Stan Lee, the man responsible for much of the Marvel Universe, has died … Stan’s daughter tells TMZ. We’re told an ambulance rushed to Lee’s Hollywood Hills home early Monday morning and he was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. We’re told…
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Thursday, November 8, 2018
UFC"s Donald Cerrone Rocks "Red Dead Redemption 2" Outfit for Fight Week
UFC star Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is so obsessed with “Red Dead Redemption 2” — he’s even dressing like the characters for a little fight week inspiration. Cerrone is fighting “Platinum” Mike Perry at UFC Fight Night 139 in Denver on…
Monday, November 5, 2018
The Walking Dead Recap: Did Rick Grimes Die?
The Walking Dead said goodbye to an original star on Sunday night.
And no, we’re not talking about one of the recurring players here. We’re talking about the character who kickstarted the franchise on the series premiere, Rick Grimes!
If you watch The Walking Dead online, you know that Rick was injured at the close of last week’s episode after trying to lure two herds of walkers away from his comrades.
With Rick going in and out of consciousness, he met a lot of his fallen friends, and one of them was Shane aka the man who got jiggy with Rick’s wife, Lori while he was in a coma.
It was a surprising scene because it took Rick all the way back to his days as a police officer, patrolling the streets of Atlanta with his BFF.
It didn’t last long, however, and Rick found himself back in the present and a walker about to kill him. He managed to fight it and escaped with his horse.
Yes, it may seem like Rick is invincible, but he has been fighting these zombies for several years, so it makes sense … kind of.
Another ghost from the past Rick met was Hershel who told Rick it was okay for him to let go, and that Maggie was growing as a leader every single day.
All of these visions seemed to want Rick to know that he could die and everyone would be able to move on if they had to.
The most striking vision was Rick on a huge landscape filled with bodies, but the bodies were of everyone Rick’s ever been close to.
It was harrowing for sure, but there was a beacon of hope in the form of the dearly departed Sasha.
“’Cause you did your part like I did mine… like the others did before us,” she said.
“They gave us the strength that we needed to do what we had to do for the others, and the others draw strength from us. We make each other better, and it never ends.”
“It crosses over toward the brave and loving.”
With that, Rick woke back up and was saved by Michonne and his friends, but he was not out of the woods. As he prepared to die, his girlfriend had some words for him.
It’s not over,” she said. “We don’t die.”
That’s when we learned that Rick was still unconscious and he imagined the reunion. He continued to try and take the zombies away from his friends.
Rick found dynamite on the bridge with the walkers who were about to make their way to the other communities, so he blew the bridge up.
Everyone was stunned by the loss of Rick, noting that he died a hero. However, he was well and truly alive down the river.
Anne appeared and claimed she was going to save Rick from this horrible world.
“It’s not a trick, not anymore. I’m trying to save a friend who saved me,” she claimed to the people on the walkie-talkie.
“I have something for you now. We have a deal?”
Rick and Anne were picked up by the chopper and taken well and truly away from the danger zone.
What the eff just happened? As if that big twist was not bad enough, we were thrown straight into the future to meet a much older Judith who was leading the charge on a rescue mission.
What are your thoughts on Rick’s last stand?
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Thursday, November 1, 2018
Mandy Blank, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, Dead at 42
Amanda “Mandy” Blank, a famous fitness trainer who works with top notch stars and athletes across various fields, was found dead this week in her Los Angeles home.
She was 42 years old.
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According to The New York Daily News, Blank was found unresponsive in the bathroom of her residence on Monday.
A source tells this newspaper that foul play is not suspected at this time and that an autopsy and toxicology screening were scheduled to determine cause of death.
TMZ, meanwhile, reports that a housekeeper for the former International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness world champion called 911 upon discovering Blank’s body.
No drugs and no alcohol were found at the scene.
Blank became the youngest competitor to ever win the IFBB World Championships in 1999.
She also placed fifth in the 1998 World Arnold Classic and was later honored by Bodybuilding and Fitness magazine as having the “Greatest Glutes of All Time,” according to her website.
