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Press Play: Netflix Teases Selena Quintanilla Series, & More

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Laurel Griggs, Beloved Broadway Star, Dies at 13

Shocking and truly awful news from the entertainment industry this weekend: Laurel Griggs, an up-and-coming Broadway actress who also appeared twice on Saturday Night Live, died back on November 5. She was 13 years old. At this time, it’s unknown what the cause of her death was, although, a funeral service was held on November 8, according her Dignity Memorial page. Griggs made her Broadway debut in 2013 at age six as Polly in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. She’s best known for her role in ONCE opposite Scarlett Johansson, which she performed for 17 months between 2013 and 2015. The play earned a Tony Award. Griggs also starred in the 2016 film Café Society, which also featured Steve Carell, Kristen Stewart and Blake Lively to name a few major names. Moreover, she appeared on Saturday Night Live on two separate occasions. Actress Eliza Holland Madore, who portrayed Ivanka in ONCE expressed her devastation as follows: “I am deeply saddened by the sudden loss of one of my Ivanka sisters. Laurel – you were always smiling and always made other people laugh.” She continued: I’m so incredibly grateful that I got to know you. You will never be forgotten, and we will never stop loving you. Everybody in the Once Family is going to keep you alive through us. R.I.P. My heart goes to her family. Following news of Griggs’ passing, Young Broadway’s Twitter account shared a tribute to the rising star: We are saddened to share that Laurel Griggs passed away this week at the age of 13. Laurel was a brilliant young lady who appeared on Broadway in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Once. We send our condolences to her loved ones at this difficult time. UPDATE : A Facebook account appearing to belong to Griggs’ grandfather says that the young actress died of a massive asthma attack. “The world lost a real princess who only wanted to make the future happy for all,” this grandfather, David Rivlin, said adding: “Acting was a just a childhood dream come true and she had big plans for the future.” Laurel Griggs, seen here on Saturdya Night Live, has passed away at 13. Donations in Laurel’s’ memory can be made to Broadway Cares. We send our thoughts and condolences to her friends, family members and loved ones. May Laurel Griggs rest in peace. View Slideshow: Celebrities Who Died in 2019: In Memoriam

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Angela Simmons Posts A Loving Tribute To Her Late Ex-Fiancé Sutton Tennyson On The Anniversary Of His Death

Source: Eugene Powers/WENN.com / WENN Angela Simmons Remembers The Father Of Her Child It’s been exactly a year since Sutton Tennyson was fatally shot in Atlanta, Georgia, and his ex-fiancee Angela Simmons is paying tribute to him. The Growing Up Hip-Hop star posted to Instagram on Sunday, remembering the life of the father of her child. She began her post by revealing that she “woke up earlier than usual today,” realizing that the reason was because it’s the anniversary of Tennyson’s death. She goes on to write about how much their baby boy–also named Sutton–has grown in the past year, going on to thank him for everything he’s given her. ” I want to let you know your baby boy is flourishing , he’s growing . He’s everything you knew he’d be and even more. I look at him everyday….and I see you so much . You’d be so proud of him . The way I’m proud of him . He talks to me about you before bed . He’s adorable Sutton,” Simmons wrote. “There’s so much I want to tell you . But I know you are with us everyday . I can never repay you or thank you enough for the light you have brought to my life . He’s so precious. And we miss you . So much more to say . But thank you for everything . Gone but never forgotten.” View this post on Instagram Woke up earlier than usual today . Realized God wanted to talk to me . And today marks a year since you left us. Sutton , You left us exactly a year ago today. I want to let you know your baby boy is flourishing , he’s growing . He’s everything you knew he’d be and even more. I look at him everyday….and I see you so much . You’d be so proud of him . The way I’m proud of him . He talks to me about you before bed . He’s adorable Sutton . There’s so much I want to tell you . But I know you are with us everyday . I can never repay you or thank you enough for the light you have brought to my life . He’s so precious. And we miss you . So much more to say . But thank you for everything . Gone but never forgotten. A post shared by Angela Simmons (@angelasimmons) on Nov 3, 2019 at 4:43am PST Much love to Angela Simmons and Sutton Tennyson’s entire family on such a tough day.

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Kim Kardashian & Hillary Clinton: The Press Bullies Meghan Markle Because She’s Black!

