Brian McKnight’s son, Niko McKnight, has died two years after being diagnosed with cancer. He was 32. There have long been reports of an alleged feud between Brian and his eldest children, and the R&B star has been open about their complicated relationship in the past. It was Brian’s brother, Claude McKnight, who shared the…
Soap opera veteran Denise Alexander has died. She was 85. The actress was best known for Days of Our Lives and General Hospital. According to Variety, Alexander died on March 5. No cause of death has been reported. READ MORE: Cult film hinged on Adam Sandler meeting star’s single demand Denise Alexander has…
Australian musician James Baker has died, at the age of 71. Baker was best known as the drummer for several rock outfits including The Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon, the Victims and the Dubrovniks. News of his death comes just two weeks after Hoodoo Gurus lost founding member Kimble Rendall and manager Dominic ‘Mick’…
Jill Sobule, the woman behind the 1995 hit song I Kissed a Girl, has died. She was 66. A representative for the singer confirmed the news with Variety, revealing Sobule died in a Minneapolis house fire on Thursday morning (late Thursday night in Australia). ”Jill Sobule was a force of nature and human rights advocate…
Double Gold Logie winner Gerard Kennedy has died. He was 93. The Australian actor, who was best known for starring on Nine’s Division 4 and Underbelly, died on Monday, April 21, reports Variety Australia READ MORE: Sophie Nyweide, child actor in Mammoth and Noah, dies aged 24 Gerard Kennedy in 1977. (Pearce/Fairfax Media) The actor,…
Patrick Adiarte, an actor known for his roles across the screen and stage in the ’70s and ’80s, has died aged 82. Adiarte’s niece Stephanie Hogan told The Hollywood Reporter he succumbed to pneumonia in a Los Angeles area hospital on Tuesday April 15 local time. The actor was known most for his roles on…
Aussie reality show icon and choreographer Julian Benson, has died aged 54 after a life-long battle with cystic fibrosis. Benson, who was born in Adelaide to Irish parents before eventually returning to Dublin, made a name for himself as a judge on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars. Watch the video above Aussie…
Actor Nicky Katt, known for his many roles in films like Dazed and Confused and Boiler Room, has died aged 54, according to multiple US reports. Multiple sources, including Deadline and The Wrap, have confirmed the news with John Sloss, the founder and partner of Sloss Law, the firm that the actor had hired for…
Australian model Lucy Markovic, a former Australia’s Next Top Model contestant has died aged 27. The news was announced in a post on her Instagram Story. It is understood it was posted by her partner. “Dear friends and family, I regret to inform you that Lucy has passed,” the post read. “She was at peace….
Blondie’s Clem Burke has died at the age of 70 after a cancer battle, his heartbroken bandmates have announced. The band, which formed back in the ’70s and is fronted by Debbie Harry, shared a touching tribute to the American rocker on their official social media pages. In their moving post, the group described the…