“I’m absolutely shocked, for sure,” fellow fitness personality Annette Milbers told the Daily News about Blank’s passing, adding:
“We messaged last week. She always made other people feel great, and she had reached out to me because I competed. She said how proud she was.”
Milbers added she knew Blank for more than 15 years and often roomed with her at conventions and magazine signings.
They were very close.
“She was such a passionate, kind person. Her purpose was always to express love through body movement,” Milbers said.
“She was a very unpretentious person, which can be rare in our industry. She was all about connecting with people on whatever level they were on.”
Blank, who often appeared in fitness magazine and graced the covers of Oxygen and MuscleMag, was a well known and respected presence around Hollywood.
She worked with such stars as Alex Rodriguez, Mickey Rourke, Rohan Marley, Natasha Leone, Marcus Allen, Michelle Monaghan and Jordana Brewster.
In addition to her celebrity clientele, Blank trained people across Los Angeles and California, coaching them with her online and nutritional programs, trademarked as the Blank Body program.
“Without my health and fitness, I have nothing,” she once wrote on her Facebook page.
May Mandy Blank rest in peace.
San Francisco Giants Legend Willie McCovey Dead at 80
San Francisco Giants legend and Hall of Fame first baseman Willie McCovey has died. McCovey, who played 19 seasons for the Giants and is one of the franchise’s most beloved players, passed away peacefully Wednesday at Stanford Hospital after…
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Dead USC Student"s Mother Sues Fraternity, Claims Hazing Accident Led to Suicide
USC student and model Alasdair Russell killed himself after suffering head injuries while pledging a fraternity, and now his mother wants the frat to pay up … TMZ has learned. Alasdair attended an October 2016 party at the Phi Kappa Psi frat…
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Whitey Bulger, Notorious Mobster, Found Dead in Prison
Whitey Bulger, one of the most notorious gangsters in American history, was found dead at 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday inside U.S. Penitentiary Hazelton in West Virginia.
He was 89 years old.
According to TMZ and other outlets, Bulger had only just been moved to this facility, after having been spending his life sentence behind bars in Florida.
He was transferred briefly to Oklahoma City last week and had only just recently arrived in Hazelton shortly before his murder.
Bulger had manage to evade federal authorities for more than 16 years prior to his arrest in June 2011.
He was found guilty in 2013 for his role in 11 murders, although it is believed he took part in many more than that.
In November of that same year, Bulger was sentenced to two life terms plus five years for his role as architect of a criminal enterprise that, in the words of a federal judge, committed “unfathomable” acts that terrorized a city.
Overall, Bulger was found guilty at the time on 31 counts, including racketeering, extortion, money laundering, drug dealing and weapons possession.
“The testimony of human suffering that you and your associates inflicted on others was at times agonizing to hear and painful to watch,” US District Court Judge Denise Casper said at the crime boss’ sentencing, adding:
“At times, I wish we were watching a movie, that what we were hearing was not real.
“But as the families of victims know all too well, it’s not a movie.”
Bulger’s life was documented on the big screen on multiple occasions, however.
Most famously, Johnny Depp portrayed Bulger himself in the 2015 film Black Mass.
It’s also widely assumed that Jack Nicholson’s character in The Departed was based on Bulger.
Johnny Depp is pictured here as Whitey Bulger.
Details regarding Bulger’s death remain almost entirely unknown at this time.
A union official for correctional officers at the high-security prison told WV News there was a homicide at the facility, yet couldn’t say whether it was Bulger.
Hank Brennan, Bulger’s lawyer, told BuzzFeed News, he couldn’t “confirm or deny it at this point.”
“The Federal Bureau of Investigation was notified and an investigation has been initiated. No staff or other inmates were injured, and at no time was the public in danger,” the Bureau of Prisons said in a statement.
An original photo released by the FBI in 1984 depicts James “Whitey” Bulger.
