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Actor Robert Carradine Dies At Age 71 — Robert Carradine has died at age 71. He took his own life. … But he struggled for two decades with Bipolar Disorder and ultimately it got the best of him. — The family issued this statement to Deadline: “It is with profound sadness …
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Lizzie McGuire's Robert Carradine Dead at 71, Cause of Death Revealed — Robert Carradine has sadly passed away at 71. — The actor was best known for playing Lewis Skolnik in the four Revenge of the Nerds movies and for playing Hilary Duff's father in the Lizzie McGuire series and film.
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John Ross / Vanity Fair:
Outcry Roils BAFTAs After Guest With Tourette Syndrome Shouts N-word at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo — Lindo told Vanity Fair afterward that he and Jordan “did what we had to do” while presenting—but that he wished “someone from BAFTA spoke to us afterward.”
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John Davidson Says He Is “Deeply Mortified” That His Tourettes Tics Could Be Seen As “Intentional” In First Statement After BAFTA Film Awards … In a statement released this afternoon, Davidson said he was “deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning.”
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Connor Surmonte / Page Six:
‘Sinners’ star Delroy Lindo speaks out on N-word outburst by Tourette's activist at BAFTAs
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Claudia Trotman / Daily Star:
Tourettes sufferer who sparked ‘racist slur’ at Baftas says he's been left ‘mortified’
NBC News:
BBC faces backlash after racial slur shouted during BAFTA awards by attendee with Tourette syndrome
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Sam Huntley / Daily Star:
BBC pulls BAFTAs from iPlayer and apologise for not editing out racial slur
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ABC News:
Masked suspect in Nancy Guthrie abduction appeared to visit her house before kidnapping: Sources — A suspect was captured on video via her Nest doorbell camera before Feb. 1. — The image the FBI released of the suspect at her front door, without a backpack, was captured by her Nest doorbell camera …
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Daily Star:
Vernon Kay reveals two BBC stars he thinks should replace wife Tess and Claudia on Strictly — Vernon Kay has a clear candidate for the floor, a star whom he described as “probably the funniest presenter” he has worked with, as well as a suggestion for the person “upstairs”
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Yasmin Vince / Mirror:
Nicole Vargas Gomez dead: The Voice Kids star, 19, killed in hit and run — A teen singer who starred on The Voice Kids has died aged 19 after being hit by a car in Colombia, after which the driver fled the scene — A star from The Voice Kids has been killed in a horror hit and run …
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Christian Allaire / Vogue:
The 2026 Met Gala Dress Code Has Been Announced—and It Leaves a Lot to the Imagination — On Monday, May 4, guests at the 2026 Met Gala will celebrate “Costume Art,” the spring exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. But what will they wear?
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Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Met Gala 2026 Dress Code Revealed
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Dakota Fanning / Interview Magazine:
Hilary Duff and Dakota Fanning on Songwriting, Nostalgia, and Not Giving a Fuck — Hilary Duff survived the noughties teen dream: the Disney machine, the arena tour grind, the US Weekly feeding frenzy. Since then, the former Lizzie McGuire star has kept busy with seven seasons …
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Vanessa Serna / Page Six:
‘Home Improvement’ alum Zachery Ty Bryan sentenced to 16 months in jail for DUI arrest: report — “Home Improvement” alum Zachery Ty Bryan was reportedly sentenced to 16 months in jail stemming from a DUI in 2024. — The troubled actor pleaded guilty to driving with a blood alcohol content …
TMZ.com:
SYDNEY SWEENEY SEVERS BUSINESS TIES WITH EX-FIANCE JONATHAN DAVINO — EXCLUSIVE — Sydney Sweeney has cut a huge business tie with her ex-fiancé, Jonathan Davino, dissolving their old production company and starting a brand new one with the same name, TMZ has learned.
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Gibson Johns / E! Online:
“Ecstatic” Lily Collins Reacts to Landing Role as Audrey Hepburn — Lily Collins reacted to the announcement that she's set to play Audrey Hepburn in an upcoming movie about the making of the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. — Lily at Tiffany's. — Lily Collins is set to play Audrey Hepburn …
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Lisa Rinna Allegedly Roofied at ‘Traitors’ Premiere Party — LISA RINNA THINKS SHE WAS DRUGGED AT ‘TRAITORS’ PREMIERE PARTY — EXCLUSIVE — 923 … Lisa Rinna thinks she was drugged with something at “The Traitors” Season 4 premiere party on January 8, TMZ has learned.
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‘BodyPartz’ Rapper Luci4 Dead at 23 — EXCLUSIVE — Rapper Luci4 — best known for his viral hit “BodyPartz” — has died at 23. — The L.A. County Medical Examiner confirms Luci4 — born James Dear — passed away, though his cause of death is still unknown.
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Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
Winona Ryder to Reunite With Jenna Ortega for Wednesday Season 3 — Wednesday director Tim Burton announced Winona Ryder is joining the season 3 cast, teasing her future reunion with Jenna Ortega after the pair worked together on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. — There's a mysterious and spooky …
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James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Winona Ryder Cast in Netflix's ‘Wednesday’ Season 3
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Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly:
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under season 1 queen Maxi Shield dies at 51 — “My beautiful sister, you are not in pain anymore,” wrote “Drag Race” icon Cynthia Lee Fontaine in an online tribute. — RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under season 1 queen, actor, and activist Maxi Shield has died at age 51, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed.
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Carly Hacon / Daily Star:
Drag Race star Maxi Shield dies aged 51 just months after devastating diagnosis
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