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The former front man of Heavy D and The Boyz died yesterday after he collapsed at his Beverly Hills condo.
First details of the 90’s rapper’s death were sketchy. A 911 call reported that D was unconscious in the hall of his home. However, TMZ reports that he was conscious and speaking when help arrived. Unfortunately, Heavy D was pronounced dead after arriving at the hospital.
Charles ‘Bubba’ Smith has gone to the great big field in the sky. The NFL great turned ‘Police Academy’ star was found dead in his L.A. home on Wednesday.
Peter Doherty was sentenced to six months in jail. The walking grease trap that survives on coke, cigarettes and pints of Guinness will be denying the world of his glorious musings about baby rats.
We open with Josh dealing with thousands of questions echoing in the background as he tries to process his father, Phil Harris’ death.
Click HERE to read last week’s recap of Deadliest Catch *The episode recorded its biggest audience ever last Tuesday with an episode dealing with the death of Capt. Phil Harris after a stroke. Nearly 8.5 million viewers tuned in to watch his final moments.
The fleet is still fishing despite an arctic storm hammering the boats with 30 foot seas. The Northwestern is blissfully unaware of Phil’s death and focused on stuffing the tanks with crab. Meager numbers keep the resentment flowing for Edgar and dishearten the rest of the crew. As 60 mile per hour winds tear at the crew, Sig finally calls the crew off the deck and throws in the towel. They leave behind a possible few thousand pounds.
Back in St. Paul Harbor, the Cornelia Marie sits with Freddie holding down the fort. Josh calls to let him know that Phil has died. He breaks down and silently cries before sharing the devastating news. Another crewman is working on the boat and Freddie waits, harboring the pain as Steve finishes making a cut to something on the boat. Finally, he takes a break to see what Freddie is after. The news hits him the hardest as he walks away to shed tears in private.
On the Time Bandit, Andy clocks the wind at nearly 60 mph. He too shuts work on the deck down. Safety is a concern and with these men, you know it is rough working conditions to shut them down. Other boats also pull crew inside.
Eerily the weather calms beyond comprehension a few hours later. Fog fills the air and ice builds on deck. It looks like something from a movie. I half expect pirates to come sneaking up. The Kodiak takes a few hits as visibility is around 15 feet. A problem with the hydros sends a pot flying around the deck, nearly taking out two crewmen. Luckily, they get it under control.
The Time Bandit is back to fishing and pull packed pots, much to the crew’s delight, but not so much to the bait boy. Andy decides to do a set back as they need to stuff two more tanks. Sore, the bait boy gets another job. He is given the task of tossing buoys. One gets snagged and we see the greenhorn starting to complain about homesickness. (Uh-oh. It was great knowing you.)
As Sig and the Northwestern pulls into town, they indulge in a little bit of fun and Jake gets owned in a game of arm wrestling. They are all still unaware of Phil’s passing. Sig goes to meet the temporary captain, Derek Ray. The temp captain quickly becomes aware that Sig doesn’t know of Phil’s death after Sig makes a joke of Phil laughing about the new non-smoking wheelhouse when he returns.
Derek instantly becomes distraught as he is now burdened with rehashing the news. As he tries to get the words out, he begins to cry. Sig is confused and antsy with waiting to hear what he has to say. He finally mutters the words “I found out that Phil passed away.” Clearly, Sig did not expect that to be the news. He takes a few minutes to process and feels cheated. “We just talked ot those kids yesterday!”
You can see the emotions spinning through Sig. Derek states that he wants to keep the boat going. Sig excuses himself and returns to his wheelhouse. Lighting a cigarette, he is furious. “Phil was giving me a pep talk!” We cut to the crew sitting around the table crying. Edgar shakes his head in disbelief as he wipes a flood of tears away with the sleeve of his shirt. Jake Anderson’s eyes are watery and the size of dinner plates. Disbelief and shock hang in the air much like the icy fog that plagued the boats earlier.
The Time Bandit gets the phone call. Andy takes the news with the same disbelief and lets his camera shy brother know that “Phil ain’t here no more. Phil Harris died. Phil’s gone, man.” It’s as almost as he is trying to convince himself the news is true.
Sig and the crew return to work as he debates, “We still have to do our thing, but there’s time for grieving too.” It’s more of hypothetical to himself on how to handle it all. As he passes the Cornelia Marie on the way back out to sea, the crew stand on deck to salute the boat. Jake begins break and tries to control his battered and beaten emotions.