In 2016, auctioned items seized from Bulger’s Santa Monica, California, apartment raised almost $ 110,000 to compensate victims’ families.
He was born on September 3, 1929, in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Bulger had a son with a waitress and former model named Lindsey Cyr, but he died at the age of six from Reye syndrome after having an allergic reaction to an aspirin injection in 1973.
We hope he does not rest in any kind of peace.
Boston Crime Boss Whitey Bulger Found Dead in Prison at 89
10:25 AM PT — The Dept. of Justice says Bulger was found at 8:20 AM, and prison staff immediately attempted to resuscitate him. Bulger had just arrived at Hazelton on Monday. Whitey Bulger — one of America’s most notorious mobsters – was…
Monday, October 29, 2018
The Walking Dead Recap: Did Maggie Kill Negan?
Ever since the brutal murder of Glen on The Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 1, the love of his life, Maggie has been desperately trying to find a way to avenge his death.
Sunday’s episode of the AMC hit found Maggie arming herself to murder Negan, the former leader of the Saviors who carried out the deed.
Jesus was on Maggie’s side, insisting that Rick was in the wrong for allowing Negan to breathe another day, but was another murder the way forward?
“I am,” she claimed after Jesus asked whether she was the right one to make the decision. “I’ll be back when it’s done.”
As Maggie set off on her fateful mission, Rick was learning a whole lot of bad news from Eugene.
The bridge the communities were trying to restore was damaged beyond repair thanks to a storm, making all of the efforts a waste of time.
Eugene felt awful that he couldn’t salvage the bridge and felt like if he had studied some different things he could have helped.
It was a bad news day all round for Rick as he learned that Carol was taking her people back to the Kingdom and that Maggie was gearing up to kill Negan.
Rick sent a message to Alexandria to keep Maggie away from the villain and set off to get there to deal with the situation.
In a surprisingly silly move, Rick accepted a ride from Daryl, who took him in a different direction. That’s when Rick realized that his leadership was being called into question.
The two men found themselves in a ditch and trying to get to the root cause of their issues, but Daryl admitted he would be ecstatic if Maggie took Negan out of the equation.
“I’d die for you, and I would’ve died for Carl,” Daryl concluded. “But you’re chasing something for him that ain’t meant to be, man.”
While the men were hashing out their differences, Negan was trying to get closer to Michonne. Negan was having some sort of protest that found him refusing to eat food.
“The hunger strike ends today,” Michonne complained, but Negan continued to imply that the two of them were very similar and that they would work well together.
“Behind walls, bars, we die,” he said, before saying she was likely happy that she lost her son.
“Because you know all he woulda done was make you weak,” the villain said. But Michonne was done listening to him.
As if that was not enough action for one outing, Carol caught up with the Saviors and realized they knew all about the Oceansiders offing their people.
The most surprising thing here was that Carol was retreating because she was leading her people home.
“You’re a weak little woman who got in a lucky shot,” Jed laughed at her, and that’s when Carol opened fire.
Back in Negan’s little cell, Michonne returned to make him aware that they couldn’t be more different, and that while he has nothing to live for, she has her daughter and will battle for the life she deserves.
In the end, Rick had to do battle with herds of walkers and found himself falling off his horse and out cold.
Rick’s final episode airs on AMC next week. Could he be turning into a walker?
Hit the comments below!
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Shooter Opens Fire at Pittsburgh Jewish Synagogue, 7 Confirmed Dead
A gunman opened fire at a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh during a prayer service, and at least 7 people are confirmed dead, and this was clearly an anti-Semitic attack. The shooter entered the Tree of Life Congregation and began spraying…
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Country Rocker Tony Joe White Dead at 75
Country and blues icon Tony Joe White – who had the huge ’60s hit “Polk Salad Annie” — has died … according to his record label. White died Wednesday in Nashville, according to his label, Yep Roc Music Group — however, they did…
Monday, October 22, 2018
The Walking Dead Recap: Who"s The Killer?
The final path for Rick and Maggie is starting to take shape.
