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Benjamin Zephaniah: Cillian Murphy leads tributes to Peaky Blinders co-star following poet's death at 65

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British writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah has died at the age of 65, two months after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Mr Zephaniah was also a Dub Poet who played the role of Jeremiah Jesus in Peaky Blinders.

A statement from Mr Zephaniah’s family posted on said: “It is with great sadness

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