Reports that authorities were called to a medical emergency at the estate surfaced at 10am on Thursday morning.
According to Channel24.com, Prince’s publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, later confirmed that the star had been declared dead.
The sad news comes only six days after the singer was taken to hospital with a severe case of the flu.
Die-hard fans of the eccentric star joined celebrities in sharing their grief on Twitter.
Through all this sadness, lets not forget that Prince could shred on a guitar like a badass.
— Sid Bridge (@SidBridgeComedy) April 21, 2016
"Until the end of time I'll be there for you You own my heart and mind I truly adore you. – Adore-Prince. #Prince #thepurpleone
— VirgoGhost (@ghostofavirgo) April 21, 2016
"Until the end of time I'll be there for you You own my heart and mind I truly adore you. – Adore-Prince. #Prince #thepurpleone
— VirgoGhost (@ghostofavirgo) April 21, 2016
"Devastated to hear the news about Prince. An enormous talent that we were all big fans of." – Duran Duran pic.twitter.com/478Q9dVF7K
— Duran Duran (@duranduran) April 21, 2016
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