As previously reported, both Andrew Lincoln and Lauren Cohan are departing The Walking Dead during the first half of the current season.
Sunday’s episode picked up Justin becoming a member of the undead, but all of the communities had no idea where he was.
The Saviors were especially mad because they knew something happened to him, but the person was just going to get away with it.
As all the communities tried to find him, Maggie noticed the reanimated version of him looking for some fine dining on the streets.
Among the pool of suspects in the spate of disappearances were Daryl, Maggie, and Jadis. Daryl and Maggie have long been against the Saviors, and for a good reason.
But Jadis had an alibi … or so we thought. Gabriel told the others she was him the night Justin went missing, so she could not be the one in the frame.
After yet another big bust-up, Alden opened up to Rick about the Saviors feeling more at ease if they were trusted to have a firearm.
Rick was not ready to reason with him and said that it was not out of the question. It was all a matter of finding out who was responsible for these disappearances.
“You trust me, don’t you?” Alden said to Maggie. “How about trusting a few other people who’ve made a change?”
Rick ultimately grilled Daryl about the murder, and it showed just how fraught this friendship had become.
“If I’d-a killed him, I’d-a killed him in plain sight,” Daryl complained, leading to Rick claiming that they were building a better future and they had to do their best to stick to it.
But Daryl had heard it all before and felt like the Saviors took a lot of their comrades from them.
“But killing each other when the world already belongs to the dead, it’s not the way, not anymore,” said Rick after claiming that killing is not the way forward anymore.
Gabriel continued to question whether Jadis was only with him because she wanted a cover story for all of her misdeeds.
The plot thickened when Jadis returned to her former stomping grounds, and brought out a walkie-talkie and called someone.
“What do you have, an A or a B?” said the man who replied. “I paid my share,” she responded
After going back on forth on letters, Jadis said she would have an A by the next day.
Okay then.
When she returned to Gabriel she gave him the following offer:
“There’s another place that’s far from here,” she said, “but if we go together, we can get there.”
She was trading people for supplies for her people. But Gabriel did not want to help out and found himself knocked out.
Daryl and Maggie found their way to a house that Cyndie once lived, and they found Cyndie, Bea and another girl going at it with Arat.
The Saviors had murdered all of their friends and family, and that’s why they took action to take them down.
After some back and forth, Maggie and Daryl allowed the women to murder Arat for his crimes.
“We gave Rick’s way a chance,” she said. “It’s time to see Negan.”
What will become of these characters?
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The Walking Dead continues Sunday on AMC.
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Dennis Hof Dead, Owner of Bunny Ranch Where Lamar Odom OD"d
Dennis Hof — the owner of the famous Bunny Ranch where Lamar Odom overdosed — has passed away at the age of 72. Law enforcement sources tell us they got a 911 call from Hof’s Love Ranch in Crystal, Nevada around 11 AM. We’re told the call was for…
Dennis Hof, Famous Brothel Owner, Dead at 72
Dennis Hof, a world famous brothel owner and reality television personality, was found dead Tuesday at his often-frequented Love Ranch in Nevada.
He was 72 years old.
A Republican candidate for the state Assembly in a southern Nevada district, Hof reportedly died in his sleep just hours after a celebration that featured pornography star Ron Jeremy… former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio … and anti-tax activist Grover Norquist.
This news was confirmed by Hof’s campaign manager, Chuck Muth.
Jeremy, the best known porn star on the planet, actually found Hof’s body early on Tuesday.
Hof formerly anchored the series Cathouse, which aired on HBO and which chronicled life at his sex-laden residence.
However, he recently made national headlines after earning a primary victory over a three-term Republican in a rural district in Southern Nevada.
The Nye County Sheriff’s office said Tuesday that it was investigating Hof’s death.
“We had a wonderful event last night,” Muth told the Reno Gazette Journal. “He was having the time of his life.”
In the celebrity gossip universe, Hof was perhaps best known for running the brothel at which Lamar Odom suffered a near-fatal overdose in 2015.
