D’Wayne Wiggins, singer and guitarist for the popular R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné! has died after a battle with cancer, his family announced on the group’s verified social media Friday. He was 64. “With broken hearts, we share with you that our beloved D’Wayne passed away this morning surrounded by family and loved ones,” their statement read. “Over the past year, he has been privately and courageously battling bladder cancer. Through this fight, he remained committed and present for his family, his music, his fans and his community.” Wiggins was one of the co-founders of the group, which included his…
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Ione Skye has lived quite the life, and now she has decided to “Say Everything.” That’s the title of her new memoir and boy is it juicy. The actress has been making the rounds conducting interviews and the tea is piping hot. Here’s some of what we learned: Hooking up with John Cusack: The pair starred together in the hit 1989 film “Say Anything.” Skye writes – almost offhandedly – that years after working together on the project, the two slept together, following her divorce in 2000 from Beastie Boys member Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz. The story comes up in her…
Dolly Parton says she is grateful for those who have reached out since her husband Carl Dean died earlier this week. Dean, who was married to Parton for nearly 60 years, died on Monday in Nashville. He was 82. “Thank you for all the messages, cards, and flowers that you’ve sent to pay your respects for the loss of my beloved husband Carl,” Parton wrote on her Instagram page on Thursday. “I can’t reach out personally to each of you but just know it has meant the world to me.” Parton added that Dean “is in God’s arms now and…
It appears that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has cooked up a hit. Netflix confirmed to CNN Friday that her new lifestyle show, “With Love, Meghan,” has been renewed for a second season, set to premiere in the fall. The show features the former “Suits” star diving into her passions, including cooking and entertaining, sometimes with some of her famous friends along for the ride. “This inspiring series, produced by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, reimagines the genre of lifestyle programming, blending practical how-to’s and candid conversation with friends, new and old,” is how Netflix has described the series. Meghan acknowledged the…
Watching the trio of female best friends on Season 3 of “The White Lotus” exchange loaded glances over goblets of wine and pieces of vibrant fruit, you might find yourself reacting the same way “Great British Bake Off” judge Paul Hollywood would to a perfectly executed Schichttorte: Look at those incredible layers! The actresses portraying said pernicious pride of liberated lionesses are, of course, delivering exactly what creator Mike White ordered when he conceived the roles. Speaking on the show’s official companion podcast, Michelle Monaghan – one third of the triangle completed by Carrie Coon and Leslie Bibb – shared…
Director Paul Feig is reflecting on the immense pressure he faced just ahead of the release of his Oscar-nominated hit “Bridesmaids.” Feig – who is set to release his latest movie, the sequel “Another Simple Favor” starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick this spring – was at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas on Friday, where he talked about how so much was hinging on the success, or failure, of the 2011 comedy. “So many female writer friends of mine were going out and pitching female-led comedies, and they all heard from the studios: ‘We have to wait and see…
Here’s a rephrased version of the provided text, focusing on clarity and conciseness: Title: Tragic End for Gene Hackman and Wife Betsy Arakawa: Mystery Unveiled For years, Betsy Arakawa diligently cared for her husband, actor Gene Hackman, prioritizing his health through various means. Tragically, the couple was found deceased in their New Mexico home in late February. Arakawa, 65, succumbed to hantavirus, while Hackman, 95, died of heart disease, as confirmed by the New Mexico medical investigator’s office. Authorities, piecing together the events, determined that Hackman, who had Alzheimer’s disease, may not have been aware of his wife’s passing. Their…
When Mary Cooper downsized her home, she brought boxes of her late mother’s belongings to her new home. Sorting through them after the move, Cooper, 81, discovered an artifact — a library book 99 years past due. “I was looking through the books and found one about (building) toys for boys and girls,” Cooper, who lives in Berkeley Township, New Jersey, told CNN. “I thought, ‘That’s a neat book. Maybe my son would like it — he loves to build things.’” But Cooper’s son isn’t the only one with an interest in craftsmanship: Her grandfather, Charles Tilton, who had originally…
Baton Rouge authorities announced Friday that one arrest has been made and at least two more are expected in connection with the death of a 20-year-old Southern University student following an off-campus fraternity hazing ritual. “Caleb Wilson died as a direct result of a hazing incident where he was punched in the chest multiple times while pledging to Omega Psi Phi fraternity,” Baton Rouge Police Department Chief Thomas Morse Jr. told reporters. Fraternity member Caleb McCray, 23, was arrested Thursday evening and faces charges of manslaughter and felony criminal hazing in the death of Wilson, a mechanical engineering junior at…
A 14-year-old shot and killed a police officer and wounded another Friday evening in New Jersey, authorities said, in a chaotic scene that witnesses described as seeing officers running down a busy street before they heard a volley of a dozen or more gunshots. The slain officer, 26-year-old Joseph Azcona, was part of a Newark police intelligence team that had gone to capture a suspect in an illegal weapons investigation when the officer was fired on in his vehicle, authorities said. “He didn’t even get a chance to step out of the vehicle before he was struck,” Emanuel Miranda, Newark’s…
