US country music star Kris Kristofferson dies, aged 88

Friends and co-stars including Barbra Streisand and Dolly Parton remember the country music legend.

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Dolly Parton wrote: "What a great loss. What a great writer. What a great actor. What a great friend."

She finished her post on social media with the words "I will always love you", a nod to one of her most famous songs.

Barbra Streisand said she "knew he was something special" the first time she saw him perform.

Kristofferson and Streisand went on to share top billing in the 1976 remake of the film A Star Is Born.

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