Date: 27th August 2002

Aaliyah Remembered A Year On


Fans remembered Aaliyah Houghton a year after the R&B singer-actress was killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas. Fans gathered in New York's Times Square and held a moment of silence in a sign of remembrance for the talented 22 year old.

Aaliyah's parents tried to sue Virgin Records and other production companies but it was discovered that the light aircraft was severely overloaded and the pilot, Luis Antonio Morales Blanes, was suspected to have had cocaine and alcohol in his system.

Aaliyah's film, Queen of the Damned (2001) was completed before her death and after consultation it was decided to release it.

Source: Press Release