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| Actor Ben Jones, 'Dukes of Hazzard's' Cooter Davenport, dies at 84 | Actor Ben Jones, who played down-home mechanic Cooter Davenport on the hit television show The Dukes of Hazzard in the 1980s and later served in Congress, has died from a heart attack, his wife said Sunday. He was 84. Jones, a native of Georgia, died at home from "a massive heart attack" while resting in his favorite chair "waiting for the Braves to come on and whoop the Yankees," wife Alma Viator wrote in a Facebook post. Jones landed the role of the gruff Cooter in 1979 after working with show creator Gy Waldron four years earlier on the movie Moonrunners, which was similarly a comedy about bootleggers in the U.S. South. On Dukes, he played the owner of Cooter's Garage -- a key locale in fictitious Hazzard County, Ga. |
| Brandon Flynn: Cam-boy Trevor really gets around in 'Maximum' | 13 Reasons Why and True Detective alum Brandon Flynn says Trevor, the cam-boy/con man he plays in the mystery comedy, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, manages to wreak a little havoc before he is murdered. The show, which is now streaming on Apple TV, follows Paula (Tatiana Maslany), a lovable, but chaotic single mom who has an online sexual relationship with Trevor and panics when she thinks she has witnessed his kidnapping. Phone calls offering to exchange his life for cash follow and Paula reports the incident to police, who inform her this is all probably just a scam. Unable to let the matter go, Paula goes to Trevor's apartment, finds him dead and hides from a man she assumes is Trevor's killer. |
| New Jersey's American Dream mall to host real Freddy Fazbear's Pizza | New Jersey's American Dream mall announced this weekend plans to house a real Freddy Fazbear's Pizza restaurant. The Five Nights at Freddy's film and video-game franchise is set in the supposedly haunted, family-friendly eatery. "American Dream is bringing the virtual world of Five Nights at Freddy's to life with the debut of the world's first permanent immersive restaurant experience, opening in 2027," the mall posted on social media. "Developed in collaboration with ScottGames, the experience will be a functional reimagining of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, designed to immerse guests in the world of the iconic franchise," the announcement continued. |
| 'Spider-Man' tops North American box office for 2nd weekend | Spider-Man: Brand New Day tops the North American box office again, earning an additional $145 million in receipts during its second weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is The Odyssey with $31.5 million, followed by One Night Only with $5.7 million, Super Troopers 3 at No. 4 with $4 million and Toy Story 5 at No. 5 with $3.9 million. Rounding out the top tier are Minions & Monsters at No. 6 with $3.5 million, Moana at No. 7 with $2.8 million, Ice Cream Man at No. 8 with $2 million, The Invite at No. 9 with $718,000 and CatVideoFest 2026 at No. 10 with $570,000. |
| Famous birthdays for Aug. 9: Jessica Capshaw, Sam Elliott | Those born on this day are under the sign of Leo. They include: -- Writer P.L. Travers in 1899 -- Engineer Mary G. |