Rene Angelil, Celine Dion’s husband, dies

Rene Angelil, the husband and manager of Celine Dion, has died.

Dion’s social media accounts this afternoon confirmed his death at home in Las Vegas. The posts said Angelil died “after a long and courageous battle with cancer.”

The Associated Press reports Angelil had battled throat cancer. He was 73.

Dion and Angelil have three children.

She returned to her residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in August after taking a year off to care for her husband, the Associated Press reports.