Cicely Tyson, Iconic And Influential Actress, Dies At 96
Cicely Tyson, an award-winning icon of the stage and screen who broke barriers for Black actresses with surpassing dignity, died Thursday, her longtime manager Larry Thompson confirmed to CNN. She was 96. A family statement did not reveal the cause of death. The actress chronicled her lengthy career in her first memoir, “Just As I […]
Bridgerton Becomes Netflix Biggest Show Ever
Netflix has announced that the Regency-era British drama ‘Bridgerton’ is its biggest show ever with more than 82 million households tuning in to at least one partial episode in its first 28 days. It’s a whopping 19M households higher than the four-week projection Netflix issued 10 days into the Shondaland series’ run (63 million), at the time the streamer’s […]
‘Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ ‘Phyllis’ Actress Cloris Leachman Dead At 94
Cloris Leachman, an Oscar-winner for her portrayal of a lonely housewife in “The Last Picture Show” and a comedic delight as the fearsome Frau Blücher in “Young Frankenstein” and self-absorbed neighbor Phyllis on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” has died. She was 94. Leachman died in her sleep of natural causes at her home in […]
Larry King, Broadcasting Giant For Half-Century, Dies At 87
Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87. King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Ora Media, the studio and network he co-founded, tweeted. No cause of death was given, but CNN had […]
Singer-songwriter Randy Parton, Dolly Parton’s Brother, Dies Of Cancer at 67
Dolly Parton shared a sad update with fans Thursday morning, announcing that her younger brother, Randy Parton, has died. He was 67 years old. “My brother Randy has lost his battle with cancer,” the singer wrote in statement posted to social media. “The family and I are grieving his loss but we know he is […]
Burna Boy’s ‘Destiny’ Included In Biden-Harris Inauguration Playlist
Burna Boy’s ‘Destiny’, a song off the Afropop singer’s Grammy-nominated album ‘African Giant’, has been included in the official inauguration playlist of incoming US president and vice-president, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The playlist, which features artistes from different parts of the world, is said to be a representation of America’s diversity and also symbolises […]
Marion Ramsey Dies At 73
Marion Ramsey, the actress best known for her role as Officer Laverne Hooks in the film franchise “Police Academy,” died Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 73, according to a statement to CNN from manager Roger Paul. No cause of death was given. “Marion carried with her a kindness and permeating light that […]
American Music Mogul Dr Dre Hospitalised
Rapper and legendary producer Dr. Dre posted that he was “doing great” late Tuesday after being hospitalized with a possible brain aneurysm. “I’m doing great and getting excellent care from my medical team,” the music mogul posted on Instagram as reports swirled over his condition. “I will be out of the hospital and back home […]
Veteran Yoruba Actress, Orisabunmi, Dies At 60
Veteran actress in Yoruba movies, Folake Aremu, popularly known as Orisabunmi, is dead. She died in the late hours of Tuesday, January 5 in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. She was 60. The news of her death was confirmed by the President of the Theatre Arts And Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) Bolaji Amusan, […]
Tanya Roberts Dead Following Premature Death Announcement By Representative
Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in “A View to a Kill” and appeared in the sitcom “That ’70s Show,” has died, several hours after she was mistakenly pronounced dead by her publicist and her partner. She was 65. Lance O’Brien, her companion of nearly two decades, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Cedars-Sinai […]
