TLC » by Andy Dehnart / December 20, 2011, 11:12 AM A cast member on TLC’s Next Great Baker killed himself in October, but the show, hosted by Cake Boss Buddy Valastro, only revealed Wesley Durden, a 29-year-old father of two, was dead after his elimination on last night’s episode. It was dedicated to his memory. The Jacksonville [North Carolina] Daily News reported in October that he “died after being found with a single gunshot wound in Fayetteville on [Oct. 25],” and police confirmed that it was “a self-inflicted gunshot wound.” He was identified in his TLC bio as an “active serviceman” in the Army 82nd Airborne Division; he had a 7-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter. A newspaper interview with fellow contestant Carmelo Oquendo said he “was saddened by the apparent suicide of Army veteran Wesley,” but otherwise there was no mention of his death prior to last night. The network posted this to Facebook: “TLC extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and coll...
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MTV » by Andy Dehnart / June 20, 2011, 12:11 PM Jackass star Ryan Dunn, who also appeared on MTV reality series such as Viva La Bam and G4’s new series Proving Ground , died early this morning in a car crash. He was 34. NBC’s Philadelphia affiliate reports that “Dunn was killed early Monday morning when his Porsche flew over a guardrail in West Goshen, Pa., slammed into a tree and burst into flames, according to local police. Dunn’s passenger — who hasn’t been identified — was also killed. Dunn was identified by his tattoos, according to a witness who was on the scene when the bodies were pulled from the wreckage.” His final post to Twitter last night was a photo that showed Ryan and two friends drinking. View the original article here
Hip Hop jewelry by definition has always been about the big and bold look. The massive curb link and rope chains with equally massive, iced out cross, skull, and other types of pendants sealed the look for this type of jewelry. The connection with rap stars like 50 cent and Nelly is obvious and this has filtered over to sports celebrities and actors as well. This has resulted in a steady growth of this type of jewelry style to incorporate the youth pop culture as well. Of course the bigger than life use of metals and diamonds means that real hip hop jewelry (jewelry using only real precious metals and gemstones) is generally priced out of this world. So do I think that our bad economy and record gold spot prices spells the demise of this style of jewelry? In a word, no, most certainly not. There are various reasons for this. The market for hip hop jewelry is roughly divided into two types of buyer segments. One is for the “haves” who have no problems shelling out $5000 to $50,000 plus...
December 12th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry. No comments Coronation street star Steven Arnold today reveals he’s pleased squeky-voiced butcher Ashley Peacock finally got killed off in this week’s 50th anniversary extravaganza. Wednesday’s dramatic scenes, when lovable Ash died a hero saving his mates were a tearjerking climax to two years of real-life anguish. In an interview with The News Of The World actor Steven, 36, confessed he grew angry as his character was frozen out by scriptwriters. He told the newspaper: “To be honest I felt ready to go.” “I’ve loved my time at Corrie. I cried when I left because it means so much to me but it was time for Ashley to go.” “I was working part time, just four months of the year. And it got me down.” “The character was fading away and the writing was on the wall. I’d lost a sense of purpose. I was getting paid less. I spent days walking my two Rottweilers to fill the time. I’m ambitious and I wanted to be working. I worried I was doing my job wrong.” F...
December 9th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry. No comments ‘EastEnders’ Janine Malloy will discover her love rival Stacey Branning killed Archie Mitchell. The backstabbing baddie – whose husband Ryan (Neil McDermott) is cheating on her with the stallholder (Lacey Turner) – will be told by troubled teen Lauren Branning that her love rival murdered former flame Archie (Larry Lamb) last year. Charlie Brooks – who plays Janine in the BBC One soap – said: “Lauren arrives on Janine’s doorstep and all she wants is to get back at her father Max. “She just gives Janine her mobile phone, the leaves. Janine plays the sound file – and when she hears Stacey’s confession, she knows she has everything she needs to get rid of her for good.” Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa) is still angry with her father Max Branning (Jake Wood) for his affair with Stacey when she was married to his son Bradley (Charlie Clements) but soon feels guilty for spilling the beans to Janine and confesses to Max. Charlie added to Inside Soap m...
A star of Discovery’s Storm Chasers killed himself in May, but Matt Hughes’ death was made public on last night’s episode of the show. He served as a meteorologist and forecaster for Sean Casey’s team. On its web site, Discovery says that Matt, “a featured meteorologist on Storm Chasers passed away on May 26th, 2010 in Wichita, Kansas due to an injury unrelated to his chasing activities. Sean, Reed, Tim and everyone involved in Storm Chasers mourn the loss of their friend and colleague.” Last night’s episode featured “Matt’s incredible last chase, and is dedicated to his memory,” the network said. TMZ reports that last May 14, police “responded to a suicide call at Hughes’ home. According to the police report, officers concluded Matt, who was still breathing, was drinking before the suicide attempt,” and while he was hospitalized, he died “13 days later. The Medical Examiner’s report lists ‘Hanging’ as the cause of death.” A June blog post on KAKE’s web site (via Popeater) memorializ...