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Snoop Dogg Files Trademark Application to Sell Hot Dogs Under ‘Snoop Doggs’ Brand

Snoop Dogg is planning to launch his own brand of hot dogs called “Snoop Doggs,” Billboard reports, citing a December legal filing at the federal trademark office. In December, Snoop’s attorney Lawrence E. Apolzon filed a trademark application on his behalf to use his stage name to sell hot dogs and other kinds of sausages under the…


Opera Singer Maria Ewing, Wife of Peter Hall, Dead at 71

DETROIT—Maria Ewing, a soprano and mezzo-soprano noted for intense performances who became the wife of director Peter Hall and the mother of actor-director Rebecca Hall, has died at age 71. Ewing died Sunday at her home in Detroit, spokeswoman Bryna Rifkin said Monday. Born in Detroit to a Dutch mother and an African American father,…


Betty White Died Six Days After Suffering a Stroke: Death Certificate

Comedic actress Betty White died six days after suffering a stroke, her death certificate states. According to the certificate, which was obtained by The Associated Press, the beloved “Golden Girls” and “Mary Tyler Moore Show” actor died at her home in the Brentwood, Los Angeles as the result of a Dec. 25 cerebrovascular accident, the…


‘Power of the Dog,’ ‘West Side Story’ Take Top Golden Globes at Off-Screen Ceremony

LOS ANGELES—Dark Western “The Power of the Dog” and a remake of “West Side Story” won the biggest awards on Sunday at a diminished Golden Globes ceremony held privately without the usual glitzy lineup of Hollywood’s top television and movie stars. Actors, directors and film studios largely ignored the Globes this year after criticism in 2021…


Report: Bob Saget Found Dead Lying in Hotel Bed, No Trauma

ORLANDO, Fla.—Comedian and actor Bob Saget was found dead lying face up on his bed in a luxury hotel room in Florida with no signs of trauma, according to an sheriff’s office report released Monday. There were no signs of foul play, and the room itself was in order, “with items owned by Mr. Saget…


Comedian and Actor Bob Saget Has Died at 65 in Florida

LOS ANGELES—Bob Saget, an actor and comedian best known as the jovial dad on the television sitcom “Full House,” was found dead in a hotel room in Orlando, Florida, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said on Twitter on Sunday. Detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use, the department added. Saget, 65, had…


Irish Singer Sinead O’Connor’s 17-Year-Old Son Found Dead

LONDON—Sinead O’Connor’s 17-year-old son, Shane, was found dead in Ireland on Friday after the Irish singer-songwriter notified authorities that he had gone missing. Police said the missing person case was closed after a body was found in the eastern coastal town of Bray, about 12 miles south of Dublin. O’Connor posted on Twitter that her…


Marilyn Bergman, Oscar-Winning Composer, Dies at Age 93

NEW YORK—Marilyn Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with husband Alan Bergman on “The Way We Were,” “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” and hundreds of other songs, died at her Los Angeles home Saturday. She was 93. She died of respiratory failure not related to COVID-19, according to a representative, Jason Lee. Her…


Sinead O’Connor’s Missing Son Found Dead Aged 17

Sinead O’Connor’s son Shane has died at the age of 17, representatives of the Irish singer have confirmed. Officers in Ireland said they recovered a body in the Bray area of Wicklow on Friday and their appeal for the missing teenager has been ended. Representatives of Sinead O’Connor told the PA news agency: “Regrettably, we…


Music’s Grammy Awards Indefinitely Postponed

LOS ANGELES—This year’s Grammy Awards ceremony honoring top performances in music has been postponed indefinitely because of the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, organizers said on Wednesday. The show had been scheduled to take place at an arena in downtown Los Angeles and broadcast live on the CBS network on Jan. 31….