Henrick Vartanian
Famous Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen (64) who was handling the Oscar campaigns this year for Alice in Wonderland in the Best Picture run and Michael Douglas for Best Supporting Actor, was killed on Tuesday morning as she returned from the premiere of “Burlesque,” reports RadarOnline.
Chasen was shot five times while driving in her Mercedes, and finally crashed into a light pole around 12:30 a.m. She died shortly after. The veteran publicist has worked in Hollywood since 1973 and ran her own PR firm, Chasen & Company Publicity. She was returning from the premiere and perhaps a post-premiere party for the Cher and Christina Aguilera new movie “Burlesque.” The news of her violent death sent shockwaves through the Hollywood and the publicity industry.