Speaking to NPR earlier this year, Hof was unabashed about his work as a legal pimp, along with his political aspirations.
“Dennis Hof is the Trump of Pahrump,” he said, outlining the way people spoke about him in the most populous town in the district and adding of himself:
“He’s rich, he’s famous, he’s got nerves of steel. He likes hot girls.”
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported a few months ago, however, that numerous former prostitutes had accused Hof of sexual assault.
The cases were never prosecuted and, according to USA Today, Hof denied the allegations.
Hof posted bail for Liberace’s former lover, Scott Thorson, in 2013, after Thorson took up residence at the Bunny Ranch.
He also hosted a “Get My Grandpa Laid” contest on the Howard Stern show later that year, often doing these sorts of explicit publicity stunts in order to stay in the news.
As for his unexpected candiacy?
“It’s all because Donald Trump was the Christopher Columbus for me,” Hof said of why he won his primary. “He found the way, and I jumped on it.”
And Hof could actually still win the seat for which he was running.
Ballots for the November 6 election have already been printed.
Outlets say that notices of Hof’s death will be posted at the polls.
If he should win, according to a spokesman for the Nevada secretary of state, the seat would be considered vacant.
Commissioners from the three counties in the district would then appoint another Republican to the position.
“This is not anything that I would have ever guessed would happen,” said Hof’s Democratic opponent, Lesia Romanov.
“My heart goes out to those who care about him. Just a crazy turn of events.”
Monday, October 15, 2018
Microsoft Co-Founder and Seahawks Owner Paul Allen Dead at 65
Paul Allen, the billionaire who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975 is dead. Allen succumbed to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He died Monday afternoon in his hometown of Seattle. Allen, whose wealth was estimated north of $ 20 billion, announced 2…
The Walking Dead Recap: Another Power Struggle Sets Up Lauren Cohan"s Exit
Building a better community is no easy task, and Rick learned the hard way on Sunday’s episode that he was not going to be able to blend these communities in the way he hoped.
The episode was all about the revival of the bridge which was obliterated thanks to a storm. Without access, it was difficult to make supply runs, so it had to be fixed.
While Aaron and Daryl were chatting as the communities rallied to fix the bridge, a fight broke out between Henry and a Savior named Justin.
Henry was tasked with giving water in exchange for hard labor, and Justin did not want to play by the rules. But Henry proved that there would always be a punishment, so he knocked the man off his feet with a stick.
As expected, it resulted in a full-on battle between everyone on the bridge. Rick arrived and was unimpressed that these people could not work together to secure the future of the blended community.
Daryl continued to have doubts and told Rick that the Saviors would actually be an asset to them down the line if they’re already causing trouble.
Daryl left the scene immediately when Rick defended why they were doing it, and it was down to Carol to let Rick know that he might be dreaming if he thinks any of this is going to work.
Tensions were still high at the Hilltop following Gregory’s well-deserved execution. Tami Rose was not allowed to see her husband Earl for his involvement in the plot to kill Maggie.
It didn’t stop Tami from trying to get more people on her side to turn against Maggie. The true shocker was that Jesus was not fully on board with Maggie.
“I don’t know if she hanged Gregory for everyone, for herself or both,” he shared, “but I’m not against a grieving mother seeing her husband.”
Instead of fully turning against his friend, Jesus went to Maggie to find out where her head was truly at. He admitted that she was going way too far by ostracizing Earl and that there would be some pushback. These decisions were ballsy, according to him.
This gave Maggie some food for thought, and she agreed to let Tami Rose visit her husband. Once his wife was gone, Earl got a visit from Maggie who wanted to know more about him.
Earl was desperate to know why Gregory was the one who was killed, but Maggie skirted around giving an answer. It turns out; she wants to hold her cards close to her chest.
“What I did to you was in me,” Earl confessed. “Gregory didn’t make me do anything.”
Okay then.
Things took a wild turn when thanks to a siren not being sounded, the walkers showed up at the bridge, and the unarmed Saviors were sitting ducks.
