While on her Have I Told You This Already? book tour the Gilmore Girls star told the audience at her Friday, April 5 stop, that it’s “still really hard to believe” that Perry passed away in 2023.
“While he was not technically ever a boyfriend, he was an almost in my life,” Graham told the audience according to PEOPLE, adding that Perry was also “a friend and a constant.”
“We would stretch for a year, then he would come back in my life, and he had just come back in my life last year,” she added.
Prior to the actor’s death, Graham said he gave her “a pickleball set” for her birthday, which would end up being the last gift she received from Perry.
“He’s like really into tennis and pickleball,” Graham told the audience, using present tense while discussing her departed friend. She added that Perry also gave her a card that said: “Be older.”
Perry died at his home in Los Angeles on October 28, 2023. He died as a result of “acute effects of ketamine” according to an autopsy report, which had also found that “drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of an opioid” contributed to his death.
After his passing, fans, celebrities, and those who had worked with Perry all shared touching tributes honoring the late actor, including Friends stars Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston.
One month after Perry’s death, Graham appeared on CBS Mornings, saying “no one made me laugh as hard” as Perry did.
“Just tears, streaming,” she recalled at the time. “There was just such joy in being around him and being his friend.”
Mila De Jesus’ distraught husband George Kowszik has spoken out following his wife’s tragic death at age 35.
Kowszik, 61, took to social media earlier this week to share a heartfelt tribute to his late wife, who died of suspected cardiac arrest on Jan. 12.
“My wife loved me and believed in me through God which impacted my life and hers together,” he wrote on Facebook on Jan. 16.
“I was short but often our lord has his own ways of his people. I will never ever forget what God has blessed me and my beautiful and her very wonderful children God has also blessed with me.”
Kowszik went on to thank loved ones and the late Brazilian-born influencer’s fans for reaching out during such a devastating time.
“Hello..Everyone of my wife’s and I friend’s and family,” he continued. “Your beautiful kind, caring and loving beautiful words and incredible inspiring PRAYERS… Have instilled such PEACE..in my life of 60yrs on this earth I ever felt.”
“I’m sorry I can’t talk right now.. crying too much. forgive me,” Kowszik added.
The touching tribute came just days after Kowszik’s initial Facebook post on Jan. 13, which read, “I am not really good with words and talking here. I lost my beautiful wife and my best friend yesterday that I love so much.”
The pair had tied the knot in September and were still planted firmly in newlywed bliss at the time of De Jesus’ sudden death.
She leaves behind four children from a previous marriage.
De Jesus’ son, Pedro Marçal, also paid tribute to his late mother, writing, “Rest, mom. I love you so much and no one will ever love me like you. God bless you.”
The Instagram star shot to fame after undergoing a major weight loss transformation, which she commemorated in a November Instagram post juxtaposing pics of herself before and after the procedure.
Just months prior, the content creator announced that she’d been suffering from psoriasis — a skin disease that causes a rash with itchy, scaly patches — since July.
Horrifying details have emerged surrounding the final moments of an Olympic cyclist who was allegedly struck and killed by her athlete husband outside their family home in Adelaide, Australia.
Cycling world champ and Olympian Rohan Dennis was arrested and charged over the death of his wife after emergency services were called to the scene in the luxurious suburb of Medindie in Adelaide’s inner north around 8pm on Saturday.
Melissa Hoskins, 32, was found with serious injuries and rushed to Royal Adelaide Hospital.
She later died from her injuries in hospital.
Police will claim Hoskins jumped onto the hood of their $47,000 4WD Volkswagen Amarok ute and grabbed at a door handle while Dennis allegedly drove until she fell to the ground, The Adelaide Advertiser reports.
The mother of two may have been dragged some distance along the street, with the alleged incident believed to have been caught on neighboring security cameras.
Investigations into what sparked the alleged incident remain ongoing.
Detectives and Major Crash officers arrested Dennis and charged the two-time cycling time trial world champion with causing death by dangerous driving, driving without due care and endangering life.
He has been bailed to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on March 13.
A police statement surrounding the Medindie incident called for anyone with more information to contact Crime Stoppers.
