PENNLIVE – Joe Bonsall’s health battles have been well documented early in 2024 because they have caused the legendary performer to have to step away from touring with The Oak Ridge Boys.
Bonsall, 75, has reportedly been battling a neuromuscular disorder which finally made it impossible for him to carry on with his bandmates on the road.
But his heart is very clearly still there, and it’s not hard to understand why.
Take, for instance, the heartwarming...
THE NEW YORK POST – Porn star-turned-actress Jesse Jane has been found dead along with her boyfriend of a suspected drug overdose, according to a report Thursday.
The bodies of Jane, 43, and Brett Hasenmueller were discovered by officers at a home in Moore, Oklahoma, Wednesday during a welfare check requested by Hasenmueller’s boss, TMZ said.
It was unclear how long the two had been deceased, according to the outlet, which said the deaths were apparently...
CNN — A former WWE staffer has accused the company’s founder, Vince McMahon, of sexual assault, trafficking and physical abuse in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
The new, disturbing allegations from Janel Grant, who worked at WWE’s headquarters, come more than a year after the conclusion of a WWE-appointed special committee investigation into McMahon’s alleged misconduct while serving as chairman and CEO of the company.
McMahon retired from his role amid the investigation in July 2022 but...
THE MOUNTAINEER – Haywood County’s most well-known and most beloved actor, Herbert “Cowboy” Coward, died in a vehicle accident Wednesday.
Coward was widely known as “The Squirrel Man” for the tame pet squirrel that accompanied him nearly everywhere he went. But he was best known for his role in the 1972 classic movie, “Deliverance.”
His girlfriend, Bertha Brooks, was also killed in the crash, as were constant companions — “Cowgirl,” his pet squirrel, and “Little Man,”...
PAGE SIX – The late Cindy Morgan’s body was discovered after her “worried” roommate called 911 about an unpleasant smell coming from the “Caddyshack” actress’ bedroom.
“I just came out my room, and I smell a bad odor coming from the room,” the unidentified woman told a dispatcher in audio obtained by Page Six.
The roommate explained that she lives in a “shared apartment” and that one of her tenants was “MIA.”
“I’m not sure if...
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Bud Harrelson, the slick-fielding shortstop who helped take the Mets to their astonishing 1969 World Series championship and the 1973 National League pennant, and who remained in a Mets uniform as a coach in the 1980s and their manager in the early ’90s, died on Thursday in East Northport, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 79.
His death, at a hospice, was announced by Jay Horwitz, the Mets’ vice president...
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Tom Smothers, the older half of the comic folk duo the Smothers Brothers, whose skits and songs on “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” in the late 1960s brought political satire and a spirit of youthful irreverence to network television, paving the way for shows like “Saturday Night Live” and “The Daily Show,” died on Tuesday at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif., a city in Sonoma County. He was...
NEW YORK — Ken MacKenzie, a left-handed reliever who was the only pitcher with a winning record on the expansion 1962 New York Mets, died Thursday. He was 89.
MacKenzie died at his home in Guilford, Connecticut, Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said.
MacKenzie was 8-10 with a 4.80 ERA in 128 relief appearances over six seasons with the Milwaukee Braves (1960-61), the Mets (1962-63), St. Louis (1963), San Francisco (1964) and Houston (1965).
After his playing career,...
COUNTRYNOW.COM – Toby Keith says he is feeling “pretty good” and reveals he is trying other treatment options amid his ongoing battle with stomach cancer.
The country music icon first shared his diagnosis with fans back in June of 2022 and since then, he has taken the necessary measures to spend time with family, focus on his health, and slowly creep his way back into the spotlight.
According to Keith’s recent guest appearance on the sports...
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8's historic Christmas 1968 flight that circled the moon 10 times and paved the way for the lunar landing the next year, has died. He was 95. Borman died Tuesday in Billings, Montana, according to NASA.
Borman also led troubled Eastern Airlines in the 1970s and early '80s after leaving the astronaut corps. But he was best known for his NASA duties. He and his...
CNN – Burt Young, a former boxer who found fame playing tough guys in Hollywood, died earlier this month, his daughter Anne Morea Steingieser told the New York Times.
He was 83.
CNN has reached out to Young’s manager for comment.
Young was best known for his role as Rocky Balboa’s brother-in-law Paulie in the “Rocky” movie franchise. He earned a best supporting actor Academy Award nomination for his performance.
Sylvester Stallone, who starred as Rocky, paid tribute...
PEOPLE – Phyllis Coates has died at age 96.
The actress died on Wednesday while residing at the Motion Picture Home, her daughter Laura Press confirmed to PEOPLE. The death was "very peaceful," she added.
Remembering her mother's career, Press said, "She gave a lot to the industry and her career passed through so many genres," recounting her time as Lois Lane, in Westerns and even starring in Panther Girl of the Congo.
Coates was best known...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Playboy and other media outlets fired Lebanese American pornstar Mia Khalifa after she glorified the horrific acts of Hamas against Jews in Israel, among which were rape, kidnapping and slaughter.
“Playboy has always been a champion of free speech. We also have no place in our company nor on our platforms for speech that is hateful and dehumanizing. Your recent statements celebrating Hamas attacks on innocent men, women and children...