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Nicholas Brendon, the actor best known for playing Xander Harris on all seven seasons of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died at 54, his family said Friday in a social media statement that said he died in his sleep of natural causes. Brendon’s death quickly became a major story for fans of the long-running supernatural drama because he was one of the show’s most familiar faces from its 1997 debut through its 2003 finale. The …
Chuck Norris, the martial arts champion turned action star whose career stretched from tournament titles to “Walker, Texas Ranger,” died Thursday at 86 after a reported medical emergency in Hawaii, his family said Friday. The death closed the career of one of the most recognizable action figures of the late 20th century, a performer whose clean cut screen heroes, karate background and tough public image made him a lasting pop culture presence. Norris’ family confirmed …
Chuck Norris was taken to a hospital on the island of Kauai after a medical emergency within the last 24 hours, according to multiple reports Thursday, sending a fresh wave of concern through the large fan base of the 86-year-old actor and martial arts star. The story mattered quickly because the first reports offered only a few confirmed facts and left nearly everything else unanswered. Norris is one of the most recognizable action stars of …
Actress and animal-rights activist Alexandra Paul was arrested after authorities said dozens of protesters entered Ridglan Farms on Sunday morning, removed beagles from the Wisconsin research breeding facility and expanded an investigation that was still unfolding Wednesday. Paul’s arrest pushed a local criminal case into national view, but the larger fight centers on Ridglan Farms itself, a business that has been under years of scrutiny over how it houses and breeds dogs for research. The …
Filming on season five of Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” has been paused after police opened a domestic assault investigation involving cast member Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, adding a fresh legal cloud to one of reality TV’s most combustible franchises. The pause matters because it hits the show at a moment of unusual visibility. Hulu released all 10 episodes of season four on March 12, and ABC is set …
Jerry Leach, the 32-year-old bassist for the New Jersey country-rock band Not Leaving Sober, died Tuesday after officers found him pinned beneath a vehicle outside his home, a sudden death that shocked his bandmates and left investigators working to piece together what happened in a quiet Morris County driveway. Leach’s death quickly spread beyond the police blotter because he was a visible part of a rising Jersey Shore band with a major hometown show already …
The mother of a 19-year-old Walmart employee found dead inside a bakery oven in 2024 has spoken publicly in new detail about discovering her daughter’s body, renewing attention on a case that police and workplace investigators have formally closed. The renewed focus comes two weeks after Nova Scotia’s Labour Department said its workplace safety investigation found no violations and determined the oven was in proper working order at the time of the death. Police had …
A Chinese livestream seller known online as “Sister Wang Zha” died after suffering a medical emergency during a clothing broadcast, according to local reports, setting off grief among followers and renewed discussion about the strain of China’s livestream sales economy. Wang Yefei, 39, died March 9 after she became visibly ill during a morning livestream and was taken to a hospital, according to reports summarized by People and VNExpress. Those reports said she died of …
Jennifer Runyon, an actor whose credits ranged from the 1984 blockbuster “Ghostbusters” to the sitcom “Charles in Charge” and the TV movie “A Very Brady Christmas,” died March 6 at 65, according to statements from her family and friends. Her death drew broad notice this week because Runyon was a familiar face across some of the most durable pop culture titles of the 1980s. Family members confirmed her death publicly over the weekend, and entertainment …
Stephanie Buttermore, a fitness creator and cancer researcher whose videos drew more than 1 million YouTube subscribers, has died at 36, her fiancé, Jeff Nippard, said Friday in a social media statement that described her death as sudden. The announcement brought a wave of grief from followers who had watched Buttermore build an unusual public career at the intersection of science and online fitness. Nippard, her partner of 10 years, did not disclose a cause …