Atlanta- Fans mourn the loss of Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, the artist better known by the name 'Akon,' who died early Sunday morning at his home in Atlanta. Akon was pronounced dead at 3:48 a.m. EST. Cause of death was listed as "Complications associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome," or AIDS. He was 38. Akon is survived by three ex-wives and six children. Because no will was entered into the public record, Akon's charity for underprivileged children in Africa, the Konfidence Foundation, will dissolve. Remaining assets are to be turned over to DR (Congo) for disbursement. Akon suffered in the wake of an incident at a 2007 concert in Trinidad and Tobago during which he simulated a sexual act onstage with a 15-year-old girl. When Akon realized what was happening, he instinctively "finished," and left the girl onstage to deal with their imaginary pregnancy alone, in a puddle of shame and booming bass rhythms. Akon has debunked this rumor by say...