Both Kim Kardashian and Hillary Clinton were forced to endure a period of time in which they couldn’t give an interview without being forced to talk about Donald Trump. We imagine every day felt like an awkward Thanksgiving with the added pressure of knowing that if you say the wrong thing, you might find yourself quoted in ten million clickbait headlines. Thankfully, the trend of journalists grilling two of the world’s most famous women like they just got back from a date with the Donald seems to be subsiding. Now, the focus is on Hillary and Kim — their accomplishments, their visions for the future, and their efforts to make the world a better place. Just kidding — now they’re being asked about Meghan Markle, but that’s gotta be a welcome change of pace. As you’ve likely heard, Meghan has been treated unfairly by the British press. You might be inclined to point out that the relationship between the Royals and the UK media has always been a tense one. To which we say — you’re right. Indeed, the Windsors are used to being slandered by the tabloids — so when they say the current situation is unendurable, you know they’re not just being thin-skinned. Earlier this month, Prince Harry blasted the press for its egregious mistreatment of Meghan. And now, the Duchess of Sussex has gained two powerful allies from her home country: “I do want to say that the way she’s been treated is inexplicable,” Hillary told The Sunday Times of London . “If the explanation is that she’s biracial, then shame on everybody,” Clinton said, adding that she believes race is “certainly part of” the abuse. “She proudly had a career first and has a voice that she thankfully continues to use,” Chelsea Clinton added. “Anyone who has the temerity to break the mold of what has previously been established and expected often, unfortunately, receives criticism and bile that I don’t understand.” Kim was asked a similar line of questions by The Daily Mail , but interestingly, the paper chose to focus on the recent controversy of Meghan and Harry traveling in private jets , a tendency that many feel is at odds with the couple’s conservation efforts. (Seems that as the mother of biracial children, Kim might have some interesting thoughts n being biracial in the spotlight, but we digress …) “I think that everyone makes their own choices and decisions,” said Mrs. Kardashian-West. “And I think that, like I said, no one’s gonna be perfect. I’m not, they’re not. I don’t know who is.” Kim added: “I still love and value the fact they bring such attention to such important movements that need to happen and things that they’re really passionate about cause they’re still changing the world.” So whose support is more valuable to Meg? Tough to say. Obviously, Hillary is more accomplished, but globally, Kim is more famous. We just know that if Michelle Obama and Beyonce get in on this then bullying Meghan might soon be punishable by death. As it should be. View Slideshow: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Make Red Carpet Debut… AND MEET BEYONCE!

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Sulli, 25-Year Old K-Pop Singer, Dead of Apparent Suicide

Sulli, a K-Pop singer best known for having been part of the band f(x), was found dead in her home on Monday afternoon near Seoul. She was 25 years old. According to multiple outlets, Sulli’s manager found the artist’s body and immediately called the police upon doing so. Details are still coming in regarding how this tragedy transpired, but early indications are that Sulli took her own life. This same aforementioned manager told authorities that his client suffered from depression. “So far, it seems she killed herself, but we will leave all possibilities open and investigate,” a police official said in a statement. The singer — whose real name is Choi Jin-ri —  was discovered on the second floor of her house in Sujeong-gu, Seongnam, south of the capital city, Seoul. No foul play is suspected and we’ve heard that a suicide note was found on the scene, but police have not yet divulged its content. Sulli’s agency, SM Entertainment, referred  to the news as “very hard to believe and sorrowful” in a statement to the Associated Press. Sulli started her career in the entertainment industry as a child actress… prior to starting her singing career in 2009 as one of the four members of the K-pop girl group f(x). She left the band in 2015 to return to acting, yet eventually continued releasing music as a solo artist. Her most recent song, “Goblin,” came out this past June. Sulli had the lead role in 2017 film “Real” and in “Pirates.” She recently shot the television series “Hotel Del Luna” for tvN, and was attached to “Persona” for Netflix. She had over five million followers on Instagram — and she spoke openly in 2014 and 2015 about suffering at the end of social media trolls and bullies for several months. Most notably, she came under fire years ago for dating an older rapper and then, in 2016, for performing on stage without a bra. “Even close people left me,” she said back then. “I was hurt by them and felt there was nobody who understands me, which made me fall apart.” She also said this one time: “My life is actually empty, so I feel like I’m lying to everyone by pretending to be happy on the outside. “I asked around a lot for advice. They told me, ‘Everyone has a dark side in their lives but they live pretending that they don’t. Don’t think of it as weird.'” Korean pop music — or K-pop — is one of the country’s biggest exports in the past decade. But the field has clearly taken its toll on many of its main participants. Sulli, for example, was good friends with K-pop star Jonghyun, who took his own life in 2017 at the age of 27. In May 2019, singer and actress Goo Hara — formerly part of girl band Kara — apologized to fans after being found unconscious at home after posting the word “Goodbye” on her Instagram page. We send our condolences to the friends, family members and loved ones of Sulli. May she rest in peace. View Slideshow: 34 Musicians Who Died Too Young

