Singer Bonnie Pointer’s cause of death has been revealed. The founder of the 70s and 80s R&B group The Pointer Sisters, 69, died after suffering a cardiopulmonary arrest, according to her death certificate obtained by TMZ. The document revealed that the musician, born as Patricia Eva Pointer, died at his …
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