Friends say Dennis and Ms Hoskins, who share two young children and have been married since 2018, were planning their post-retirement life in South Australia.
Dennis had only ended his 16-year career last year, and the pair had considered launching their own Adelaide Hills vineyard, according to The Advertiser.
The couple both competed at multiple Olympics, with Dennis winning a silver medal in 2012 for the team pursuit and a bronze in 2020 for road cycling.
Melissa Hoskins, who competed under her maiden name but went by Melissa Dennis on Facebook, had only just missed out on a medal in the team pursuit at the London Olympics.
Meanwhile, the final photo shared of the family on Dennis’ Instagram page has been flooded with messages from fans sharing their disbelief and devastation at the news.
The photo shared by Dennis on Boxing Day showed him smiling with Hoskins and their two children in front of a Christmas tree that still had unwrapped gifts underneath it.
Dennis in December also shared photos of him smiling with Hoskins and another one of their two children meeting Santa.
The 33-year-old also shared photos from the family’s holiday to Egypt in November.
A host of sporting organizations and fellow cyclists have paid tribute following Ms Hoskins’ tragic death.
Among them is the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), who Ms Hoskins represented at the 2012 and 2016 Games.
“The AOC has expressed the utmost sadness at the loss of Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins after the tragic events in Adelaide,” it said in a post on X.
“Our condolences go to Melissa’s family, friends and the cycling community at this extremely difficult time.”
Marne Fechner, chief executive of AusCycling, the national governing body for the sport in Australia, labelled Ms Hoskins’ death as a “tragic incident”.
“Melissa, a mother, daughter, and wife, was also a champion cyclist who thrilled and inspired us with her exquisite skills on the track and road,” Ms Fechner said in a statement.
“Melissa began her competitive cycling career at just 16, and by the time she retired at the age of 25 she had shown the world that she was an athlete of rare prowess.
“Melissa described her team Pursuit Gold Medal at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships as the highlight of her career, but for the rest of us, the highlight was just having her around.”
Retired track cyclist, Anna Meares who has also been appointed chef de mission of the Australian Olympic Team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, posted a condolence message on her social media channels.
“I have a very heavy heart,” Ms Meares said in a post to X.
“My thoughts are with their children, family and fellow friends.
“This is a very difficult and tragic time. RIP”
Ms Hoskins’ former team, GreenEDGE, which has since rebranded to Jayco-AlUla, similarly expressed its grief at the news.
“Our thoughts are with her family and friends and the whole cycling community at this deeply saddening time,” a statement from the team said.
“Every anniversary brings a different iteration of my grief. Some infuse me with rage, some make me cry all day long, some make me feel dissociated and empty,” she wrote on Wednesday.
The “American Horror Story” alum added that some anniversaries make her “feel nothing” and “some make me feel guilty for feeling nothing.”
This year, Lourd noted that she woke up feeling “grateful — or griefull — if you will.”
“Grief has infused my life with a sense of appreciation I had never had before. It makes me soak up every moment of joy as if it were my last,” she wrote.
She further described how her “eyes welled up with tears of joy” when she held her daughter, Jackson, on Wednesday.
“I laughed at myself then cried more cause I was laughing. I felt my mom’s presence like the warmth of the sun on your skin on a hot summer day,” she continued.
“The kind of warmth where you unknowingly close your eyes and take a slow breath through your nose and grin,” Lourd added.
The “Booksmart” actress scribed that she “missed [her mom] every day, but the cliche is also true.”
“She is with me every day, she infuses my joyful moments with even more joy,” Lourd penned.
“As I tell my son, she lives in the stars — and she damn sure makes my life sparkle,” she concluded. “Sending my love to all my griefers out there. And hoping everyone can feel a little sparkle of griefull among all the feelings grief inevitably brings.”
Lourd also shares son Kingston, 3, with husband Austin Rydell.
Social media is mourning the loss of Spanish influencer Patricia Rite, who tragically died at age 30 following a courageous battle with skin cancer.
The social media star’s family confirmed her passing in a statement on April 16.
“Patricia left us. Her mother and her relatives ask for respect in these hard times,” they wrote, per Jam Press. “Thank you to all the people, who in one way or another, gave her support and love during this time, directly or indirectly.”
