Alan Thicke's cause of death has been confirmed.  —  The iconic actor died of a “ruptured aorta” and a “standard type A aortic dissection,” according to Thicke's official death certificate obtained by PEOPLE.  The document states that Thicke died mere minutes after his aorta ruptured.

‘16 and Pregnant’ Star — Valerie Fairman Dead of Presumed Overdose  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Valerie Fairman — the 23-year-old star from the reality show “16 and Pregnant” — has died and her family tells TMZ it appears to be an overdose.  —  Valerie's mom tells us she was at a friend's home …

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Are in Counseling After a Trying Year, Says Source  —  Amid reports of couples therapy for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, PEOPLE has learned the reality star and the rapper are seeking help — just not together.  —  “They are still both receiving individual therapy,” a source tells PEOPLE of the couple.

Snubbed!  Blac Chyna Not Invited to Kardashians' Holiday Party — They 'Can't Stand' Her Drama  —  It might just be a blue Christmas for Blac Chyna.  —  After a fight that nearly ended her engagement this past weekend, a source tells PEOPLE her fiancé Rob Kardashian's family continues …

How Emma Stone Got Her Hollywood Ending  —  ‘La La Land’ star left an anxious childhood in Arizona to become America's most freewheeling leading lady - and a heavily buzzed Oscar favorite  —  Emma Stone's favorite place for sushi in Los Angeles is a no-frills spot in a Sunset Boulevard strip mall …

Nikki Benz — Brazzers Fires Producer For Alleged Brutal Assault During Sex Scene  —  A porn studio fired a longtime producer after its star actress, Nikki Benz, accused him of stomping on her head and choking her out during a shoot ... but the guy's calling BS.

Happy family: Kate Beckinsale with Michael Sheen and Sarah Silverman (Brian To/Variety/Rex )  —  Guests over the festive season would include “various waifs and strays and floating Jews, all these Americans wearing Selfridges cracker hats and not really understanding it,” she added.

SEE ALL 9 STORIES  —  A former “houseboy” for the late Zsa Zsa Gabor and her husband Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt claims the couple led completely separate lives — and that the glamorous actress was so mean she was even banned from Rodeo Drive's designer stores for returning worn outfits.

‘Blade Runner 2049’ Helmer Denis Villeneuve Eyed to Direct ‘Dune’ Reboot (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Even though he has a film in Oscar contention and another in production, “Blade Runner: 2049” director Denis Villeneuve looks ready to jump into another classic fixture in the sci-fi world.

Charlie Hunnam went Method and ignored his girlfriend for The Lost City of Z  —  When Charlie Hunnam agreed to play 19th-century explorer Percy Fawcett — opposite Robert Pattinson as fellow traveler Henry Costin — in the film adaptation of David Grann's The Lost City of Z, he knew it wouldn't be easy.

Lisa Marie Naegle — Pictured with Murder Suspect Hours Before Death  —  Lisa Marie Naegle posed with the man who we're told confessed to killing her ... just hours before he allegedly took a hammer to her head and beat her with it repeatedly.  —  TMZ obtained this photo of Lisa Marie …