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Jane Lynch fondly remembered her former “Glee” co-star Naya Rivera today as “a force” whose talent was under-recognized. Lynch spoke about Rivera during the fourth hour of the “Today” show on Wednesday, speaking with Jenna Bush Hager. The 33-year-old Rivera died last month from drowning in a California lake. “She was a force of nature, …

Trini Lopez, a singer and guitarist who gained fame for his versions of “Lemon Tree” and “If I Had a Hammer” in the 1960s and took his talents to Hollywood, died Tuesday. He was 83. Filmmaker P. David Ebersole, who just finished shooting a documentary on Lopez with Todd Hughes, confirmed that Lopez died from …

Raymond Allen, an actor who had memorable recurring roles on classic ’70s sitcoms “Sanford and Son” and “Good Times,” died yesterday of a non-COVID respiratory illness at a long-term care facility in California. He was 91. Allen’s death was announced by his daughter, Ta Ronce Allen, on a Facebook post yesterday. The actor was best …

Screenwriter Kurt Luedtke, known for his Oscar-winning adapted screenplay “Out of Africa,” died on Sunday. He was 80. The Detroit Free Press reported that the Luedtke, who worked at the newspaper during the 1960s and ’70s, passed away after a long illness in a Michigan hospital. Luedtke, a Michigan native, first worked in journalism before …

Martin Birch, the British music producer whose credits include albums by Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Whitesnake and Black Sabbath, has died. He was 71. News of his death was revealed by Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale on Twitter on Aug. 9. The cause of death is as yet unknown. “It is with a very heavy heart …

Former “Love Island” host Caroline Flack took her own life after learning she was facing an assault trial — that she feared would end her career and put her at the center of unbearable media scrutiny, a British coroner ruled Thursday. Flack, 40, was found dead in her London home in February, weeks before she …

Frank Ocean’s mother Katonya Breaux is mourning the death of her 18-year-old son, Ryan Breaux, who died in a fatal car crash Sunday. Katonya took to social media Wednesday to share a photo of Ryan embracing his mother with a smile on his face. The distraught parent did not caption the image. Ryan and the …

Kaia Gerber posted an emotional tribute to Frank Ocean’s brother, Ryan Breaux, and Ezekiel “Zeek” Bishop, who died in a car accident on Sunday. “ryan and zeek, my heart is so heavy right now. I can’t put into words how grateful I am for every second I was lucky enough to spend with you,” Gerber …

Reni Santoni, who stole scenes as “sloppy” Poppie in several iconic “Seinfeld” episodes, died on Aug. 1. He was 81. The veteran character actor — who also co-starred opposite Clint Eastwood in 1971’s “Dirty Harry” — had been “sick for quite a while” before passing away Saturday morning, according to a Facebook memorial posted Monday …

Mahlon Reyes, a deckhand on Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch,” has died at the age of 38. Reyes, who began appearing on the reality series in 2012, suffered a heart attack last Saturday in his native Whitefish, Montana, wife Heather Sullivan told TMZ, who first reported the news. Reyes survived and was hospitalized, but never regained …