{"id":250802,"date":"2026-07-08T18:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/08\/lauren-bennett-singers-death-being-investigated-as-suicide\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T18:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:06:19","slug":"lauren-bennett-singers-death-being-investigated-as-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/08\/lauren-bennett-singers-death-being-investigated-as-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauren Bennett: Singer&#8217;s Death Being Investigated as Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> A new report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/08\/lauren-bennett-death-investigated-as-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a> indicates that Lauren Bennett \u201cmost likely died by suicide\u201d on May 29, and investigators are currently gathering facts in order to confirm that conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes one day after the singer\u2019s father made vague comments blaming Lauren\u2019s doctors for her death:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMonths before her death, Lauren experienced a severe reaction to a prescribed medication. As a family, we all rallied around her and did everything we could to support her,\u201d Richard Bennett wrote on Instagram, adding:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-611478806-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren Bennett of G.R.L performs during the Nickelodeon Slimefest 2016 matinee show at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on September 30, 2016 in Sydney, Australia.  \" class=\"wp-image-558427 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-611478806-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-611478806-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-611478806-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-611478806-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-611478806-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-611478806-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-611478806-1200x798.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-611478806-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lauren Bennett of G.R.L performs during the Nickelodeon Slimefest 2016 matinee show at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on September 30, 2016 in Sydney, Australia.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Brett Hemmings\/Getty Images for Nickelodeon Australia)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018We have no suspicions regarding the circumstances of her death, only deep disappointment that, for five months, medical professionals and NHS services failed to treat her appropriately during her time of greatest need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read on for our initial coverage of this heartbreaking situation:<\/p>\n<p>We have tragic news to report from the world of music today.<\/p>\n<p>Lauren Bennett \u2014 the British singer best known for her work on LMFAO\u2019s 2011 hit \u201cParty Rock Anthem\u201d \u2014 has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>She was just 37 years old.<\/p>\n<p>News of Bennett\u2019s passing comes courtesy of an announcement from the surviving members of GRL, her former group.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DafMqgaMrj9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cIt is with great sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Lauren,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hearts are broken, and we cannot begin to express how much she meant to us. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will forever cherish the love, laughter, and countless memories she gave us. Her beautiful spirit touched so many lives, and she will be deeply missed and forever loved,\u201d the group continued, concluding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest peacefully, sweet Lauren. You will always be in our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other sources have since confirmed the tragic news, but Bennett\u2019s cause of death remains a mystery.<\/p>\n<p>Bennett got her start in the music industry when she competed on The X Factor at the age of 14.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KQ6zr6kCPj8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The following year,  Pussycat Girls founder Robin Antin selected her for his Paradiso Girls in, formed by Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin. <\/p>\n<p>The group scored a minor international hit with their 2009 debut single \u201cPatron Tequila,\u201d featuring Eve and Lil\u2019 Jon, but they disbanded shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>Bennett went on to join the group GRL, which scored several hits in Australia and the UK.<\/p>\n<p>But it was her feature on \u201cParty Rock Anthem\u201d \u2014 which spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 1 in 20 different countries \u2014 that brought Lauren the greatest success of her career.<\/p>\n<p>15 years after its release, the song remains a staple of movie and TV soundtracks as well as pop radio stations.<\/p>\n<p>Our condolences go out to Lauren Bennett\u2019s loved ones during this enormously difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/lauren-bennett-cause-of-death-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes UPDATE: A new report from TMZ indicates that Lauren Bennett \u201cmost likely died by suicide\u201d on May 29, and investigators are currently gathering facts in order to confirm that conclusion. The news comes one day after the singer\u2019s father made vague comments blaming Lauren\u2019s doctors for her death: \u201cMonths before her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":250803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-250802","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}