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Paula Abdul pays tribute to late ‘JKL!’ bandleader and former tourmate Cleto Escobedo

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Paula Abdul pays tribute to late ‘JKL!’ bandleader and former tourmate Cleto Escobedo

Paula Abdul is mourning the loss of the late Cleto Escobedo. After the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” bandleader died on Tuesday at the age of 59, the singer, 63, paid tribute to the musician. “My heart is heavy today as we say goodbye to the incredible Cleto Escobedo III,” Abdul wrote via Instagram on Wednesday alongside footage of the pair … Read more

Jimmy Kimmel breaks down in tears paying tribute to best friend, bandleader Cleto Escobedo: ‘It’s just not fair’

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Jimmy Kimmel breaks down in tears paying tribute to best friend, bandleader Cleto Escobedo: ‘It’s just not fair’

Jimmy Kimmel paid homage to his late best friend and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” band leader, Cleto Escobedo III, during the “hardest” opening monologue the late-night host said he ever had to deliver. Kimmel broke down in tears on Tuesday night’s show as he shared intimate details about his “great friend, father, son, musician and man” … Read more