Jed was scared to death, and let go of the rope he was holding … allowing all of the lumber to crash down and trap Aaron’s arm. Rick managed to dispatch of most of the walkers, but there was no saving Aaron’s arm.
Daryl tried to make sense of what went down and opted to blame Justin. He was supposed to sound a siren to send the walkers away, but he didn’t.
His defense?
The walkie-talkie was dead, and Daryl was not buying it. He went all in kept hitting the kid before Carol showed up to tell him to quit the BS.
Back at the Hilltop, Maggie and Michonne got into it over the recent decisions.
“We can talk about common laws, but I’m not giving up the right to do what I think is s best for my people,” Maggie said to her friend.
They continued to bicker, and Maggie relented that she did not regret wiping Gregory out because he was a danger to everyone.
Meanwhile, Justin continued to prove he was a loser when he lashed out at Rick, trying to throw all the blame on him for what went down.
“Stitches won’t fix what I do to you,” Rick yelled after telling him to get the eff out of the Sanctuary.
As for Aaron? He did not blame Rick for losing an arm. Instead, he said that his friend was a beacon of hope.
“You changed all that, Rick. It’s not the end of the world anymore; it’s the start a whole new one,” he said.
Rick closed off the hour by visiting his nemesis, Negan.
“It was a hard day,” Rick said. “People were at each other’s throats… [But] when the day was done, they came together. Not all of ’em. But enough.”
“That’s a real pretty picture you paint there,” Negan responded. “When do I get to see it?”
“You’re gonna die behind these bars,” Rick snapped.
In all honesty, if the likes of Jesus is worried about Maggie, then there’s a good chance she’s going to be relieved of her duties before long.
That could lead to her running off with her child or worse; she could be killed off. This is The Walking Dead!
What are your thoughts on the episode?
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The Walking Dead continues Sundays on AMC.
Thursday, October 11, 2018
American Horror Story Recap: Who Returned from the Dead?
The battle to become the new Supreme continued on Wednesdays American Horror Story, and it resulted in a fan-favorite character returning from the dead, a big death, and the return to the Murder House we’ve been waiting for.
Picking up right where last week’s installment closed off, Cordelia was unconscious following Queenie and Madison returning from the dead.
Hey, it’s not every day someone can do the thing the Supreme could not, but before Cordelia returned to the land of the living, she had a vivid dream of the apocalypse.
Miss Robichaux’s Academy was a pile of rubble, the winter fog was everywhere, and there were people feasting on Cordelia’s intestines.
It turns out; there’s not a lot of protein going around during the end of the world. The biggest shocker was a white-faced man laughing about the destruction he caused.
When Cordelia woke up, she agreed to administer the Seven Wonders for Michael, much to the chagrin of Myrtle. The women have had the power for so long that Myrtle felt like it would be a travesty to give it up.
Once back home, Cordelia admitted that her power was fading, and by being dismissive of Michael, she was going to make the dark future become a reality.
John Henry, who has been jealous of Michael since he learned of his power, worried that there was something more going on here.
That’s why he decided to make his way to New Orleans to hash out his concerns with the witches, but Miriam was hot on his tail, and sliced him up, before setting him on fire.
As expected, Michael passed the Seven Wonders without so much as breaking a sweat. But Cordelia decided to switch things up by asking Michael to do something she could not do:
Bring Misty back from the dead. Michael brought her back, and the Stevie Nicks fanatic wasted no time in telling Cordelia the villain was talking to evil in hell, and that there’s something dark about him.
Cordelia wanted Misty to work with the coven to help save the world, but Misty had been gone too long and didn’t know how to use her magic.
That’s when the White Witch (Nicks) appeared and started singing at Misty about rising up to be the person everyone already knows she is.
With Cordelia’s coven now intact, she should be able to fight Michael. As you may recall, if you watch American Horror Story online, Cordelia was adamant about winning the war in the present.
Misty failed at bringing herself back from the dead during her test of the Seven Wonders, but technically she’s returned from the dead.
