New details have emerged following the death of D’Angelo at the age of 51.

The R&B music icon, who passed away following a private battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, Oct. 14, was said to have struggled with his self-image ever since stepping away from the spotlight in the early 2000s. 14

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“D’Angelo was very eccentric; he had a manager, but he wouldn’t work,” an insider close to the late musician told People after D’Angelo’s death was announced. “He was a recluse; he didn’t like going out of the house.”

“He battled with his weight,” the source continued. “The chiseled machismo man that people fell in love with, that wasn’t his natural aesthetic. He was naturally a bigger guy.”

“He never was comfortable being a sex symbol, but also he didn’t like people seeing him on h

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