The Huelva native had been a fixture on social media, frequently posting content on fashion and cosmetics to her TikTok and Instagram pages, where she collectively amassed over 340,000 followers.
She also appeared on the Spanish reality TV dating show “Mujeres y Hombres y Viceversa.”
Rite’s life took a turn four years ago, however, when the budding star was diagnosed with skin cancer after she went to the doctor to remove a birthmark, Euro reported.
Despite the devastating news, the influencer continued to post prolifically, using her platforms to spread awareness about the insidious condition.
“Busy week, I was going to be treated on Tuesday but was finally admitted to hospital and treated on Friday,” she explained. “Since then, bad vomiting with an achy body until yesterday. I couldn’t move from the bathroom and I felt terrible.”
The brave Instagrammer added, “Today, I feel a little stronger. Since yesterday, I haven’t vomited and I’ve started eating, which I hadn’t done since Friday, and I’m starting to improve. Let’s go little by little.”
Rite’s legions of supporters were devastated over her loss.
“A huge hug to the whole family, I’m so sorry from the bottom of my heart,” wrote one mourner, while another lamented, “I cannot believe it. Life is super unfair, Patri.”
“Fly high, ever since I met you, you inspired me,” said a third bereaved follower. “My heart just skipped a beat. RIP precious, and a huge hug to her mother, family and friends.”
Unfortunately, skin cancer’s innocuous-seeming symptoms often make it difficult to diagnose it until it’s too late.
Last year, Australian model and influencer Oceana Strachan had her life turned upside down after a seemingly harmless freckle turned out to be a life-threatening melanoma.
Thankfully the Aussie survived the horrific ordeal, which she credited to detecting the disease early.
“He’d been battling cancer for the past few months and we found out about it in January,” he added.
His brother, Kevin Nale added that their dad’s life was “taken way too soon.”
Keith, who hailed from Louisiana, was a contestant in two seasons of “Survivor” in 2015.
He appeared on two versions of the show, including “Survivor: San Juan del Sur” and “Survivor: Cambodia” both of which aired that year.
Wes appeared on “Survivor: San Juan del Sur” alongside his dad.
Tributes poured in following the sad news of Keith’s death, with his former “Survivor: San Juan del Sur” co-star Kelley Wentworth tweeting, “Keith – a man with the purest heart, who brought humor into moments where it was needed most.
“I’m grateful I had the opportunity to meet Keith & share memories together on the beaches of Nicaragua & Cambodia.”
“My heart is with the entire Nale family. This is a devastating loss,” she added.
“My condolences to the Big D, Wes, Austin and entire Nale family,” Keith’s other co-star Jeremy Collins wrote. “You will be missed Keith but your legacy will live on. Rest in power my firefighter/survivor brother.”
Keith notably made it to the final four of the series before being voted out just one day before the Final Tribal Council during his first stint.
He became a firm fan favorite which prompted him to make a defiant return for “Survivor: Cambodia.”
Keith was ultimately sent home a second time when Wentworth won immunity, but spoke highly of the series following his exit.
Speaking to UpRoxx in 2014, the former firefighter opened up about what it was like to compete in his 50s.
“They were impressed, being I was 53,” he said of his firefighter pals. “Now granted that’s not 93, but that’s not 23 either.”
“They were all behind me, a great bunch of guys. They wanted me to win it and, you know, bring it home to Louisiana. But that just didn’t happen.”
Klaus Teuber, creator of the hugely popular Catan board game in which players compete to build settlements on a fictional island, has died after a brief illness, according to a family statement.
He was 70.
The board game, originally called The Settlers of Catan when introduced in 1995 and based on a set of hexagonal tiles, has sold tens of millions of copies and is available in more than 40 languages.
It has spawned dozens of spinoffs and new editions, including electronic versions, not to mention products related to the game.
“It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that the Teuber family announces their beloved husband and father Klaus Teuber passed away at the age of 70 on April 1, 2023 after a short and serious illness,” said the statement posted on the Germran-language Catan website. The family requested privacy.
