Keenan Cahill, a YouTube star, dies at the age of 27.

Keenan died Thursday afternoon, Dec. 29, in a Chicago hospital after being taken off life support.

YouTube star Keenan Cahill, famous for his lip-synch videos with celebrities, has died at the age of 27.

Keenan, who was diagnosed with Maroteaux–Lamy syndrome, shared two weeks ago that he was undergoing open heart surgery on December 15.

Keenan’s manager, David Graham, told TMZ that there were complications from the procedure and he was put on life support.

Keenan died Thursday afternoon, Dec. 29, in a Chicago hospital after being taken off life support.

He had a huge following on social media. He was one of the first YouTube influencers to rack up over 500 million views on his channel.

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Keenan worked with 50 Cent, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, David Guetta, Britney Spears, Jason Derulo, LMFAO, and Tyra Banks, among others.

In other news,

TikTok star, Megha Thakur has died ‘suddenly and unexpectedly’ just days after posting a video of herself walking in New York City with a cryptic message.

The Canadian influencer, 21, passed away in the early morning hours of November 24, her parents confirmed in an Instagram post.

Just a few days earlier, on November 18, Thakur had posted a video of herself strutting across a New York City street with the caption: ‘YOU’RE in charge of your destiny. Remember that.’

It was the final post for the influencer who boasts over 1 million followers on TikTok and Instagram.

The cause of her death has not been revealed by her parents, but reports in Canada say that she was involved in a car collision in Ontario. Since starting up her platform in 2019, Megha had acquired 31.9 million likes from her body-positive TikToks.