Howard Bragman, celeb publicist, dies at 66 after leukemia battle

Howard Bragman, celeb publicist, dies at 66 after leukemia battle

Howard Bragman, celeb publicist, dies at 66 after leukemia battle

Howard Bragman, a beloved Hollywood publicist who specialised in disaster relations and whose shoppers have included Monica Lewinsky, Cameron Diaz, Ricki Lake, Sharon Osbourne and Chaz Bono, has died after a brief battle with leukemia. He was 66.

He died Saturday night time in Los Angeles, his household stated Sunday. Bragman was recognized with leukemia simply 10 days in the past and promptly hospitalized.

A local of Flint, Michigan, the place he stated he all the time felt like a martian as a “fats, Jewish, homosexual child,” Bragman obtained his begin in public relations in Chicago, working with shoppers like Anheuser-Busch. Finally he made his solution to Los Angeles and based his personal agency, Bragman Nyman Cafarelli (BNC), in 1989. He turned often called a go-to for serving to celebrities come out publicly, together with “Household Ties” star Meredith Baxter, nation singer Chely Wright, basketball gamers John Amaechi and Sheryl Swoopes and soccer participant Michael Sam.

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