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The late icon’s family confirmed the news to ET in a statement, reading, «We can confirm that the funeral of the singer George Michael took place today. Family and close friends gathered for the small, private ceremony to say goodbye to their beloved Son, Brother and Friend.»  «George Michael’s family would like to thank his fans across the world for their many messages of love and support,» the statement continues. «We ask that the family’s wish for privacy be respected so that they can continue to live their lives privately, away from any media intrusion.»

Michael’s boyfriend, 40-year-old Fadi Fawaz, was spotted at the funeral, as well as his longtime neighbor, supermodel Kate Moss. Earlier this month, Darren Salter, the Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire, released a statement that Michael died of natural causes.

«As there is a confirmed natural cause of death, being Dilated Cardiomyopathy with Myocarditis and Fatty Liver, the investigation is being discontinued and there is no need for an inquest or any further inquiries,» the statement read.

Michael died on Christmas Day in 2016. His body was discovered by Fawaz in the singer’s country home in England. He was 53 years old.

Will Smith and the rest of the ‘Fresh Prince‘ cast didn’t just reunite to chat about old times, they did it to raise big money for charity

Karyn Parsons, aka ‘Hilary,’ tells us the luncheon — with Tatiana Ali, Alfonso Ribeiro, Will, Daphne Maxwell Reid and Joseph Marcell — went down Monday at Nobu in Malibu. Karyn says her castmates broke bread with a family from England that won a charity auction.

She says the money will support her organization, Sweet Blackberry, … which makes educational animated shorts about African-American history. Karyn wouldn’t say how much the Brits dropped for the all-star meal, but let’s face it any meal at Nobu — WITH Will Smith — can’t come cheap.

She added it was bittersweet because of the absence of James Avery, who died in 2013.

Instagram just made a big change to how it handles ‘sensitive’ content. The app will soon begin to blur out photos and videos that have been deemed «sensitive.» Users will still be able to view the images but will need to take the additional step of tapping on the post in order to see them.

It’s not clear what types of «sensitive» content will earn your post the new treatment. It doesn’t sound like the company is changing any of its policies but rather hoping to use the new «sensitive» filter as a kind of compromise when some users find something offensive even if it doesn’t violate Instagram’s guidelines.

«While these posts don’t violate our guidelines, someone in the community has reported them and our review team has confirmed they are sensitive,» Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom wrote in a blog post announcing the change. «This change means you are less likely to have surprising or unwanted experiences in the app.» Instagram has long struggled with how to deal with this issue, particularly when it comes to nudity. The app has come under fire a number of times over the years for removing photos some users found offensive, even though they didn’t actually violate the app’s guidelines.

An account called genderless nipples went viral earlier this year, highlighting the app’s complicated history with female nudity. Instagram has also come under fire in the past for removing photos of women with period stains on their pants, «butt selfies» and illustrationsthat depicted nudity. System also revealed that Instagram is finally, finally, finally opening up two-factor authentication to everyone. The app first introduced the feature more than a year ago, but hadn’t opened it up more broadly until now, for some reason.

Finally, as part of the ongoing effort to make Instagram «a safer, kinder community,» the company is organizing a series of «InstaMeets,» global meetups for Instagram users to meet in real life.

This article originally appeared on Mashable