That, in theory, could mean that she’s passed the test after all. There was no confirmation of it, but there’s no getting away from it.
As for Madison, she was sent on a mission to the Murder House to round up all the information she could about the spawn of Satan that was going by the name Michael Langdon.
Behold went along for the ride. Yes, that’s his name. Despite advocating for Michael to complete the Seven Wonders, he was concerned about his abilities.
We got a blink, and you’ll miss it glimpse of the Murder House.
This is going to be fun!
What did you think of the latest installment?
Hit the comments.
American Horror Story continues Wednesdays on FX.
Peggy McCay, Beloved Days of Our Lives Star, Dead at 90
Peggy McCay, a veteran actress best known for her long-running role on Days of Our Lives, passed away on Sunday from natural causes.
She was 90 years old.
The very sad news about this soap opera icon was shared on Facebook by her co-star and close friend, Deidre Hall.
Wrote Hall as confirmation:
Our dearest Peggy McCay has left us. She was a friend, an activist and a real scrapper!! I remember meeting her at the bedside of a dear, very ill friend.
I backed her up as she ferociously took on doctors and nurses to make sure he had the very best care. She fought that hard for all her causes. Passionate and tireless.
And how she loved being “Caroline”!!
Indeed, McCay portrayed the character of Caroline Brady for 35 years.
McCay originated the role of Vanessa Dale on the CBS soap opera Love of Life in 1951 and appeared on that program for four years.
However, it was her portrayal of family matriarch Brady on Days of Our Lives for which she is best known. By far.
McCay joined the cast in 1983 and was nominated four times for a Daytime Emmy for the role, most recently in 2016.
Her final episode on the series aired on August 24, 2016.
“I just heard the news that #PeggyMccay has passed,” Tweeted Jen Lilley, one of many actresses who paid tribute on social media today.
“She was like a real grandmother to me, a mentor, a great source of encouragement, and she was so hilariously fierce. You are deeply missed Peggy!”
Co-star Thaao Penghlis described McCay as “always a classy lady” and added as part of his full statement:
Peggy McCay cared about her craft, her fellow actors and the Life of Days. She reigned well in this most pressured profession of Daytime.”
McCay won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a drama series for The Trials of Rosie O’Neill.
She also earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for a guest role as Mrs. Carruthers on Cagney & Lacey.
The well-respected star’s other TV credits include:
- Maverick
- The Andy Griffith Show
- Perry Mason
- Gunsmoke
- L.A. Law
- Cold Case
- Lou Grant
Wrote Sal Stowers on Twitter:
“Peggy McCay was such a beautiful and tender woman. Her Presence was truly special to be around. Very honored to have shared precious time with her.
“Fly with the angels Ms. McCay.”
We join these individuals and all the others who have expressed their remorse over McCay’s passing.
She was a wonderful actress.
May she rest in peace.
Monday, October 8, 2018
Bethenny Frankel: I Can"t Stop Texting My Dead Boyfriend!
Back in August, Bethenny Frankel’s boyfriend, Dennis Shields, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 51.
Sources close to Frankel say the former reality star and business mogul is “absolutely devastated” by Shields’ passing and often feels as though she may never recover.
Despite her grief, Frankel has opened up about Shields death and shared several touching tributes to her late partner:
“It’s hard to breathe,” Bethenny tweeted shortly after Shields’ passing, “and I appreciate you giving me the space & support to try to do so.”
In the weeks since Frankel broke her silence, she’s been refreshingly candid in sharing details of her mourning process.
This week, she revealed to fans that she’s having such a hard time adjusting to life without Shields that she still finds herself attempting to contact him by phone.
“I just accidentally sent Dennis a text,” she tweeted on Saturday.
“It was about him to my bff. That was odd.”
Frankel’s tweet prompted an outpouring of compassion, with many assuring the Real Housewives of New York alum that Shields is still watching over her.
“No he heard you,” wrote one fan.
