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‘A true icon of the hair industry’: celebrity hairstylist John Frieda dies aged 75

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Businessman styled stars such as Twiggy, Madonna and Joanna Lumley and created popular hair care line Frizz Ease John Frieda, the celebrity hairstylist who launched his own bestselling hair product range, has died aged 75. In an Instagram post, his salon wrote: “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that our dear John passed away peacefully … surrounded by his family.

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[Claude] Report 2 is a follow-up obituary covering the same death of John Frieda at age 75, with no conflicting facts.

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Also reported by mirror.co.uk, metro.co.uk, goss.ie (found in GDELT's list of news articles)

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‘A true icon of the hair industry’: celebrity hairstylist John Frieda dies aged 75 Businessman styled stars such as Twiggy, Madonna and Joanna Lumley and created popular hair care line Frizz Ease John Frieda, the celebrity hairstylist who launched his own bestselling hair product range, has died aged 75. In an Instagram post, his salon wrote: “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that our dear John passed away peacefully … surrounded by his family.

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