René Angélil, husband of Céline Dion, has died
Rene Angelil and Celine Dion at a 2011 event
CNN)René Angélil, the husband of singer Céline Dion, died Thursday.
"René Angélil, 73, passed away this morning at his home in Las Vegas after a long and courageous battle against cancer," according to a post on Céline Dion's website.
"The family requests that their privacy be respected at the moment; more details will be provided at a later time," the post read.
Rene Angelil passed away this morning at his home in Las Vegas after a long and courageous battle against cancer. https://t.co/JOeLaOfbSB
— Celine Dion (@celinedion) January 14, 2016
Angélil, Dion's longtime collaborator, stepped aside as his wife's manager in June 2014 because of his battle with throat cancer. That August, Dion put her career on a temporary hold to help him fight the disease.
Angélil is survived by his wife and the couple's three children, René-Charles, 14, and 5-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy -- and his adult children from a previous relationship, Anne-Marie, Jean-Pierre and Patrick.
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