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FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop cultural phenomenon, has died at age 77. Mayor Karin Wilson of Fairhope, Alabama, said in a message on social media that Groom had died in that south Alabama town. A local …

Just over two months after his death, Nick Cordero’s widow Amanda Kloots is honoring her late husband on what would have been his 42nd birthday. The Broadway actor died at 41 in early July after a months-long battle with coronavirus complications. He suffered from several maladies after his hospitalization that included mini-strokes, the amputation of …

Stanley Crouch, a contentious and influential critic, columnist and self-taught Renaissance man who in fiction and nonfiction was inspired by his knowledge and love of blues and jazz and his impulse to step over the line, died Wednesday at age 74. His wife, Gloria Nixon-Crouch, told The Associated Press that he died at a hospice …

Alien Huang, the Taiwanese actor, singer and fashion designer also known as Huang Hong-Shen, has died. He was 36. Police confirmed that Huang’s body was discovered on Wednesday morning at his home in the Beitou district of Taipei, Variety reported. The official cause of death has not yet been announced, but Huang’s management team is …

Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Evans are both grieving the loss of their friend Chadwick Boseman. “It was sudden to all of us,” Jackson, 71, said on the “Tamron Hall Show” Tuesday. “It’s gut-wrenching to lose someone with such an important part of the culture in terms of what he became to the world in …

Zoe Parker, an adult film actress who was nominated for Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene in 2017, has reportedly died. “We are sad to report that Zoe Parker passed away in her sleep on September 12th at around 2 am,” according to a GoFundMe page set up to help cover funeral expenses. “She was only …

Glee star Naya Rivera‘s 4-year-old son, Josey, has provided heartbreaking new details of how his mother drowned — telling investigators that they counted “1, 2,3” together before gleefully jumping off their little boat. Details of Rivera’s July drowning death were obtained by obtained by People, which reported she was a good swimmer but struggled with …

Melissa Etheridge is taking things one day at a time after her 21-year-old son Beckett died of an opioid overdose earlier this year. During an interview on “Today With Hoda & Jenna” on Thursday, the “Come To My Window” singer, 59, admitted, “there’s a small amount of peace knowing he’s not in pain anymore.” “Our …

Dame Diana Rigg, of James Bond and “Avengers” fame, has died “peacefully” at 82. The acclaimed actress known for her role as Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo, the only Bond girl to ever marry 007, Rigg was bestowed her “Dame” title in 1994 for her contributions to all things drama. The iconic Brit suffered from cancer …

Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a co-founder and singer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 68. Bell died at his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands Wednesday morning with his wife by his side, publicist Sujata Murthy said. The cause of death has not been released. Kool & the Gang grew from …