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Jake Lamotta, the former middleweight champion whose life in and out of the ring was depicted in the film Raging Bull, for which Robert De Niro won an Academy Award, has died, his fiancee said Wednesday. He was 95. Lamotta died Tuesday at a Miami-area hospital from complications of pneumonia, according to fiancee Denise Baker. […]...

Jake Lamotta, a former middleweight champion boxer, died at age 95.

The sports legend's wife, Denise Baker, told ABC News that Lamotta died due to complications from pneumonia and was in a nursing home in Miami, Florida. 

Lamotta had 30 knockouts in his boxing career that spanned from 1941 to 1954, and earned the nickname "Bronx Bull."

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In 1980, Martin Scorsese used Lamotta's 1970 memoir as the inspiration for his black-and-white film, Raging Bull, which starred Robert De Niro as the famed pugilist.The role earned De Niro an Oscar for Best Actor.

After news broke of Lamotta's death, the 74-year-old actor told Et in statement: "Rest in Peace, Champ."

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"He was a great man, sensitive, and had eyes that danced right up to the end. I love him; God rest his soul," Lamotta's...

Jake Lamotta, the famous boxer portrayed by Robert DeNiro in the Martin Scorsese-directed 1980 classic Raging Bull, has died, aged 95.

His daughter, Christi, confirmed the death Tuesday evening on Facebook, writing, “Jake Lamotta July 10, 1922 – September 19, 2017 – Rest in Peace Pop.”

Denise Baker, the former champ’s wife, told TMZ Wednesday that her husband died in a nursing home due to complications from pneumonia. Another family member told TMZ Lamotta’s health had been deteriorating in the last few weeks, and that a decision was made to withdraw his feeding tube.

“I just want people to know, he was a great, sweet,...

Five years after the sweet love ended ... Anita Baker's finally ready to reclaim her name. The R&B legend divorced Walter Bridgforth, Jr. in 2010, but she just filed docs in L.A. to legally drop his last name and go back to Anita Denise Baker. The Grammy winner never changed her name professionally ... so the change won't affect your music cataloging at home. Unclear why she waited so long to make the switch. She...