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Actuality TV loss of life

Ryan Fellows, who starred on Discovery’s standard “Road Outlaws: Quickest in America” actuality present, was killed in a automobile accident in Las Vegas whereas cameras rolled. TMZ reported that “Outlaws,” which premiered in 2013, was filming outdoors of Vegas within the early morning hours of Aug. 7. Whereas racing one other automobile, Ryan reportedly misplaced management, inflicting his Nissan 240z to roll. In doing so, the automobile caught on hearth. Onlookers desperately tried to get Ryan out of the automobile however weren’t in a position to rescue him in time. Following the accident, filming was haulted.

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Plea for assist

The second season of “The Flight Attendant” sees Kaley Cuoco‘s on-screen alter ego, Cassie, face a complete lot of private demons as she struggles to get sober. Because the star reveals in a brand new interview with Selection, she was coping with her personal demons within the type of a divorce from her second husband, Karl Prepare dinner, on the identical time she was filming the heaviest of these scenes. “It was one of many hardest years of my life,” Kaley remembers. “Not solely personally, however doing this character that was so tormented. It was the primary time that I began remedy — I have been very open about that. I began at the start of season 2, simply because I used to be going by means of a lot proper earlier than we began taking pictures. It was horrible. And I developed a stress rash that ran all the way in which down my physique for 3 straight months that would not go away.” She requested her co-star Zosia Mamet to maneuver in along with her at one level as a result of, as she places it, “I used to be actually dropping my thoughts.” Wanting again, Kaley says she was open about remedy and the divorce as a result of she “wished individuals to know that issues simply aren’t at all times what they appear.” She took extra drastic motion a month into filming season 2: “I had an intervention on myself in my trailer — all my producers have been in there. And I mentioned, ‘I need assistance,'” she remembers. “It was fascinating to say that out loud. And to have everybody be like, ‘Sure, we wish to assist!’ I am a working lady, and so unbiased, and I actually take satisfaction in with the ability to do all the things. Effectively, this time, I actually could not.” She was within the midst of her break up from Karl when she lastly requested for assist. “Going by means of my divorce, it was actually an excellent darkish time,” she admits. “I simply did not know the way to cope with it. I used to be throwing myself into work to disclaim my despair, and the way upset I used to be. Sadly, the character was so depressed that it wasn’t serving to me! I used to be actually, actually, actually struggling. Lots of tears.” In the end, these tears impressed a few of her most memorable appearing — particularly, a scene she filmed whereas spending two hours on a seashore crying, screaming and sitting quietly with herself because the cameras rolled. “The trauma I used to be going by means of most likely helped no matter I wanted to do for this season. Did I imply for that to occur? Oh my God, no.” Kaley says she’s “so a lot better” immediately. “And now I can inform different those that have the worst years of their life: It is gonna get higher.”

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Feuding exes

Britney Spears is in a battle with former husband Kevin Federline. The feud between the exes was ignited after he gave an interview by which he mentioned their two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, are purposely avoiding their mom and really feel embarrassed by her risqué social media posts. Afterward, Brit and her new husband, Sam Asghari, fired again at Kevin, with the pop star saying her youngsters have been “hateful.” On Aug. 11, Ok-Fed posted a number of years-old movies of the singer arguing and cursing round her youngsters. Britney’s lawyer accused Kevin of “bullying.”

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Raid response

On Aug. 8, Mar-A-Lago — Donald Trump’s house in Florida — was raided by FBI brokers. The search, in response to Fox Information and CNN, was a part of an investigation into the dealing with of presidential paperwork, together with labeled paperwork, that the previous POTUS introduced there. Earlier this 12 months, the Nationwide Archives and Information Administration mentioned Trump took 15 containers of presidential information to his private residence. Trump, as anticipated, was furious concerning the raid, lamenting that the brokers even “broke into” his secure. Trump was not house on the time the search warrant was executed. When information of the raid broke, celebrities lined as much as both rejoice over or condemn the search. Megyn Kelly argued that the raid was extra concerning the Jan. 6 rebellion and John Wealthy felt it was a smokescreen for President Joe Biden’s low approval scores. Rob Reiner, Ice-T and Ron Perlman applauded the search. Because the GOP railed in opposition to the FBI, Stephen Colbert mentioned, “Okay, GOP, you win: we must always arrest whoever appointed FBI Director Christopher Wray.” For the report: Christopher Wray was appointed by Trump.

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Legend misplaced

Olivia Newton-John, the long-lasting celebrity who entertained hundreds of thousands as Sandy in “Grease,” handed away on Aug. 8. She was 73. Her husband, John Easterling, introduced her loss of life, saying the four-time Grammy winner was surrounded by household when she took her last breath at her ranch in Southern California. A supply near the star instructed TMZ that she died from “metastatic breast most cancers.” The “Bodily” singer was initially recognized with breast most cancers in 1992. It went into remission, however got here again in 2013. Once more, it went into remission however resurfaced in 2017. Following her loss of life, many in leisure publicly paid tribute to the actress-singer on social media, beginning along with her most well-known co-star, John Travolta. “My dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so a lot better. Your impression was unimaginable. I like you a lot. We’ll see you down the street and we’ll all be collectively once more. Yours from the second I noticed you and ceaselessly! Your Danny, your John!” he wrote on Instagram.

R.I.P.

Late on Aug. 12, Anne Heche’s rep instructed TMZ that the Daytime Emmy winner was not anticipated to regain consciousness following an Aug. 5 accident by which she crashed her automobile right into a Los Angeles-area house, sparking a hearth that destroyed the residence and left her hospitalized in crucial situation. “Sadly, attributable to her accident, Anne Heche suffered a extreme anoxic mind damage and stays in a coma, in crucial situation. She isn’t anticipated to outlive,” her rep mentioned, including, “It has lengthy been her option to donate her organs and she or he is being stored on life help to find out if any are viable.” The next morning, Anne handed away, along with her rep confirming to TMZ that the star was “mind lifeless.” A rep for the “Donnie Brasco” star’s household additional instructed the webloid, “We’ve got misplaced a shiny gentle, a form and most joyful soul, a loving mom, and a loyal good friend. Anne will likely be deeply missed however she lives on by means of her lovely sons, her iconic physique of labor, and her passionate advocacy. Her bravery for at all times standing in her fact, spreading her message of affection and acceptance, will proceed to have an enduring impression.”

Bombshell revelations

“iCarly” and “Sam & Cat” star Jennette McCurdy detailed years of abuse by the hands of her late mom in her new memoir launched on Aug 9. Whereas on “Good Morning America” selling the e book, the previous actress spoke concerning the title of her new memoir, “I am Glad My Mother is Useless,” explaining, “I get that it is attention-grabbing but it surely’s additionally one thing that I imply sincerely.” Jennette appears like abuse victims will perceive her mentality. “My mother emotionally, mentally, and bodily abused me in methods that can ceaselessly impression me. She gave me breast and vaginal exams till 17 was years outdated… After I was 6 years outdated, she pushed me right into a profession I did not need… She taught me an consuming dysfunction after I was 11 years outdated — an consuming dysfunction that robbed me of my pleasure and any quantity of free-spiritedness that I had. She by no means instructed me my father was not my father.”