DEAR ABBY: My son married a lovely woman, “Noelle,” two years ago. They live a couple of hours away and have a 1-year-old son, my third grandchild. Noelle’s parents live 10 miles from my home. She and the baby go there nearly every weekend but NEVER come by mine. I haven’t seen them since the … Read more
Chef Elle Simone Scott, who appeared on PBS’ “America’s Test Kitchen,” has died at age 49. The culinary expert passed away on Jan. 5 from ovarian cancer. Chef Carla Hall shared the news to Instagram on Wednesday. Elle Simone Scott poses for a portrait on set at “America’s Test Kitchen” on August 27, 2018. Boston Globe … Read more
“The Middle” actor Pat Finn’s cause of death has been revealed over two weeks after he died at age 60. Finn passed away on Dec. 22 of bladder cancer, according to his official death certificate obtained by TMZ. The document stated that Finn had the cancerous tumor in his bladder for years. Additionally, the doc noted … Read more
“The Wire” star James Ransone’s cause of death has been revealed. The actor died by suicide, according to a Dec. 29 death certificate obtained by People on Wednesday. Ransone’s Dec. 19 passing was first ruled an apparent suicide by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. James Ransone poses for a portrait during the 2015 Sundance … Read more
And just like that… fans are getting a sequel to this 2005 rom-com. Sarah Jessica Parker addressed making another “Family Stone” 21 years later, this time without the beloved Diane Keaton, who died at age 79 in October. “I’m so excited…but it’s a rather bittersweet quandary given the loss of Diane Keaton,” the actress, 60, … Read more
Brigitte Bardot’s funeral will be held Wednesday with a private service in Saint-Tropez and a public homage at the French Riviera resort where she lived for more than half a century after retiring from movie stardom at the height of her fame. The animal rights activist and far-right supporter died Dec. 28 at age 91 at her … Read more
Sheinelle Jones has lost another loved one. The “Today” anchor, 47, announced that her grandmother, Josephine Vonceal Pace Brown, has died, seven months after her husband, Uche Ojeh, died of brain cancer at age 45. “It is with the heaviest heart that I announce the sudden passing of my grandmother. 😢,” Jones wrote in her Instagram … Read more
On New Year’s Day, Victoria Jones, the daughter of Tommy Lee Jones, was found dead at age 34 at the the Fairmont San Francisco hotel. According to a 911 dispatch audio, the suspected cause was a drug overdose. An official cause of death has not been disclosed, and it’s still under investigation. There was no … Read more
Val Kilmer’s daughter Mercedes is honoring her late father. On what would have been the “Top Gun” star’s 66th birthday, his daughter, 34, took to Instagram to pen a touching tribute. “My dad would have been 66 today,” Mercedes wrote alongside a carousel of 20 pictures, “born on the last day of the fifties ❤️ … Read more
Tommy Lee Jones’ daughter, Victoria, died from a suspected drug overdose when she was found unresponsive on the ground at a San Francisco hotel on New Year’s Day, according to 911 dispatch audio. Victoria, 34, was found unconscious inside the luxury Fairmont Hotel and declared dead at the scene by paramedics shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday … Read more
Victoria Jones, the late daughter of Hollywood legend Tommy Lee Jones, was initially believed to have been drunk when she was found lying unresponsive on the ground at a San Francisco Hotel New Year’s Day, according to a report. Jones, 34, was found on the 14th floor of the ritzy Fairmount hotel by a guest … Read more
As the new year dawns, it’s time to talk doomsday, my babies — and no one grips us with grim quite like Nostradamus. Michel de Nostredame, Nostradamus, or Nos if you’re nasty, was a 16th-century astrologer, doctor, enemy of the church and bearded soothsayer who has been credited with foretelling the Great Fire of London, Hitler’s … Read more
The one where Matthew Perry’s iconic role is remembered. Two years after the actor died at age 54 at his Pacific Palisades, Calif., home on Oct. 28, 2023, Perry’s resting place at the Forest Lawn cemetery in Hollywood Hills gained a new addition. As seen on Instagram, the previously unmarked space now bears a bronze plaque that … Read more
New Year’s Eve is the prime holiday to let loose, live it up, and let the libations flow — especially in New York City. But what happens the next morning, when the alarm sounds, and like many folks, you still have to work on the holiday — even with a gnarly hangover? While Myka Meier … Read more
A Texas woman spent over two decades looking for her missing father — only to learn he had been buried just miles from where she lived. Lovetta Little-Smith, 55, a certified nursing assistant from Houston, carried the weight of not knowing what happened to her father, Almond Gene Little, 49, since he disappeared in 1999. … Read more
Billy Joel’s pop song history lesson that is “We Didn’t Start the Fire” got an update following Brigitte Bardot’s death on Sunday. The 1989 song lists 59 people— both famous and infamous — that the Piano Man immortalized as being important to the mid-century period. And with the French actress’ death at 91, only three of the … Read more
Kate Bush is remembering her late friend. The “Running Up That Hill” singer paid tribute to Matthew Upham in an emotional statement on her official website on Sunday. Upham, an antiques dealer, tragically died while swimming in the English Channel off the coast of Devon, England, on Dec. 25. Kate Bush’s closest friend tragically passed … Read more
Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist, has died. She was 91. Bruno Jacquelin, of the Brigitte Bardot Foundation for the protection of animals, told The Associated Press that she died Sunday at her home in … Read more
It’s his Roman Empire. The sex and blood soaked gladiator series “Spartacus” is an unlikely success story, as it’s continuing fifteen years after nearly getting derailed by the tragic death of its original star, Andy Whitfield. “For about a decade, I would be approached by Lionsgate or Starz every so often to say, ‘hey, do … Read more
Patricia Heaton is mourning the loss of her late “The Middle” co-star, Pat Finn. The 67-year-old actress took to Instagram on Thursday to remember Finn with a touching tribute after he died following a battle with cancer. He was 60. “One of the finest and funniest human beings I know has left to be with … Read more