Andy talks about his American flag which is literally hanging on by threads. We turn to shots from Phil’s funeral. A Harley gas tank sits on a table in the center of his gathered friends, family and fellow fisherman. Josh spoke about their plans to spread Phil’s ashes at sea during the next king crab season. They place the gas tank that bears a painted image of Jake, Josh and Phil into the ground.
Seagulls sit on Northwestern’s bow as the go to sea. Sig shares the fact that seamen said that seagulls were the spirits of fallen fisherman. He theorizes that Phil could be one of those birds sitting on his bow.
AFTER THE CATCH CAPTAIN PHIL REMEMBERED SPECIAL: THE PHIL HARRIS STORY
Johnathan Hillstrand opens the special to honor Phil with the best quote to sum it up: “I was blessed to walk this planet with Phil Harris. That’s an honest, noble, straight-talkin, hard working guy. How could you not love somebody like that? That’s a damn fact.”
Clips of Phil at his finest and not so finest run as fellow captains and his sons. They mention some of Phil’s one liners and faces. He was full of personality. Sig mentions he will miss his laugh.
Phil Harris was born in Bothell, Washington. His dad was a salmon fisherman. Baby pictures of Phil scroll across the screen as he explains that his mother died when he was 8 of skin cancer that spread to her brain. Grant Harris, Phil’s father, talks about trying to raise his son on a boat. He mentioned his natural knack for finding the fish.
More photos of Phil as a teen behind drums and wearing a glorious 70’s top with huge red polka dots. He and several friends rented a house together. Imagine the debauchery that took place there. This was the time he fell in love with all things on wheels. To fund his expensive taste in toys, he offers to work for an entire year for free on a crab boat to nab a share on boat.
After 3 months of being ill and barely making it, the captain came down and guaffed: “I knew you wouldn’t make it!” This fueled his fire and he kept at it. A clip of Phil walking through a yard stacked with pots and narrating the story of his rise to full share deckhand.
After he nabbed a full share, he went to an old teacher’s house with a big bag of cash and asked to buy her house. Simply to spite her. That was Phil.
Finally we see the barely mentioned Mrs. Phil Harris, Mary. She speaks of how he wooed her with his non-stop personality.
In 1978 Phil cut his finger off! He was forced to take a leave of the boat Golden Viking. A typhoon hit the boat and tore it apart. The engine room flooded and distress call went out. This was before the technology that saves lives today. Phil’s father was captain of the boat. It didn’t sink, but Grant managed to bring the boat home after 8 days of fruitless searching.
When Phil turned 21, his father handed him the keys to a boat. He was a captain. His knack for finding the crab proved successful. In 1982 Phil and Mary married. 11 months later, Josh was born followed by Jake 2 years later.
After making money and buying into the Cornelia Marie as a partner, his marriage fell apart in 1991. The stress of constantly being at seas took its toll. Despite the broken family, he kept in touch with Mary and brought his sons on board to solidify a family bond.
In 2005 Jake boarded the Cornelia Marie as a greenhorn. Clips from past seasons run with Phil going on a rant about earning his way. Josh follows a year later and joins the Harris team.
Phil’s quirky habits are examined. His crab fart theory makes for wonderful conversation at parties. He sells the story that crabs fart and little bubbles begin to pop on the surface of the water means good fishing. Jake and Josh buy it and get excited as the smell the crab farts fills the air.
Things turn back to a note of grim reality. Sig and the fellow captains discuss how proud he would be of his two boys. Clips of the Harris boys smiling and laughing with their father run in slow motion. The stress factor slides in uninvited.
Storms and uncontrollable conditions and factors worried Phil. His nervous ticks of a thumping foot and thumb rubbing are highlighted. Andy from the Time Bandit admits he never knew how stressed Phil became over at every turn.
Flashbacks to a clot that nearly claimed his life in 2008 play. Sig explains that Phil’s process of dealing with his ailing health. He was trying to take care of the boat first. Clips of Phil smoking during his hospital gown roll as we are reminded just how much the sea called to him.
Despite sitting out the next crabbing season and focusing on bird house building with a little Yorkie at his side, we all know how his story plays out. Josh shares a story about getting a few phone calls at 3 in the morning from his father wanting to go out for a ride. Josh would patronize him and agree to go, only to find out Phil was already sitting in his driveway.
He returned to the boat after being unable to resist his true passion. Phil spent one last time fishing The Rock. It was his personal honey-hole and one of the most difficult areas to fish. Red bulls, cigarettes and horrible diets returned. A price tag would come at the end of the season. As he made his delivery, Phil suffered the stroke that would eventually take his life.
