Gary Carter, an 11-time All-Star who will forever be associated with the 1986 World Champion New York Mets, has passed away from brain cancer. He was 57. The former baseball legend was diagnosed with an aggressive tumor last year and lost his battle with the illness about two hours ago. His daughter confirmed the news in the following statement: “I am deeply saddened to tell you all that my precious dad went to be with Jesus today at 4:10 p.m. This is the most difficult thing I have ever had to write in my entire life but I wanted you all to know.” Carter, who also played for the Montreal Expos, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. He is survived by his wife, three children and three grandchildren.
About 24 hours after the death of Whitney Houston, the family of this once-in-a-generation singer has released the following statement: “We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Whitney. This is an unimaginable tragedy and we will miss her terribly. We appreciate the outpouring of love and support from her fans and friends.” Whitney Houston Isolated Vocals: “How Will I Know” Bobby Brown, Whitney’s husband of 15 years and the father of her daughter, has also spoken out for the first time, telling the public:
October Films co-founder and San Francisco Film Society executive director died near the Sundance Film Festival. By Josh Wigler Bingham Ray Photo: Arun Nevader/WireImage PARK CITY, Utah — Bingham Ray, a champion of independent filmmaking, died on Monday (January 23) near Park City, Utah, the Sundance Institute has announced. Ray, 57, was the co-founder of October Films and the executive director of the San Francisco Film Society. He suffered a stroke during the Sundance Film Festival last week and was initially hospitalized in Park City. Following a second stroke, Ray was transferred to Provo, where he later died. “It is with great sadness that the Sundance Institute acknowledges the passing of Bingham Ray, cherished independent film executive and most recently Executive Director of the San Francisco Film Society,” reads a statement posted on Deadline . “On behalf of the independent film community in Park City for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and elsewhere, we offer our support and condolences to his family. Bingham’s many contributions to this community and business are indelible, and his legacy will not be soon forgotten.” “The board of directors and staff of the Film Society are stunned and deeply saddened by the untimely death of our executive director Bingham Ray,” said Pat McBaine, board president of the San Francisco Film Society. “We at the Film Society and the entire film community have lost far too early an energetic and visionary impact player who has helped shape the independent film industry for decades in so many important and valuable ways.” Ray is perhaps best known as the co-founder of October Films, the 1990s-era independent film production company and distributor responsible for movies such as “Secrets and Lies,” “Lost Highway” and “Cherry Falls.” October was later acquired by Universal Pictures and renamed USA Films, which itself became the basis of Focus Features, Universal’s art house arm that counts “In Bruges” and “Milk” among its many credits. The San Francisco Film Society named Ray as executive director in November 2011 after the death of the SFFS’ director Graham Leggat this past August. Share your condolences with Bingham Ray’s friends and family in the comments below.
The singer Amy Winehouse, who was to some as well known for her struggles with addiction as her music, was in rehab as recently as May and canceled a planned summer tour of Europe in June, following a disastrous appearance in Belgrade, Serbia. Amy Winehouse has died. The troubled singer, whose unique and soulful voice made her a Grammy winner, was found dead at her London apartment on Saturday, according to various reports. She was 27. “We are deeply saddened at the sudden loss of such a gift
“We are deeply saddened that the man who fell has passed away as a result of this tragic accident,” club President Nolan Ryan said in a statement on the Rangers website. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.” A fan fell to his death at Texas Rangers Ballpark after catching a ball tossed to him by Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton. The man was reaching for a ball thrown to him by Hamilton during the second inning and toppled over a railing after making the catch. Television pictures s
