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Officers were called to Chyna's Redondo Beach apartment after
a friend found her in bed not breathing, the city's police
department said in a statement. She had not answered her phone
in several days, police said.
A post on Chyna's official Facebook page confirmed the
entertainer, born Joanie Laurer, had died.
"It is with deep sadness to inform you today that we lost a true
icon, a real life superhero. Joanie Laurer aka Chyna, the 9th
wonder of the world has passed away," the post said.
Chyna became a World Wrestling Entertainment star in the late
1990s and later appeared in both mainstream and pornographic
films. She was also appeared on reality television shows, among
them VH1's "Surreal Life" and "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew."
The cause of death was not known.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere, editing by Larry King)
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