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Lynyrd Skynyrd Founding Member Gary Rossington Dead at 71

Gary Rossington, a co-founder and last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd who helped write the classic answer song “Sweet Home Alabama,” died Sunday at age 71. No cause of death was given. “It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter,…


1 Dead, 9 Injured in Stampede at GloRilla Concert in New York

Unfounded fears of gunfire at a rap concert in Rochester, New York, sent a crowd rushing toward the exits in a stampede that killed one person and left two others fighting for their lives, authorities said. The Memphis rap stars GloRilla and Finesse2tymes had finished performing Sunday night at Rochester’s Main Street Armory when people…


Chris Rock Unleashes on Will Smith and Wife Jada a Year After Oscars Slap

LOS ANGELES—A year after he was slapped on stage at the Academy Awards, Chris Rock hammered Will Smith and his wife in a comedy special streamed live around the world, joking that he enjoyed seeing the actor beaten in his latest film. Live on Netflix on Saturday from the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, Rock said…


Tom Sizemore, ‘Saving Private Ryan’ Actor, Dies at 61

BURBANK, Calif.—Tom Sizemore, the “Saving Private Ryan” actor whose bright 1990s star burned out under the weight of his own domestic violence and drug convictions, died Friday at age 61. The actor had suffered a brain aneurysm on Feb. 18 at his home in Los Angeles. He died in his sleep Friday at a hospital…


Jazz Saxophonist Wayne Shorter Dies at 89

LOS ANGELES—Jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter has died in Los Angeles at the age of 89. Shorter died Thursday surrounded by his family, said Alisse Kingsley, a representative for the multi-Grammy winner. No cause of death was given. “Visionary composer, saxophonist, visual artist, devout Buddhist, devoted husband, father, and grandfather Wayne Shorter has embarked on a…


Kobe Bryant’s Family Awarded $29 Million in Invasion of Privacy Lawsuit

Los Angeles County will pay late Kobe Bryant’s wife nearly $29 million in a settlement of a lawsuit over the inappropriate sharing of gruesome photographs of the crash that killed Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter. Members of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Office and firefighters were accused in the lawsuit of sharing close-up gruesome pictures of…


Growing Number of Hollywood Actors Call for End to COVID Mandates

A growing number of actors and celebrities have called for an end to COVID-19-related mandates, with “Cheers” star Woody Harrelson saying that the United States is “not a free country” because of such measures. During a recent New York Times interview, Harrelson was asked what he thinks is “absurd about the COVID protocols.” He replied, “The…


Chasing Horse Pleads Not Guilty in Nevada Sex Abuse Case

LAS VEGAS—A former “Dances With Wolves” actor pleaded not guilty Wednesday to state charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls for a decade in Nevada. Nathan Chasing Horse, 46, appeared briefly in Clark County District Court following his indictment last week on 19 charges, including sexual assault, first-degree kidnapping, and drug trafficking. He…


Chris Rock to Address Will Smith’s Oscar Slap in March 4 Live Netflix Special

Comedian Chris Rock is reportedly planning to address the infamous slap during last year’s Oscars through a Netflix special that will stream just a week before the 2023 Academy Awards. During the 94th Oscars in 2022, Will Smith got on stage and slapped Rock, who was hosting the show, for a joke Rock made about…


South Park’s Royal Roast Provides Both Humor and Insight

Satire is at the heart of free speech and expression. A recent South Park episode lampoons Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for their recent worldwide privacy tour. After allegedly wanting to be left alone, the couple has written books, filmed a documentary, and moved to a hotbed of celebrities and paparazzi. The cartoon draws on…