CeeLo Green was in the audience last week when Prince performed his final concerts in Atlanta, and posted an image and cheerful message: "Of course we're at the Prince show! What do you think I am crazy?" Exactly one week later posted a message of heartbreak:

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CeeLo Green posted this image one week ago, from Prince's concert at the Fox Theatre.

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Atlanta celebs and stars with strong ties - like Samuel L. Jackson, a Morehouse man who spends a good bit of time here - are among the many mourning the loss of legendary artist Prince. Jackson's friend Kenny Leon, whose annual True Colors benefit he supports, lamented in a series of tweets:

Usher had just returned from a trip to Cuba when he heard the sad news:

Country star Travis Tritt and rapper Big Boi offered words of solace:

.. as did NBA great turned analyst and actor Shaquille O'Neal, who nows calls Atlanta home much of the time:

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Collect candy, play carnival games for prizes and do more not-so-scary stuff at Boo at the Zoo at Zoo Atlanta on Saturday and Sunday. (Courtesy of Zoo Atlanta)

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Members of the conversion crew take a break as the main scoreboard is lowered to the floor to be worked on as the arena gets ready for the next concert at State Farm Arena, Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Atlanta. The crew was working on creating a stage for the Friday, Oct. 3 Maxwell concert. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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