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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Garry Shandling, who as an actor and comedian masterminded a brand of self-inflicted phony docudrama with “The Larry Sanders Show,” has died of an apparent heart attack. Shandling’s spokesman Alan Nierob said doctors at a hospital where the comedian was pronounced dead said it appeared he died of a heart attack. […]
Raven-Symone has made another claim to quit something. She famously vowed to quit America and move to Canada should any Republican become our next president. Today, she said she’ll quit acting if Sarah Palin begins to book acting roles. During a “Hot Topics” segment on “The View” Wednesday about Palin landing a courtroom reality show […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A play about comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory will open off-Broadway this spring starring Joe Morton and with an original song by John Legend. “Turn Me Loose,” by Gretchen Law will play the Westside Theatre starting May 3 with John Gould Rubin directing. Legend and Mike Jackson will produce. […]
Like many hip-hop fans, Atlanta traffic reporter Mark Arum of WSB-TV was saddened to hear that Phife of A Tribe Called Quest had died at age 45 from complications of diabetes. But he had the platform for a pretty unique way to pay tribute to the fallen rap icon. Arum used his morning traffic report […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Ken Howard, who starred in the 1970s series “The White Shadow” and served as president of SAG-AFTRA, has died at age 71. The union announced Howard’s death Wednesday. No cause of death was given. Howard’s career spanned four decades in TV, theater and film. In the CBS series “The White […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Gloria Gaynor disco anthem, George Carlin’s seven dirty words routine and coverage of Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game are among 25 sound recordings that have been selected for preservation at the Library of Congress. The recordings reaching back to 1911 are being added Wednesday to the library’s National Recording Registry. Each year […]
Nick Cannon is gunning for some gold digging woman on his new track “Oh Well,” but insists the woman is not his ex-wife Mariah Carey. The “America’s Got Talent” host went on an early morning Twitter rant Wednesday to claim Mariah was not the target of the song, which includes the following lyrics: “All you […]
As rapper T.I. and his wife Tiny await the arrival of baby number seven (their third as a couple), Tiny decided to share a picture from the photo shoot they recently had with popular Atlanta-based photographer and director Derek Blanks. “Thanks to everyone who made this pregnancy shoot everything I wanted it to be. @mrdblanks […]
O.J. Simpson is serving more than 30 years in prison after being convicted of armed robbery with a deadly weapon and kidnapping in 2008. The former NFL star and actor gained a lot of weight while in prison (over 300 pounds) and is facing many health issues, according to Inquisitr. Simpson has been using a […]
NBA Hall of Fame basketball player Dikembe Mutombo was at the airport in Brussels Tuesday during the series of deadly terrorist attacks in the Belgian capital, but announced that he is safe and escaped injury. “I am safe here” and “I am fine,” the 49-year-old eight-time All-Star posted on his Facebook page along with photos. […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Add author to actor-comedian Kevin Hart‘s list of accomplishments. Atria Publishing Group announced Tuesday that the “Ride Along” star is writing a memoir about his experiences growing up and early failures as a comedian that helped fuel his now-prolific career. The book will be titled “From the Hart” and is scheduled […]
The rapper known as Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor) whose was known for his witty punchlines in the iconic rap group A Tribe Called Quest, died Wednesday at the age of 45. Rolling Stone reports: While the cause of death has yet to be announced, Taylor had had health issues for years, undergoing a kidney transplant in 2008 […]
