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Selma Blair posted a loving tribute to her late mother, Molly Cooke, who died at home in Michigan over the weekend at age 82. Describing Cooke as “formidable, funny, quick, striking and generous,” Blair wrote about her mom’s unselfish attitude and her career as a judge. “She often gave the shirt off her back, a …

Amber-Lee Friis, a finalist in the Miss Universe New Zealand pageant, died on Monday. She was 23. The New Zealand police department confirmed to People that they responded to a sudden death call on May 18, which was referred to the coroner. Her cause of death is unknown, but The Daily Mail reports it was …

Actor Hagen Mills mistakenly believed he’d shot his former girlfriend dead before taking his own life in an ambush at her Kentucky home, according to his ex’s mother. Mills — who has appeared in FX’s “Baskets” — shot his ex-girlfriend, Erica Price, at her Mayfield home Tuesday after begging her to get back together, her …

The music world lost an R&B and hip-hop legend when Andre Harrell passed away May 7 from heart failure. He was 59. The Bronx-born music executive — who helped launch the careers of everyone from Heavy D & the Boyz and Guy to Sean “Diddy” Combs and Mary J. Blige — will have his life …

Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Little Richard was laid to rest Wednesday at the Oakwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama. The larger-than-life icon was buried among a humble gathering of close friends and family at the cemetery, owned by the historically black, Seventh-day Adventist college he attended, Oakwood University. His band’s members spoke lovingly of …

Actor Hagen Mills is dead after allegedly shooting the mother of his young child and then killing himself. According to The Wrap, Mills — who has appeared in TV’s “Baskets,” among other projects — shot Erica Price, the mother of his 4-year-old daughter, outside of her Mayfield, Kentucky, home on Tuesday before taking his own …

Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman is honoring his late wife and his late daughter as he commemorates anniversaries with them. Chapman, 67, paid tribute to Beth Chapman on what would have been their 14-year wedding anniversary on Wednesday. “She said Big Daddy your going to be so sad when I am not here on …

Ben Stiller is planning to hold a a memorial service for his late father Jerry Stiller when coronavirus social distancing restrictions ease up. “It’s a weird time now,” The 54-year-old director told Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday’s episode of the “Tonight Show.” “People can’t really gather together. I think somewhere down the line we’ll do a …

As Ben Stiller continues to grieve the death of his father, comedy great Jerry Stiller, the actor took time to discuss the TV icon’s legacy and treasured moments spent together both on and off camera. Speaking to The New Yorker, the 54-year-old director was asked what he made of the following quote from an old …

“Twilight” actor Gregory Tyree Boyce and his 27-year-old girlfriend were found dead in their Las Vegas condo last week, according to a report on Monday. Boyce, 30, and Natalie Adepoju were pronounced dead on May 13, E! News reported. Their cause of death is pending a toxicology report. As an actor, Boyce was known for …