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Robert Forster Dies; Veteran Actor Was 78 Years Old

Robert Forster, the beloved actor whose career enjoyed an unexpected revival after he starred in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, died of brain cancer at his home in Los Angeles on Friday. He was 78 years old. The sad news was confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter by Forster’s publicist. Forster’s passing came just hours after his final performance, as he played a role in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which was released on Netflix on October 11. The veteran star also made a final appearance in Last Man Standing last year, portraying the father of Tim Allen’s character. “A truly gifted actor and one of the loveliest people I have ever had the pleasure of working with. RIP Robert,” wrote Last Man Standing actress Nancy Travis on Twitter Friday in response to the sad development. Forster appeared on 10 episodes of this ABC sitcom. Still, he was best known for his work on the big screen. He made his film debut opposite Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor in John Huston’s Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) and then received rave reviews as an ethically challenged cameraman in Haskell Wexler’s ultra-realistic Medium Cool (1969). Forster was a successful box office draw for over a decade — but his career than took a dip. By the early 1990s, the actor was down to supporting roles in such low-budget efforts as Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence, Body Chemistry 3: Point of Seduction and Scanner Cop II… while supplementing his income with speaking engagements. Until Tarantino entered the picture, that is. In 1997, Tarantino directed Forster to an Oscar-nominated performance in Jackie Brown. Filmmaker David Lynch later cast him as a detective in Mulholland Drive —  and Forster would go on to work with Lynch again in 2017, playing Sheriff Frank Truman in Showtime’s Twin Peaks revival. “I went 21 months without a job. I had four kids, I took any job I could get,” Forster told the Chicago Tribune in 2018, adding: “My career went like this for five years and then like that for 27. “Every time it reached a lower level I thought I could tolerate, it dropped some more, and then some more. Near the end I had no agent, no manager, no lawyer, no nothing. I was taking whatever fell through the cracks.” Forster’s other credits over the recent years have included Firewall, Me, Myself and Irene, Lucky Number Slevin and Olympus Has Fallen. Forster said that when his career was at its lowest ebb, he had what he called an “epiphany.” “It was the simple one,” he said, “when you realize, ‘You know what? You’re not dead yet, Bob. You can win it in the late innings. You’ve still got the late innings, but you can’t quit. Never quit.'” He is survived by his third wife, Evie, and children Elizabeth, Katherine, Maeghen and Robert. May Robert Forster rest in peace. View Slideshow: Celebrities Who Died in 2019: In Memoriam

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Rip Taylor Dies; Beloved Comedian Was 84

Rip Taylor, one of the more flamboyant, colorful and memorable comedians of his generation, died in Beverly Hills on Sunday. He was 84 years old. Taylor’s publicist, Harlan Boll, confirmed this sad piece of news last night, although no cause of death has been confirmed to the public. Early in his career, Taylor realized that the more he exaggerated the gag… the bigger the laugh he drew, thereby overemphasizing everything — from his shaggy blonde toupee and bushy mustache to the zany props that were the basis of his bits. The star’s jokes were delivered with shrieking gusto at nearly all times. He started his career as a stand-up comic in nightclubs and later made his breakthrough with appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. Dubbed the “King of Camp and Confetti” and “The Crying Comedian,” Taylor also rose to popularity due to appearances on “The Merv Griffin Show” and lots of other variety talk shows as a comic in the 1960s. He was famous for dousing his audience with buckets of colored paper, as anyone attending a Rip Taylor performance had to expect to be wearing confetti by the end of the show. Explained Taylor in 2011: “I did props and I was ‘The Prop Comedian.’ I was dying like hell on Merv Griffin’s show. The jokes were dumb, and I tore the 5 by 8 cards, threw them up in the air and it became confetti. “I knocked over his desk, walked up the aisle, went to Sardi’s and said, ‘Well, that’s the end of my television career.’ I went home that night. Their switchboard had lit up. “They said, ‘Get the guy that went crazy!’ And that is how the confetti started.” Taylor also “the $1.98 Beauty Show,” which featured guests compete for the title of the “1.98 Beauty Queen” in a pageant, talent-show format. Aside from these talk show gigs, Taylor ended up in numerous movies and television shows. One of his more memorable big-screen appearances came when he played himself in Wayne’s World 2. At one point, a quest by Wayne to put on WayneStock, the ultimate music festival, garnered stature when Taylor agreed to attend as a special guest. “Rip Taylor’s going to be there,” Mike Myers’ main character told Cassandra Wong in this scene, trying to convince her to perform. “Rip Taylor? He’s a god in my country,” she replies. “He gets mobbed in the street.” Taylor also played parts in The Dukes of Hazzard and all three Jackass movies. On TV, you may remember Rip from such programs as “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters,” “The Brady Bunch Variety Hour,” “Santa Barbara” and other smaller roles along the way. He was the subject of a 2016 documentary, Rip Rip Hooray and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1992. Taylor was briefly married to showgirl Rusty Rowe, but got divorced soon after. He is survived by his longtime partner, Robert Fortney. May Rip Taylor rest in peace. View Slideshow: Celebrities Who Died in 2019: In Memoriam