A statement from the Catan studio team on social media noted that “While Klaus’ contributions to the board gaming industry are immeasurable, we will remember him most as a kind and selfless human being, an inspirational leader, and most importantly, as a friend.”
Teuber was born in June 1952 in the German town of Rai-Breitenbach.
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He was working as a dental technician in the 1980s outside the industrial city of Darmstadt when he took up designing board games in his basement, he told The New Yorker magazine in 2014.
“I had many problems with the company and the profession,” he said. “I developed games to escape. This was my own world I created.”
In the multi-player game, competitors use five resources to build their colonies, or settlements: wool, grain, lumber, brick, and ore.
Teuber never thought his game would become so successful; he finally left his dental technician job in 1998 “when I felt like Catan could feed me and my family,” he told the New Yorker. The game became a family business.
In the first five months of the pandemic in 2020, sales skyrocketed as people played games in quarantine, the company told NPR.
The Catan studio team urged those mourning Teuber to “honor Klaus’ memory by being kind to one another, pursuing your creative passions fearlessly, and enjoying a game with your loved ones.”
Sire Records co-founder Seymour Stein died on Sunday at the age of 80 in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer, according to a statement from his family.
Stein helped the careers of singer Madonna, the rock band Talking Heads and many others during his career as a record executive.
He founded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.
The New York City native worked summers as a teenager at Cincinnati-based King Records, which helped launch the career of singer James Brown. Stein also co-founded Sire Productions, which later became Sire Records, by his mid-20s.
He had been obsessed with the Billboard music charts since he was a child and developed a deep knowledge and appreciation of music.
He signed record deals with the Talking Heads, the Ramones and the Pretenders during the New Wave era in the 1970s and 1980s.
“Seymour’s taste in music is always a couple of years ahead of everyone else’s,” Talking Heads manager Gary Kurfirst told the Rock Hall around the time of Stein’s induction.
Stein was also known for his discovery of Madonna in the early 1980s when he heard her demo tape.
“I liked Madonna’s voice, I liked the feel, and I liked the name Madonna. I liked it all and played it again,” he wrote in his memoir “Siren Song.”
Stein was hospitalized with a heart infection when he first heard about Madonna, but he was so excited to meet her that he had her come to his room.
“She was all dolled up in cheap punky gear, the kind of club kid who looked absurdly out of place in a cardiac ward,” he wrote. “She wasn’t even interested in hearing me explain how much I liked her demo. ‘The thing to do now,’ she said, ‘is sign me to a record deal.’”
Other names Sire had signed include Ice T, the Smiths, Depeche Mode, the Replacements, Echo and the Bunnymen, Lou Reed and Brian Wilson.
Stein was briefly married to record promoter and real estate executive Linda Adler before divorcing in the 1970s.
He and Adler had two children, filmmaker Mandy Stein and Samantha Lee Jacobs, who died of brain cancer in 2013.
Stein came out as gay after his divorce and never remarried.
“I am beyond grateful for every minute our family spent with him, and that the music he brought to the world impacted so many people’s lives in a positive way,” Mandy Stein said in a statement Sunday.
Chaim Topol, the Academy Award-nominated actor who notably portrayed “Tevye” in the 1971 film “Fiddler on the Roof,” died at 87 years old.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced Topol’s death on Wednesday.
“One of the most outstanding Israeli stage artists,” Herzog said.
“A gifted actor who conquered many stages in Israel and overseas, filled the cinema screens with his presence and above all entered deep into our hearts.”
“Topol was one of the giants of Israeli culture and he will be greatly missed. Condolences to his dear family and all his loved ones,” he added.
Alzheimer’s was given as the cause, according to reports.
His son Omer told Israeli news outlet Ynet earlier in the week that the actor was diagnosed with the disease several years ago.
He first took on the role of Tevye the Dairyman in “Fiddler on the Roof” on stage in Israel and London in the late 1960s.
The musical focuses on a man who attempts to maintain his Jewish traditions while three daughters look to be married.
For the 1971 movie, Topol was selected to play Tevye over Zero Mostel, who had starred in the Broadway production.
Despite being in his mid-30s and playing a man about 20 years older, Topol was critically acclaimed.
He won a Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy in 1972, beating out four other candidates including Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka.
