LaMotta, who admitted intentionally losing a
fight at the behest of mobsters, was in his 90s, listing his
birthday as July 10, 1922, while other sources had the year as
1921. His daughter Christi LaMotta announced the death on her
personal Facebook page on Tuesday, as did other relatives, but
did not disclose the cause of death. TMZ reported that LaMotta
died in a nursing home after suffering pneumonia.
(This version of the story repeats correction that originally
ran at 1522 GMT and which was accidentally deleted in some
formats. It Corrects timing of his daughter's announcement of
death to Tuesday, not Wednesday, in paragraph 2)
(Writing and reporting by Bill Trott; Additional reporting by
Jonathan Allen; Editing by Diane Craft and Matthew Lewis)
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