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Botham Jean’s Mother Gives Heartbreaking Victim Impact Testimony After Amber Guyger Convicted Of Murder [Video]

Source: Stewart F. House / Getty Botham Jean’s Mother Allison Speaks After Amber Guyger Conviction This is the face of the pain that police all across America have caused family members and friends with their wanton disregard for Black lives . Yesterday was bittersweet as a Dallas jury found former police officer Amber Guyger guilty of the murder of Botham Jean, but watching Jean’s mother give her victim impact testimony quickly quelled the joy of justice served. Although it is a very somber watch, we suggest checking out Allison Jean’s testimony about her son and he meant to their family. These are the lives that police ruin due to profiling and outright racism. God bless this woman and the entire Jean family.

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A Pirate’s Life: Florida Man Known For Wearing Captain Jack Sparrow Costume Perishes Paddleboarding

Source: Citrus County Sheriff's Office / SplashNews / Splash News Florida Man Called “Captain Jack Sparrow” Found Dead After Going Paddleboarding This is so sad. The body of 43-year-old Joshua Grant Hensley was found by local marine officials on Monday, days after he was last seen heading out on Crystal River on his paddleboard. Hensley was often referred to as “Captain Jack Sparrow” by locals because he enjoyed dressing up like Johnny Depp’s Pirates of the Caribbean character. Citrus County Sheriff’s Office shared the news via Facebook : The body of 43 year old Joshua Hensley was recovered by Marine Unit Deputies in the waters of Kings Bay in Crystal River.The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office will continue to investigate the incident, and we will provide more information as it becomes available. We offer our deepest condolences to Joshua’s family and friends in this difficult time. “Captain Jack” was a beloved figure in the community and will be missed. A Crystal River native, Hensley owned his own paddleboarding company called Big Foot Paddle Boards. He was last seen by Hunter Springs Park Rangers around 6:30 pm Saturday, when authorities believe Hensley was heading to Shell Island to watch the sunset. They have yet to find any evidence that he ever made it there. Source: Citrus County Sheriff's Office / SplashNews / Splash News A spokesperson for the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office said park rangers decided to contact the sheriff’s office Sunday evening after noticing Hensley’s car was still parked in the Hunter Springs parking lot from the night before. Monday morning the Citrus Sheriff’s Office posted a missing persons alert on Facebook about Hensley’s disappearance, however the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Aviation and Marine Units searched the waters for Hensley and revealed just three hours after their initial post that they had located his body in the waters of Kings Bay. Hensley’s paddleboard was also discovered on Monday in King’s Bay near Pete’s Pier. Hensley’s final post on his company’s Facebook page , was captioned “ready to go have fun on the water” and featured a photo of himself in his Captain Jack Sparrow costume holding up his paddleboard. According to People reports , a celebration of life for Hensley has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. ET, where Hensley’s loved ones plan to remember him “for the amazing man he was.” “We will be encouraging everyone to come and tell their favorite stories of Josh, give hugs, and send little fiery boats out into the water he loved,” the Facebook event’s description reads. “We would appreciate if everyone would write a special message to Josh in your boats as well.” This is incredibly sad. He seems to have been a wonderful person, judging by the many comments on his Facebook and locals who recall him being very kind to kids. Prayers up to his loved ones.

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R.I.P. Legendary Journalist Cokie Roberts Dies At 75

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Cokie Roberts Dies Cokie Roberts , the legendary ABC News journalist, and political commentator has passed away. ABC News reports that Cokie passed away from breast cancer complications. She was 75-years-old. “We will miss Cokie beyond measure, both for her contributions and for her love and kindness,” her family said in a statement. Cokie named a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress in 2008. She also won three Emmys and was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame and was cited by the American Women in Radio and Television as one of the 50 greatest women. She is survived by her husband, fellow journalist Steven Roberts, her children, Lee and Rebecca and her six grandchildren.

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