Sad news: Comedian Yvette Wilson, who had been fighting stage 4 cervical cancer and kidney disease, died Thursday, according to several reports. She was 48.

Wilson was best known for her role on the UPN shows Moesha and its spinoff, The Parkers. Her Moesha co-star, Shar Jackson, acknowledged her death in a tweet last night:

"I wanna thank all my tweeties for their prayers but god has chosen to take my sister Yvette home.. ... "

USA Today