R. Lee Ermey, the gunnery sergeant turned actor who portrayed the scene-stealing drill instructor in Stanley Kubrick‘s Full Metal Jacket, died Sunday at the age of 74. Ermey’s longtime manager Bill Rogin confirmed Ermey’s death on the actor’s Facebook account. “It is with deep sadness that I regret to inform …
Read More »Taibbi: Erica Garner Secretly Taped Justice Department Meeting
Erica Garner, activist and daughter of slain police victim Eric Garner, died unexpectedly of heart failure at the end of 2017. She was only 27, and left behind two small children. She also had unfinished business. In the last months of her life, she had been planning to release a …
Read More »Tom Petty's Cause of Death: Accidental Overdose
After months of speculation, a medical examiner has ruled that Tom Petty died of an accidental overdose, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The Hall of Fame musician had taken several pain medications, including Fentanyl, oxycodone and generic Xanax. Other medications included generic Restoril (a …
Read More »David Cassidy, Singer and 'Partridge Family' Teen Idol, Dead at 67
David Cassidy, the musician, actor andPartridge Family teen idol, died Tuesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 67. Cassidy’s representative Jo-Ann Geffen confirmed his death, saying, “On behalf of the entire Cassidy family, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, our uncle, and …
Read More »The Gaslamp Killer Shows Canceled Following Rape Accusation
Los Angeles producer the Gaslamp Killer has been accused of drugging and raping a woman and her friend in 2013. “I’ve been silently suffering over this for many years. the gaslamp killer drugged and raped my best friend and myself 4 years ago,” a woman who uses the handle @chelseaelaynnewrote …
Read More »Jason Aldean: Vegas Isn't His First Brush With Tragic Concert Incidents
Jason Aldean was only a few songs into his headlining set at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night when gunfire began raining down upon the thousands of fans in attendance. At latest count, 58 were killed and more than 500 injured before the gunman, firing …
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