The supportive environment prompted Frankel to detail a second eerie incident:
“Something else very weird happened,” Bethenny tweeted.
“I was texting w one of his friends and it said ‘handwritten text’ and read ‘hurry the f—k up’ but neither of us wrote that nor do we even know how to hand write on a text. How bizarre?”
Again, fans were quick to offer their belief that Frankel maintains a strong connection to Shields despite the loss of his physical presence.
“He’s still listening, babe,” one fan suggested.
“Oddities happen for a reason, sometimes.”
A source close to Frankel tells Us Weekly that even though her relationship with Shields was relatively brief, Frankel feels forever connected to her late boyfriend:
“She lost her best friend, her partner, her business partner,” says the insider.
“He’s family. His family is her family.”
The source went on to say that Frankel is continuing to dedicate herself to her business ventures, as she sees value in staying busy during such a difficult time:
“She is living her life because there is nothing else to do,” the source says.
“You have to go on. Everyone experiences loss and the only thing you can do is pick yourself up and go on.”
We wish her all the best as she continues to cope with this painful loss.
The Walking Dead Recap: Who Died?
The Walking Dead returned to AMC with a lot of surprises for longtime fans of the series.
There was a time jump, two deaths, a proposal, blindsides and a whole lot of zombie action.
The episode kicked off with a cute scene between Judith, Rick, and Michonne, showing that Alexandria really did manage to weather the storm.
It was rising up thanks to the leadership in Rick, but there was a new mission for him and his allies to work on:
They embarked on a trip to Washington D.C. to garner supplies, but these weren’t the usual supplies these zombie slayers usually pick up.
These ones would allow them to create transport that would not really on gas. Instead, they would rely on horses and a whole lot of manpower.
That’s why the gang made their way to the Museum of Natural History because that was the best place to get some equipment to make carriages for the horses.
What followed was a tense scene as the group worked in tandem to get a carriage down a set of stairs and across a large room without making a noise.
There were walkers right below them, and what made it even scarier was that it was a glass floor separating them.
In a somewhat predictable chain of events, the ceiling gave way, and Ezekiel fell down. Thankfully there was a bit of rope that kept him dangling just long enough for his pals to save him.
The first death of the hour came when the group was on the way back with the supplies. Walkers appeared from every direction.
Ken did not want to see the horse die, so he quickly tried to slice the shackles to save it, but he gave up his own life in the process.
One of the walkers feasted on his arm, and that was the end of him. His mother and father blamed Maggie for taking their son out to find supplies.
Gregory was on hand to turn them against Maggie because that’s what the loser does. He always pops up to cause some drama.
He successfully managed to get the boy’s father to try and murder Maggie as she was doing a midnight patrol around the Hilltop.
Maggie was saved in the nick of time and went straight for Gregory’s place. The villain laughed at the very notion of trying to kill here before attempting to stab her on the spot.
Maggie overpowered him and decided to call a town meeting. That involved bringing Rick over from Alexandria.
Rick pleaded with Maggie to offer some assistance to the Saviors, but she was against it. If you watch The Walking Dead online, you will recall that she wanted Negan dead, but Rick saved him.
Maggie offered a deal to Rick:
She will offer food and resources to the Saviors, but they will be the ones to build the bridge and provide most of the labor.
Maggie then said that she was supposed to be in control of everything and that Rick was still grating on her nerves.
She had a point, and Rick was genuinely blindsided by it.
Maggie then executed Gregory, saying that everyone knows there are rules and she will inflict them on people if she so desires.
Elsewhere, Daryl was freaking out when someone started writing “We are still Negan” on the walls of the Sanctuary.
He confronted Rick about not wanting to work there anymore, but Rick said that someone else would have to take his place.
Carol overheard the conversation and agreed to take over from her friend, so he had a break to get it together.
We also learned that Carol and Ezekiel’s relationship was going from strength to strength. Ezekial even tried to propose marriage to Carol.
She declined, and we’re left to wonder why.
What did you think of the premiere?
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