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Jas Waters, a writer on “This Is Us” and “Kidding,” has reportedly passed away at age 39. While the cause of death has not yet been revealed, friends and coworkers began sharing tributes to Jas, aka JasFly, who was also an alum of the VH1 reality series “Gossip Game,” on Wednesday afternoon. At the time …
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Bonnie Pointer, who rose to fame as a member of the Pointer Sister, has died at age 69. “It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the fans of the Pointer Sisters that my sister Bonnie died this morning,” said Anita Pointer of her sister, Patricia, aka Bonnie. “Our family is devastated. …
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Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa Bryant is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars as part of a wrongful death lawsuit against the helicopter company and the estate of a pilot involved in the deadly January crash that killed her husband and daughter, according to a report. Bryant filed suit in February, blaming pilot Ara Zobayan — …
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British producer and songwriter Rupert Hine — who worked with musicians including Tina Turner, Rush, Stevie Nicks, the Thompson Twins, Bob Geldof, the Fixx, Suzanne Vega and Howard Jones — has died at 72. No cause was given for his death, which was confirmed by the Ivors Academy of Music Creators, for whom he served …
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Character actor Peggy Pope, who played the alcoholic office secretary in the hit comedy movie “9 to 5,” died on May 27 in Fort Collins, Colo. She was 91. Pope’s family announced her passing and plans for a June 27 celebration of life. Pope was born as Florence Margaret Pope in Montclair, N.J., and graduated …
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Steve Priest, the bass player who co-founded the UK group Sweet that had hits including “Ballroom Blitz,” “Fox on the Run” and “Love Is Like Oxygen,” died today, his bandmates said without providing details. He was 72. Priest had been living in the Los Angeles area for several years, and his band played often at …
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Jesse McCartney paid tribute Wednesday to former Dream Street bandmate Chris Trousdale, who died Tuesday at the age of 34 after battling coronavirus. “It pains me to say that an old friend, Chris Trousdale, from my early days in the music industry has passed away due to complications from COVID-19,” McCartney, 33, penned on Instagram. …
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Mary Pat Gleason, a character actress with a huge list of credits and who most recently played “Mom”‘s Mary, has died. She was 70. Per a post on Gleason’s official Facebook page, she passed away after a long illness from cancer. Though you may not have known Gleason’s name, it’s likely that her face is …
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Fred Willard died of heart failure. The 86-year-old “Best In Show” actor went into cardiac arrest on May 15 at 6:45 p.m, according to a death certificate obtained by TMZ on Wednesday. However, Willard also had two other conditions that may have contributed to his death. For years, he suffered from myelodysplastic syndrome, a bone …
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Lennie Niehaus, who went from Stan Kenton sideman to Clint Eastwood’s movie composer during a nearly 60-year career in music, died Thursday at his daughter’s home in Redlands, Calif. He was 90. Niehaus’s two dozen films for Eastwood include original scores for the best picture-winning Western “Unforgiven,” the Charlie Parker biopic “Bird” and the popular …
Jas Waters, a writer on “This Is Us” and “Kidding,” has reportedly passed away at age 39. While the cause of death has not yet been revealed, friends and coworkers began sharing tributes to Jas, aka JasFly, who was also an alum of the VH1 reality series “Gossip Game,” on Wednesday afternoon. At the time …
