, the police report said.Witnesses told investigators that Davis went to the room after being denied service at a hotel bar for being too intoxicated.A Clark County coroner’s office spokesman said it could take several weeks for results of blood toxicology tests and a finding of a cause and manner of Davis’ death.
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Britney Spears has once again blasted her younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears.
told TMZ that Davis was found dead in his Las Vegas hotel room on Tuesday. The cause of death remains unclear until the full autopsy report.Davis was a Sin City staple, having performed for many A-listers, including Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Seth McFarland, Joe Jonas and others.In 2013, he was cast as part of Spears’ dance troupe during her initial Vegas residency, which ran nearly 250 shows.
The pop princess continued by claiming Jamie Lynn “went into the closet and screamed like a drama queen” and caused a scene in her mom, Lynne Spears‘ closet. “Aren’t I supposed to be the one screaming ??? I never screamed at you in front of anyone … what you don’t know is that when you were screaming and yelling in Mom’s closet, one of the kids came out and said to me, ‘You need to go say you’re sorry to momma !!”’ FOR WHAT ??? I didn’t do anything !!!” Britney then went on to claim Jamie “never let me hold the baby” and was hesitant about letting her older sister get close with her children “[M]omma’s mouth dropped because you would never say anything … you would just yank her out of my arms !!!! You acted like you owned that household and I’m sorry you were too much,” she wrote. The “Toxic” singer went on to explain how their father, Jamie Spears, has “taken a back seat” to all the drama because he “doesn’t do the conservatorship anymore,” adding, “so I guess you’re feeling that your little sassy ass
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