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Former Nickelodeon Star Killed in Horrific Incident

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Kianna Underwood, a former child actor who appeared on Nickelodeon’s “All That” and voiced a character on “Little Bill,” was struck and killed early Friday in a Brownsville hit-and-run that police say involved two vehicles that both left the scene. The fatal collision happened around 6:50 a.m. along the Pitkin Avenue corridor, where investigators say a black SUV hit Underwood as she crossed before a second dark-colored sedan also ran over her and drove off. …

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Grammy-Nominated Artist Found Dead Inside Home

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John Forté, a Grammy-nominated recording artist known for his work with the Fugees and the Refugee Camp All-Stars, was found dead Monday afternoon inside his Martha’s Vineyard home. He was 50. Authorities said there were no signs of foul play and that the state medical examiner will determine the cause and manner of death. Forté’s death resonates across hip-hop and pop because of his role in shaping a 1990s sound that stretched from New York …

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“The Voice” Singer Charged in Deadly Hit-and-Run

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A former contestant on “The Voice,” identified by authorities as Kata Huddleston, 38, who performed on the show in 2016 as Katy Hay, has been charged in a deadly Dec. 10 hit-and-run sequence on Interstate 65 that left a woman critically injured and later dead, officials said. Huddleston was arrested in Oklahoma on Dec. 16, extradited to Tennessee, and formally charged this month. She is being held in Nashville on a $162,000 bond, according to …

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“Pull Over or I’ll Kill You”: Kiefer Sutherland Arrested

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Actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested early Monday after an altercation with a rideshare driver near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood, police said. Officers responding just after 12:15 a.m. determined the 59-year-old had entered the vehicle, assaulted the driver and made criminal threats before taking him into custody. Police said the driver did not require medical treatment at the scene. Sutherland was booked on suspicion of criminal threats, posted a $50,000 …

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‘Home Alone’ Actor Charged with Soliciting Prostitute

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Daniel Stern, 68, the actor who played Marv in the “Home Alone” films, was cited by police in December for allegedly soliciting a prostitute at a hotel in this Ventura County city, according to multiple reports released over the weekend. The case surfaced publicly in early January, when entertainment outlets reported that officers issued Stern a misdemeanor citation rather than arresting him. California law treats solicitation as a misdemeanor offense that can carry up to …

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Cause of Death Revealed for ‘The Wire’ Star

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James Ransone, the Baltimore-born actor whose breakout as Ziggy Sobotka in HBO’s “The Wire” launched a two-decade screen career, died by suicide on Dec. 19, 2025, in Los Angeles, according to the county medical examiner. He was 46. The official ruling, recorded on a Dec. 29 death certificate and circulated this week, confirms what colleagues mourned in tributes over the holidays. Ransone’s death caps a career that moved between prestige television and genre films, with …

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Tommy Lee Jones’ Daughter Found Dead at Hotel

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Victoria Kafka Jones, the 34-year-old daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones, was found dead early Thursday at the Fairmont San Francisco hotel, authorities said. Police and medics were called to a medical emergency shortly after 3 a.m., and paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. The case is being handled as a death investigation by San Francisco police and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Officials have not announced a cause or …

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Former ‘Lion King’ Star Fatally Stabbed

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A former Broadway child star who played Young Nala in “The Lion King” was fatally stabbed inside her Edison home on Sunday morning, authorities said. The victim, identified as 26-year-old Imani Smith, was discovered around 9:18 a.m. after a 911 call reporting a stabbing. She was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Prosecutors charged her boyfriend, 35-year-old Jordan D. Jackson-Small, with first-degree murder and related offenses. Officials said the …

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Causes of Death Released for Rob and Michele Reiner

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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner on Wednesday released the official causes of death for filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner, ruling both deaths homicides from multiple sharp force injuries after the couple were found dead Sunday at their Brentwood home. The announcement clarifies a central question in a case that has stunned Hollywood and political circles where the Reiners were long active. Prosecutors have charged the couple’s son, …

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NCIS Actress Dies Suddenly at 45

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Rachael Carpani, an Australian actress best known for nearly 200 episodes of “McLeod’s Daughters” and appearances on “NCIS: Los Angeles,” died on Dec. 7 at age 45, her family said. The death was described as unexpected but peaceful after years of health struggles, with a private funeral set for Dec. 19. Carpani’s death resonated across Australia’s TV community and among U.S. viewers who came to know her through prime-time dramas and cable series. The family …

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