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Jason Hobdy dead at 40: Maeta manager who worked tours for  H.E.R. and Alicia Keys passes away on flight from Japan after falling ill


Maeta Kaplan took to her Instagram over the weekend to reveal the tragic news as she paid her manager a touching tribute.

The 24-year-old singer posted a gallery of intimate snaps and videos from their work together along with the heartbreaking caption which began: 'Lost probably the closest person in my life yesterday on the way back from our last show in Japan. The 24-year-old singer posted a gallery of intimate snaps and videos from their work together along with the heartbreaking caption which began: 'Lost probably the closest person in my life yesterday on the way back from our last show in Japan. 'As a teen, he actually did start working for me… What a great life and career for a poor kid from the Bronx who loved to laugh and dream big, to running your own company and touring the world for years!

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