His renditions of “If I Were A Rich Man” and “Tradition” are two of the most memorable songs in movie history.
He was also nominated for an Oscar, one of eight nominations the film received, though he lost to Gene Hackman for “The French Connection.”
In 1991, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in a Broadway revival of the show.
In the role he would be best remembered for, Topol played Tevye on and off through 2009.
“Fiddler on the Roof” was not his only highlight.
He won the Golden Globe for Best Newcomer — Male in 1965 for his work in “Sallah Shabati,” an Israeli comedy.
For his work in the 1972 comedy-drama “Follow Me!” Topol was named Best Actor by the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Topol played Dr. Hans Zarkov in the 1980 cult classic superhero film “Flash Gordon.”
He also acted in the 1981 James Bond movie “For Your Eyes Only,” as a smuggler who helps 007, played by Roger Moore.
More than just an actor, Topol’s sketches of Israeli presidents were produced as part of a stamp series. He illustrated more than 20 books in Hebrew and English.
In 2015, he received the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement.
Topol married Galia Finkelstein and they had three children, Anat, Ady and Omer.
Actor Jansen Panettiere died of an enlarged heart last month at the age of 28, his family announced Monday.
The younger brother of “Scream” actress Hayden Panettiere died Feb. 19 at his home in Nyack, NY.
“Jansen’s heart could be seen in his eyes, and his charm in his brilliant, engaging smile; his soul in his masterful and revealing paintings, and the joy of life in his dry wit,” said his family in a statement to ABC News. “His charisma, warmth, compassion for others, and his creative spirit will live forever in our hearts and in the hearts of all whom he encountered.”
The family added, “Though it offers little solace, the Medical Examiner reported Jansen’s sudden passing was due to cardiomegaly (enlarged heart), coupled with aortic valve complications.”
Panettiere was found by a friend unresponsive and sitting upright in a chair, according to the police report obtained by The Post from the Orangetown Police Department. The friend called 911 and performed CPR on him.
The actor’s pals became concerned after Panettiere missed a business meeting earlier in the day, according to the report.
When EMTs arrived around 5 p.m., they found Panettiere lying on his back on the floor of his living room, not breathing and “cold to the touch,” according to the report. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.
His father, Alan Panettiere, told police he had spoken with his son the prior evening, and he “sounded okay.”
The medical examiner declined The Post’s request for confirmation of the family’s announcement. However, police confirmed there were “no obvious signs of trauma observed.”
Panettiere was an actor in his own right who boasted a lengthy Hollywood resume. He voiced many 2000s hits, like “Ice Age: The Meltdown,” “Blue’s Clues,” and “Robots.” He also appeared on one episode of “The Walking Dead” in 2019.
Jansen and his older sister, Hayden, 33, worked alongside each other on the Disney Channel original movie “Tiger Cruise” in 2004 and the family comedy “Racing Stripes” in 2005.
He was also the voice of Truman X in Nickelodeon’s “The X’s,” an animated television series that aired from 2005 to 2006.
On his Instagram page, which is still public, Panettiere often shared photos of his artwork, which featured colorful, abstract prints. He also painted other items, such as shoes and jackets.
In an Instagram post from Jan. 24, he showed a picture of his older sister trying to give him a haircut with a slight smile on his face.
“Not the first haircut she’s tried to give me,” he wrote in the caption.
Hayden has faced her own struggles. Her ex, Wladimir Klitschko, obtained full custody of their daughter, Kaya, now 8. Panettiere said she made the decision to relinquish custody as she struggled with an alcohol and drug addiction.
“It was the hardest thing I could do,” Hayden told People last year. “But the best thing for my daughter was to make sure she was okay, take care of myself and make sure I could be a good mom to her. And sometimes that means letting go.”
She told the outlet she was offered “happy pills” before walking red carpets when she was just 15 years old, and throughout her career, she continued to drink heavily and occasionally take opioids.
She checked into rehab for eight months after giving birth to Kaya. Panettiere revealed she also sought treatment for postpartum depression.
In 2018, the “Nashville” star started dating Brian Hickerson, who was sentenced to 45 days in jail in 2021 for two felony counts of domestic violence.
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