Johnathan shares the fact that when Phil was in the hospital the seas raged with the storm that forced Captains to pull their crews in. The day he died was the same day the eerie quiet seas rolled in.
We will miss you Phil.
Things are getting really bad for Lindsay Lohan yet again! According to reports, Lohan needs to get help very soon or things are going to be bad, with friends worrying that she could become another Hollywood tragedy. Now TMZ says in an exclusive report that in addition to friends and family,authorities are piping up and saying they’ve looked in the situation and feel the same way.
We’re told during one of Lindsay’s crazier nights out recently, cops became so concerned they discussed taking her in for a 5150 evaluation.
They also say that “some police officers who routinely come in contact with Lindsay tell TMZ they have thought seriously about forcing her to get help,” after her recent substance-fueled late nights on the town, which would mean a so-called 5150 evaluation. In other words: If a person can’t take care of him or her self, officials will step in and get that person mental health assistance. Police sources who spoke to TMZ cite Lindsay’s “erratic behavior” and “attitude” as cause for serious concern. They later decided against it after speaking to her representatives because they felt she didn’t meet all the criteria and was capable of taking care of herself, at least for now. TMZ cited a “professional” source as saying that Lindsay is in serious danger of kicking it if she doesn’t clean up her act.
“If she doesn’t get help soon, she’s going to die.”
Friends and family say Lindsay, who has in the past been treated for alcohol addiction, has fallen prey to the vicious cycle of substance abuse. Previously Lohan has been admitted to rehab in an attempt to get her movie career back on track, however it looks as if perhaps another visit may be the best thing for her before she joins the R.I.P Hollywood Elite. It’s hard to believe that the “recovering addict” is really recovering from her addiction when all she’s been seen working hard at is heading out to clubs every night. If that’s the picture of health, then it’s scary to think what unhealthy looks like.
I’m all out of jokes. I hope she gets the help she needs and fast – with Dina and Michael Lohan having nothing to do with trying to make it happen. They’ve already proven to be much more a part of the problem than part of the solution.
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This is one of those stories that make you drop your coffee and yell “WHAT?” Alexander McQueen, who went by the name Lee, was a forty year old man and a supernova in the fashion world after climbing the ranks in just 3 years of being a full-fledged fashion house.
His mother, Joyce, passed away last week and it took a terrible toll on the fashion mogul. McQueen was due to unveil his latest creation at Paris Fashion Week in just a few weeks. He was found dead in his Mayfair home. It is said that he hanged himself.
Via Daily Mail:
‘On behalf of Lee McQueen’s family, Alexander McQueen today announces the tragic news that Lee McQueen, the founder and designer of the Alexander McQueen brand, has been found dead at his home. At this stage it is inappropriate to comment on this tragic news beyond saying that we are devastated and are sharing a sense of shock and grief with Lee’s family. Lee’s family has asked for privacy in order to come to terms with this terrible news and we hope the media will respect this.’
Despite his mother’s death, he seemed to be slowly recovering. Hints from his Twitter suggest he was trying to forge on.
On February 3rd, he wrote: ‘I’m letting my followers know the my mother passed away yesterday if it she had not me nor would you RIP mumxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx…
Moments later, he added: ‘But life must go on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’
Then on Sunday, he said: ‘Sunday evening been a ****ing awful week but my friends have been great but now i have to some how pull myself together and finish with the HELLS ANGLES & PROLIFIC DEAMONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’
He appeared to have recovered slightly by this week. His final message, posted on Tuesday, said: ‘I’m here with my girl annie tinkerbell wishing kerry the ****,happy birthday in NY, your 40 now girl time to slow it down we think.’
How terribly sad. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to his family and friends.
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Brittany Murphy, actress and wife to Simon Monjack, died at age 32 from cardiac arrest yesterday. New details on the tragedy are emerging, while accusations and rumors are flying with everything from drugs to anorexia to her husband coming under suspicion. But how did she really die – was it drugs? Foul Play? Natural causes? Certainly its not ‘natural’ for someone so young and full of life to just pass away, was it? Her family told Los Angeles officials that she was extremely ill in the days before her death. Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter says they will conduct an autopsy today to try to determine what killed her. He says the reported illness could be a contributing factor to her death, but that it will be weeks before a final determination is made. Prescription medications were taken from Murphy’s home and officials say they will contact her personal physician to get a better sense of her medical history. An official cause of death may not be determined for some time, since toxicology tests will be required and could take up to six weeks. Winter says Murphy’s death appears to be from natural causes.
