Former D.C. Mayor, Councilman Marion Barry Jr., 78, Dies Over The Weekend

"MStars News" has learned that former Washington, D.C., mayor Marion Barry Jr. has died over the weekend. The 78-year-old's family confirmed the news Sunday, Nov. 23, after Barry died in a Washington hospital. The former mayor was currently serving as the Ward 8 councilman. Barry was treated at Howard University Hospital last week after suffering from a urinary tract infection. After being released Saturday, his family claims he seemed to be feeling better. "In his own words, he was 'fantabulous' — his words, not mine," the former controversial mayor's spokeswoman LaToya Foster said during a press conference at United Medical Center Sunday morning, after Barry's death was confirmed. Barry was out with his son, Christopher, where he collapsed on his return home. United Medical Center Hospital spokeswoman Natalie Williams revealed that the former mayor checked into the hospital around 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning and died at 1:46 a.m. Read More »