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R.I.P.: Debbie Reynolds Passes Away At Age 84, Just One Day After Daughter Carrie Fisher

Actress Debbie Reynolds Dies At Age 84 Man, 2016 just WILL NOT QUIT in these final few days. Just one day after Carrie Fisher passed away from heart failure , her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, has passed away as well. According to TMZ the 84-year-old, who was in the midst of planning her daughter Carrie Fisher’s funeral , suffered a fatal stroke on Wednesday. She was taken to a local hospital shortly after 1pm, and later prnounced dead. Her son Todd tells TMZ that she seemingly willed her own death, grief-stricken over the death of daughter Carrie. While at his home making funeral plans, she told him “I miss her so much, I want to be with Carrie.” Fifteen minutes later, she suffered the stroke that claimed her life. Debbie was best known for her role in old Hollywood classics like “Singin’ In The Rain.” She also notoriously divorced actor Eddie Fisher in 1959 after his affair with Elizabeth Taylor. SMH. We only have a few days left in this insane year. Hopefully 2016 will calm its nerves… Splash/WENN

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R.I.P.: Debbie Reynolds Passes Away At Age 84, Just One Day After Daughter Carrie Fisher

Harry Belafonte Falls Asleep on Live TV Interview

Harry Belafonte apparently needs to get to bed earlier. Or maybe he was just in some deep, transcendental meditative state. Either way, dude could not wake up for an interview with KBAK in Bakersfield, Calif., while ON THE AIR. Watch the anchors cut to the 84-year-old singer, only to find him out cold: Harry Belafonte Sleeps Through Interview The best part came as the news team, referencing his classic hit, “Day-O”, began cracking jokes such as “Guess daylight hasn’t come, man.” Awesome. Later, Harry Belafonte’s rep, Ken Sunshine (yup, that’s his name, you can’t make this up), insisted he was in fact meditating through the satellite sit-down. “After weeks of literally hundreds of interviews promoting his HBO documentary, memoir and CD, Mr. Belafonte had an early morning satellite TV tour.” “True to form, there was a technical glitch. His earpiece wasn’t working, so he decided to take the time to meditate before the rest of his Day-O.” Well played . “Maybe the world would be a better place if more people took a moment to meditate,” adds Mr. Sunshine. And to that, we ask: Was Harry …

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Harry Belafonte Falls Asleep on Live TV Interview

Reese Witherspoon After Car Accident

Reese Witherspoon, 35, suffered minor injuries and went home to recover, her rep said at the time. The driver, meanwhile, was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Reese Witherspoon wants to move on after her accident. The actress is not pressing charges against the 84-year-old driver who struck her as she was jogging Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif., her rep tells us.

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Reese Witherspoon After Car Accident