Per PopEater:
Capt. John Kades of the coroner’s office says, “Foul play is not suspected at this time because there were no outward signs of trauma or other injuries,” according to PEOPLE.
TMZ, which first reported that Murphy died after going into full cardiac arrest, has since reported that Murphy was very ill in the hours prior to her death and that she was taking prescription medications for flu-like symptoms she had been experiencing for several days. Sources also told TMZ that Murphy was vomiting before she died Sunday and that several types of prescription drugs were found in the house.
“There were a lot … a lot of prescriptions in the house.” We’re also told authorities did not find illegal drugs in the house, but Murphy was definitely taking various prescription meds.
Murphy collapsed inside the home she shared with husband. Some reports indicate he is the one who found her, while others claim it was her mother Sharon, in the bathroom of her home where there was ‘a significant amount of vomit’ in the room. A neighbor reports seeing the paramedics attempting to revive Murphy, who appeared then to be dead. She was transported to Cedars-Sinai, where she was pronounced dead on arrival at 10:04 a.m. Murphys’ mother also told paramedics that she suffered with Type 2 diabetes, but people connected to the case believe its highly unlikely that contributed to her death. Los Angeles police have opened an investigation into Murphy’s death, with detectives and the coroner’s officials at Murphy and Monjack’s home Sunday afternoon.
In somewhat of a creepy turn, Perez Hilton predicted Brittany’s death in a radio interview earlier this month. When radio host AJ Machado asked Perez if there was another celebrity headed for the same fate as Michael Jackson, Perez reportedly said, “Brittany Murphy maybe.” Did he know something we don’t? Perez has since blogged a warning to Lindsay Lohan and Courtney Love to straighten out their act so they won’t be next – let’s hope he’s not right the next time! But Murphy had said that 2010 was the year she had planned to try for a baby with her husband, although she also somewhat foreshadowed her own death in a statement made in 2003.
Per Bumpshack:
“Everybody has difficult years, but a lot of times the difficult years end up being the greatest years of your whole entire life, if you survive them.”
No matter how ill she was, she was still too young to die. It’s a shame that we had to lose such a talented actress. We wish Murphy’s family and friends all the best during this difficult time. Feel free to leave your condolences below.
Celeb Reacting To Murphy’s Death:
“2day the world lost a little piece of sunshine. My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany’s family, her husband, & her amazing mother Sharon. See you on the other side kid.” – Ashton Kutcher
“I’m so saddened to hear this news. I loved working with Brittany. She was so talented, so warm and so sweet. I always felt connected to her as we shared a very special experience in our lives together. I feel love in my heart for her-and hope she is at peace.” – Alicia Silverstone
“Brittany was one of the sweetest people you will ever meet. She had the voice of an angel and a genuine heart of gold. I’m very happy to have known and worked with such a special person. My heart goes out to all of her loved ones.” – Donald Faison
“It is a terrible loss for us as actors and to the industry but even greater for her family. My thoughts and prayers are with them.” – Whoopie Goldberg
“My deepest condolences go out to all of Brittany Murphy’s loved ones & may she rest in peace. She was a great talent with a beautiful soul. XO.” - Lindsay Lohan
“Brittany Murphy was an incredible ray of Light to so many people. My prayers are with her family and loved ones.” – Jessica Simpson
“I met [Brittany Murphy] before her star rose. It’s tough to find peace in fame. I wish her peace and happiness in her next lifetime.” – Russell Simmons
“My heart aches having just learned of Brittany Murphy’s death. We were friends time-to-time through the years. I always admired her pure spirit.” – Eliza Dushku“So sad this is truly a waste. feeling regret we didnt’ do more. i love you so much Brittany and always will.” – Kathy Najimy
“I am beyond words by the loss of Brittany Murphy. I was so blessed to know your grace. My heart goes out to your mama loved ones.” – Soleil Moon Frye
The brothers Carney, Reeve and Zane, form the hard-riffing, blues-singing core of the rock ‘n roll band, Carney. Carney’s debut music video for “Love Me Chase Me” follows the life & death of a character named Mr. Green. Evan Rachel Wood guest stars in the video opposite Reeve Carney, Broadways next Spiderman. She is also starring in the upcoming “Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark” Broadway Production, playing Peter Parker’s love interest Mary Jane Watson. The video was shot on the set of HBO’s “Carnivale” in the California desert.
“Love Me Chase Me” is available now on iTunes. Their final L.A. area show of the year is this Saturday, November 28th at the El Rey Theatre – Tickets can be purchased here.
Check out their interesting and amazing video above. I’m sure we’ll hear lots more from them in the new year!
