Country music singer Jake Flint died just hours after his wedding Saturday. He was 37. “With a broken heart and in deep grief I must announce that Jake Flint has tragically passed away,” his manager, Brenda Cline, wrote on social media Sunday night. “I’ve tried several times today to make a post, but you can’t comment on … Read more
A father of three, whose family threw a final Christmas party for him last year when he was diagnosed with fatal brain cancer, passed away last Friday. “With a broken heart, I must inform you all of the Passing of Matthew Sandbrook,” wrote a family member on Facebook. “The world lost a very precious kind … Read more
Rock ‘n’ roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis died at his home in Memphis, Tennessee, representative Zach Farnum told the Associated Press. He was 87. TMZ reported on Oct. 26 that Lewis had died, but then retracted the report and blamed a bad tip. Nicknamed “The Killer,” the electric showman was one of the first stars … Read more
Beloved actor Leslie Jordan has died tragically at the age of 67. The “Will & Grace” star — who became a social media sensation during the COVID-19 pandemic — crashed his BMW into the side of a building in Los Angeles on Monday morning. It’s believed Jordan suffered a medical emergency while behind the wheel. … Read more
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LOS ANGELES — British actress Angela Lansbury, whose career spanned seven decades and earned her an honorary Academy Award, has died. Lansbury died Tuesday, according to her family. She was 96 years old. “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los … Read more
Angela Lansbury, the English-born actress who excelled as the world’s most evil mother in “The Manchurian Candidate,” became a luminary of Broadway musical theater, and starred for 12 years as a warmhearted crime writer and sleuth in the TV series “Murder, She Wrote,” died Oct. 11 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 96. … Read more
Nikki Finke, the polarizing entertainment journalist who founded the website Deadline and wielded immense power by focusing an acerbic and unrelenting lens on Hollywood, has died. She was 68. Finke died Sunday morning in Boca Raton, Florida, following a “prolonged illness,” a family spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter. At L.A. Weekly, Finke headed its Deadline Hollywood … Read more
Nikki Finke, the veteran entertainment journalist who founded Deadline in 2006 and helped grow it into a major player among Hollywood trades, died Sunday morning in Boca Raton, FL after a prolonged illness. She was 68. The famously reclusive Finke founded her site as Deadline Hollywood Daily, the 24/7 Internet version of her long-running print … Read more
Judy Tenuta, the eclectic comedienne known as “The Love Goddess” and “Aphrodite of the Accordion” to her legions of fans, has died. She was 72. Tenuta died Thursday at her home Studio City after a battle with stage 4 ovarian cancer, publicist Harlan Boll announced. During her first solo stand-up performance, Tenuta shocked audiences by … Read more
CNN — Loretta Lynn, the “Coal Miner’s Daughter” whose gutsy lyrics and twangy, down-home vocals made her a queen of country music for seven decades, has died. She was 90. Lynn’s family said in a statement to CNN that she died Tuesday at her home in Tennessee. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90. In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn’s family said she died Tuesday … Read more
Sylvia Wu, whose famed southern California restaurant drew Hollywood’s biggest stars for four decades, has died at the age of 106, the LA Times reports. Madame Wu’s Garden on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica became a dining destination shortly after it opened in 1959, popular for its cuisine and pagoda-style decor featuring jade statues, a … Read more
Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American actress and activist who made Oscars history in 1973, declining the best actor prize on behalf of Marlon Brando and jolting the Academy — and an estimated 85 million television viewers — with her speech condemning the mistreatment of American Indians, died Oct. 2 at home in Marin County, Calif. … Read more
Sacheen Littlefeather (Apache/Yaqui/Ariz.), the Native American actress and activist who took to the stage at the 1973 Academy Awards to reveal that Marlon Brando would not accept his Oscar for The Godfather, has died. She was 75. Littlefeather died at noon Sunday at her home in the Northern California city of Novato surrounded by her loved … Read more
Madame Sylvia Wu, whose Santa Monica Chinese restaurant served generations of Southern Californians and many celebrities, died on Sept. 29 at 106, her family confirmed. In her later years, Wu stayed in the West side’s mind with cookbooks, television shows, and charity work, particularly at the City of Hope cancer center. Her restaurant was one … Read more
Antonio Inoki, a combat sports trailblazer, influential politician and larger-than-life figure in his native Japan, died Friday at the age of 79. The announcement was made by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, the promotion he founded. The cause of Inoki’s death was not released, but he had fallen ill in recent years and was relegated to a … Read more
Coolio, the Grammy-winning rapper, producer and actor best known for his 1995 hit “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died. He was 59. The rapper’s longtime manager Jarel Posey confirmed the news to Variety, saying that Coolio died around 5 p.m. PT on Wednesday afternoon. According to TMZ, Coolio was found at a friend’s house. “We are saddened … Read more
The actor Robert Cormier, who played Finn Cotter on the Canadian television series Heartland, has died at the age of 33. Cormier died on Friday, according to his obituary, though no details were revealed about his cause of death. Following news of his death, UPtv, an American network that airs the CBC series, paid tribute to … Read more
Brooke Bailey, known for appearing on Basketball Wives, is mourning the loss of her 25-year-old daughter Kayla. The reality star took to Instagram to inform her followers of the tragedy and share photos remembering her daughter. “Forever my baby, Pretty Black aka Kayla Nicole Bailey. This is not a goodbye. Mommy will see you soon,” Bailey … Read more