Jerry Springer has died aged 79 just months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, his family revealed on Thursday.
They asked fans to make charitable donations in his name after the TV host passed away ‘peacefully’ at his home in Chicago after his health took a turn for the worse.
Tributes have flooded in for the ‘irreplaceable’ talent, with his family adding: ‘As he always said, take care of yourself, and each other’.
Appearing to hint at his illness, Springer
Giants of the Australian entertainment industry have turned out to celebrate the life of television titan and star-maker Brian Walsh at a funeral in Sydney.
The showbusiness powerhouse, who died on March 16 aged 67, was farewelled at a Catholic requiem mass at St Mary’s Cathedral in the heart of the city.
During a decades-long career in radio, film and television, Walsh was responsible for many of Australia’s biggest biggest popular culture exports.
The creative genius was the prime mover
Johnny Depp was at the bedside of legendary British guitarist Jeff Beck shortly before he passed away and has been left ‘totally devastated’ by his death, it is understood.
The rock star, who just weeks ago finished touring with the actor, died ‘peacefully’ on Tuesday aged 78 after contracting bacterial meningitis.
His family shared the heartbreaking news on his Twitter page along with a picture of the star on stage with his trademark shades and guitar.
The former Yardbirds star
Tatjana Patitz, one of the original supermodels, has died aged 56.
Her agent confirmed the news to DailyMail.com, but the time and cause of her death is unknown.
Hamburg-born Patitz starred alongside Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista and Cindy Crawford on the cover of British Vogue for the January issue in 1990.
It has become one of the most iconic fashion images of all time, with Patitz making the cover of US vogue on her own in the same
The world is mourning Pele, for many the greatest footballer of all, known in Brazil simply as King, who has died at the age of 82. He had been in hospital since late last month.
Daughter Kely Nascimento confirmed his passing with a social media post that said: ‘Everything we are is thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace.’
There was a message to the three million followers on Pele’s official Twitter account, too: ‘Inspiration and love
Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73 after a brave and extraordinarily public decades-long battle with cancer.
The actress died peacefully at her home in Southern California on Monday morning, surrounded by family and friends. Her husband John Easterling announced her death on her Facebook page.
‘Dame Olivia Newton-John (73) passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends.
‘We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very
The worlds of fashion and Hollywood have come together to pay tribute to the late style icon André Leon Talley, three months after he passed away.
A memorial was held for the adored fashion journalist on April 29 at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, and numerous celebrities came to pay their respects, including Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Karlie Kloss, and even Anna Wintour – despite the fact that her and Talley’s once-close friendship had turned sour before
Bobby Rydell, the popular teen heartthrob singer who rose to fame in the 1950s, has tragically died at age 79.
The singer passed away on Tuesday from pneumonia, Variety has reported.
Rydell was a huge singer throughout the ’50s and ’60s, and he also became well known during the later part of his career for joining the trio the Golden Boys alongside Fabian Forte (known as Fabian) and Frankie Avalon.
Together, the three men spent years selling out concerts and
Taylor Hawkins’ heart weighed double that of men his age as an autopsy finds the Foo Fighters drummer suffered a ‘cardiovascular collapse’ after binging on a cocktail of drugs including heroin, marijuana, and opioids, investigators have said.
Forensic experts are said to have discovered it weighed ‘at least 600 grams’, double the average of 300 to 350 grams, during an examination following his shock death at a luxury hotel in Colombian capital Bogota on Friday.
Investigators have concluded the 50-year-old
Shane Warne has died suddenly from a massive heart attack at the age of 52 after collapsing in Thailand.
The Australian cricketer turned pundit and businessman, the greatest leg spinner in history, was found unconscious in a villa in the resort of Koh Samui today. The father-of-three could not be revived, his manager said.
Warne’s death was announced just 12 hours after he tweeted his shock and grief at the death of Australia’s great wicket keeper Rodney Marsh, who also
