{"id":28283,"date":"2014-09-06T16:55:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-06T20:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=28283"},"modified":"2014-09-06T16:55:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T20:55:29","slug":"simon-cowell-simone-battle-death-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/09\/06\/simon-cowell-simone-battle-death-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Cowell on Simone Battle Death: &#8220;It&#8217;s Such a Loss&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While GRL has been enjoying global recognition for its single &#8220;Ugly Heart,&#8221; it was &#8220;The X Factor&#8221; that first put member Simone Battle on the map.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, several names associated with that show have been publicly responding to the news that Battle died of an apparent suicide Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow contestants Hayley Orrantia and Drew Ryniewicz were among the first to share their condolences Saturday morning.  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