Purple Rain star Prince’s 6th death anniversary

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Purple Rain star Prince’s 6th death anniversary

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April 22, 2022

Purple Rain star Prince’s 6th death anniversary

Purple Rain star Prince’s 6th death anniversary for music fans, since Prince died from an accidental overdose.

Prince was found dead at his Paisley Park home in Chanhassen on April 21, 2016. He was 57 years old.

According to police, the music legend thought he was taking Vicodin, but instead took a counterfeit pill laced with fentanyl. Their was no charges filed because it was not clear where the pills came from. After his death, his fans came from different corners of world to pay their respects

Some local theaters showed Prince’s movie “Purple Rain” as a tribute to the musician.

B&B Theatres at the Mall of America in Bloomington showed film at 7 p.m., and the movie theater donated $1 of all concessions sold to Kamryn and Friends, local nonprofit working to revitalize Black-owned business impacted by the 2020 protests and riots.

The Parkway Theater in Minneapolis screened Purple Rain at 8 p.m. with pre-movie storytelling competition at 7:30 p.m. Around ten people will get 2 minutes each on stage to tell their great stories of meeting or seeing Prince, the winner will receive a Paisley Park gift card.