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Network’s ‘Attack of the Show’ will pay tribute to the late ‘Jackass’ star. By Jocelyn Vena Ryan Dunn on “Proving Ground” Photo: G4 Only a week after pulling Ryan Dunn’s G4 series “Proving Ground” from the schedule following his death, the network announced Monday (June 27) that it would resume airing the show next month. Beginning July 19, G4 will begin to play the remaining eight episodes in the series; only one episode aired earlier this month. That same night, a special “Attack of the Show” will be dedicated to the late “Jackass” star. The special will include stunts the TV star pulled for the network, as well as interviews with his friends and colleagues. “Ryan was an incredible talent who will be missed tremendously by his fans, including G4 viewers,” G4 president Neal Tiles said in a statement to MTV News. “With the support of Ryan’s family, we’ve decided to air the remaining episodes of G4’s Proving Ground and give his fans the opportunity to continue watching this series he was so passionate about.” Dunn died last week in a car accident in West Chester, Pennsylvania, along with his friend and “Jackass” production assistant Zachary Hartwell. It was later determined Dunn was legally drunk at the time of his accident. “All of us at G4 are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic news that Ryan Dunn has passed away,” a statement from G4 last week reads. “Ryan’s comedic wit and signature no-holds-barred approach made him an incredible talent and his work as host of G4’s Proving Ground was flawless. Ryan will be missed dearly by his legion of fans and we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends during this difficult time.” In the days since Dunn’s death, his friends have remembered him in blog posts and at a private memorial service . Are you happy Dunn’s “Proving Ground” is returning to TV? Let us know in the comments. Related Videos Remembering Ryan Dunn Related Photos Ryan Dunn: A Career In Photos
“Protesters use ‘sharia’ as a slur and rallying cry against Islam,” reads the dismissive print edition headline for Michelle Boorstein’s page A5 August 27 story. The Washington Post’s online edition used different wording: “For critics of Islam, ‘sharia’ a loaded word.” Boorstein cited “controversial” conservative scholar Daniel Pipes warning that pro-sharia Muslims “want to implement sharia in every detail on everyone in a stringest way.” For an opposing view, the Post religion writer also cited Imam Yahya Hendi, a Muslim chaplain for Georgetown University and “spokesman of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of North America,” who argued that more moderate Muslims see sharia as more like a set of guidelines to guide personal and family life than a rigid code of law which must supplant secular governance. Fair enough, yet Boorstein put her thumb on the scale by lamenting that “the word has become akin to a slur in some camps… an alarming development to many religious and political leaders.” That sentence immediately preceded Boorstein excerpting a statement by liberal National Council of Churches president Peg Chemberlin, who complained that the NCC was “deeply saddened by those who denigrate a religion which in so many ways is a religion of compassion.” While neither Boorstein nor Chemberlin named names, the implication to the reader is that opponents of the Ground Zero mosque are anti-Islam, not merely anti-radical Islam or simply opposed to the mosque being located so close to Ground Zero, and that the specter of sharia law is a convenient bogeyman for those with a cynical agenda.
Haddon reportedly committed suicide after performing at Belgium’s Pukkelpop festival. By Mawuse Ziegbe Charles Haddon of Ou Est Le Swimming Pool Photo: Shirlaine Forrest/ WireImage Charles Haddon, lead singer of the British synth-pop trio Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, reportedly took his own life on Friday. He was 22. According to reports, the frontman plummeted from a telecommunications mast onto a parking lot after performing at the Pukkelpop festival in Belgium. According to BBC News, police are handling the incident as a suicide. “We are all so deeply saddened to confirm that our friend Charlie Haddon passed away yesterday, Friday 20th August,” the band said in a statement posted on their MySpace page Saturday (August 21). Pukkelpop organizers confirmed the tragedy as well. “After performing with his band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, singer Charles Haddon decided to take his own life,” festival organizers said in a statement, according to the Guardian. “Our thoughts and sympathies go out to his family and friends.” The electro-pop outfit was in the midst of a tour, and a schedule posted on their MySpace page shows that the trio had concerts lined up through October. Upcoming dates include slots at Australia’s Parklife festival and a string of headlining dates in their native U.K. NME reports that on Saturday Ou Est Le Swimming Pool cohorts La Roux dedicated their performance at the U.K.’s V festival to their late friend. “Yesterday a friend of ours died. His name was Charley and he was from Ou Est Le Swimming Pool. They supported us on tour, and he died yesterday at Pukkelpop. So the whole of the set is for him really,” La Roux singer Elly Jackson said. “Can we have a big hand for Charley please?” Share your memories of Charles Haddon in the comments below.
