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 Simone Battle, a member of the pop group G.R.L., has died in an apparent suicide. TMZ reports that the 25-year-old’s father was the one to discover her Friday morning, and that she was found hanging in a closet in her bedroom in her Los Angeles home. Dies at 25 ... From Apparent Suicide 
 
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 -- Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Simone was found hanging on a rod in the closet of her bedroom around 8:30 AM on Friday.Singer, who rose to fame on the US version of... was found dead in her Los Angeles home ... and TMZ has learned it appears to be a suicide.25-year-old Battle was a singer in the girl group... which was the reboot of the Pussycat Dolls. was created by choreographer/director Robin Antin as a reboot of sorts of the Pussycat Dolls, which disbanded in 2010. Casey Curry/Casey Curry/Invision/AP (L-R) Paula Van Oppen, Lauren Bennett, Emmalyn Estrada, Natasha Slayton, and Simone Battle are members of the band G.R.L. : New Girl Group's Formation Was 'Not Something That Happened Overnight' 
 
 G.R.L.’s management company Reign Deer Entertainment, Antin, Kemosabe Records and RCA released the following statement following Battle’s death. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic news of the loss of Simone Battle of G.R.L. "Simone was an exceptional young talent and human being, and we are all devastated to learn of her passing,” the statement said. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and loved ones at this time.” 
 
 Battle’s last tweeted was on Sept. 2 that she was heading out to see artist Evan Mellows perform at the Bootleg in Los Angeles. Cheryl Cole, who served as a judge on the first few episodes of "The X Factor," including Battle's audition episode, offered her condolences Saturday.
– Simone Battle, a singer with the group GRL, is dead at 25 of an apparent suicide, reports TMZ. Battle was found in her Los Angeles home yesterday morning, and authorities think she hanged herself. Battle first rose to national fame on the X Factor reality show in 2011. Though she got eliminated in the first live show in competition, she made an impression that helped her land a spot with GRL, a reboot of the Pussycat Dolls, reports the Daily News. "Simone was an exceptional young talent and human being, and we are all devastated to learn of her passing,” said a joint statement from RCA Records and two other music companies. As an actress, Battle appeared in episodes of Everybody Hates Chris and Zoey 101, notes Billboard.