Remembering The Celebrities Who Left Us in 2020

Published on 02/15/2021
ADVERTISEMENT

Emily Hartridge

A well-known YouTuber and TV presenter, Emily was from Britain. In 2012, her vlogs started and were released in Ten Reasons Why… series . Modern life, love, sex, relationships, and mental health have also been debated in her videos. She was killed by a vehicle in South West London while riding an e-scooter in July 2019. She is reportedly the first citizen to succumb in the country to accidents involving an e-scooter.

Emily Hartridge

Emily Hartridge

ADVERTISEMENT

Kevin Fret

The first openly gay Latin trap singer, Kevin Fret, was another famous Puerto Rican rapper and vocalist. In Springfield, Massachusetts, Fret graduated from Roger L Putnam Vocational-Technical High School. In a country where gay people are still ridiculed, bullied, and murdered, the rapper was known for “breaking gender norms […] and stigma about being gay, gender nonconforming, and expressing gender identity freely – in a country where gay people still get mocked, bullied and killed,” mentioned queer activist and filmmaker, Samy Nemir Olivares. In January 2019, Fret was gunned down while riding his motorcycle.

Kevin Fret

Kevin Fret

ADVERTISEMENT