Janet Jackson has kept quiet about the death of her brother Michael for close to five months, but now she breaks her silence and places the blame squarely on Dr. Conrad Murray. In an interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, it comes as no surprise that Janet says she believes Dr. Murray was responsible for her brother’s death, working as Michael’s personal physician and admitting to giving propofol to the late pop icon. Jackson died from acute propofol intoxication, according to the L. A. Coroner’s Office, but Dr. Murray denies responsibility for his death claiming that he neither prescribed or administered anything to Jackson that should have killed him.
Per TMZ:
Janet stated, “He was the one that was administering … I think he is responsible.”
Murray was hired to treat Michael in the months before he died in June of a drug overdose, and is currently the main focus in a manslaughter investigation of the King of Pops death. Police have referred the case to prosecutors to determine if criminal charges should be filed. But Janet feels that in the very least Murray should no longer be allowed to practice medicine. Recounting the morning her brother died, Jackson says she was completely shocked when she learned of her brother’s death.
“I was at my house in New York. You know, another day. Another morning. And I get a call … [my assistant] said, ‘Your brother’s been taken to the hospital. It’s on CNN right now. I called everyone’s. There’s a line busy or — someone wasn’t picking up. I spoke to mother. I spoke to Tito. I spoke to my nephew Austin. I spoke to my sister La Toya. I told them to call me when they got to the hospital. And I remember thinking nobody’s calling me back, so I tried calling again, and that’s how I found out that he was no longer … I couldn’t believe it. It just didn’t ring true to me. It felt like a dream. It’s still so difficult for me to believe. It’s, you know, you have to accept what is. But it’s hard. You have to move on with your life. You have to accept what is and I understand that.”
You can’t administer the drug that killed him and not take some sort of responsibility when he dies from the injection of that drug. His defense is ridiculous. Hippocratic oath states first to ‘do no harm.’ Murray obviously did a lot of harm and should be locked up, not just have his license revoked. Janet Jackson’s full interview will air on ABC Wednesday night.
Despite the dinnertime shrieks of “OMG Zach Braff killed himself! I read it on Twitter!” that you might have heard, the actor is very much alive and well! Reports that the “Scrubs” actor had died of an apparent suicide have been spreading like wild fires yesterday, with the news even being reported on a fake CNN site and becoming a top trending topic on Twitter. The headline of the article said “Beloved Scrubs Actor Found Dead In His Home” and claimed he was found with an empty pill bottle by his side. The news of Braff’s so-called death was first reported on the hoax CNN page, which actually looked quite genuine, while another article appeared claiming that Braff had died while shooting a film in New Zealand. Thankfully, these turned out to be not true. However, if you did a little browsing on the fake CNN page it clearly gave away the hoax – all of the “top stories” on the right hand side were from 2007. Braff posted a video on Monday to his personal Facebook page, disputing the claim and calling out the person behind it.
Per PopEater:
“There was a big Internet rumor today that I was dead … that I OD’d on some pills. It’s not the case, I’m here at ‘Scrubs’ shooting the new ‘Scrubs’ title sequence, which is a little bit like dying, so I guess that was semi-accurate. A couple of inaccuracies you should have noticed when you saw the thing, if you believed it — the dude said I was found in my 32,000 square foot estate in Beverly Hills – but I’m not Oprah! That’s a big house! I just want to say to the douchebag who started this: You win my first ever douche of the day award for making my mom upset!”
Chris Laganella of New Jersey seems to be the lucky winner of that award. He has since removed the fake CNN page post and replaced it with an apology and explanation that I don’t quite understand. Laganella writes that he made the spoof page in 2007 for friends and fellow fans of “Scrubs,” but somehow it was made public without his knowledge.
Per ChrisBox:
“So let’s just clear some stuff up. I did not make this page to intentionally fool everyone on the internet. I didn’t expect it to even be made public. Ever. I’m sorry if I scared everyone out there. Zach, sorry if you got offended by me posting a fake suicide about you on the internet. Your 32,000 square foot house would be pretty empty without you. Thanks for (apparently) taking it lightly, since I haven’t gotten a letter about a lawsuit yet. Just so you know, I’m a huge fan; that’s the only reason I made this page, believe it or not. Also, sorry for upsetting your mother.”
There’s a new one of these fake troll-inspired death rumors every week. I think only school kids are fooled by it any more. Sometimes it’s the oddest celebs, which the pranksters do on purpose to make it more believable. While we’ve debunked this one, its only a matter of time before the next one pops up.
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