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| 'Breaking Bad' actor R.J. Mitte dies at 34 | Actor R.J. Mitte has died at 34 in Brownsville, Texas, his representatives confirmed Monday with Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter. They did not give a cause of death. "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of beloved actor, philanthropist and passionate disability rights advocate R.J. Mitte," the representatives said in a statement. Most famously, Mitte played Walter White Jr. on Breaking Bad. In the AMC drama, Walter White Sr. (Bryan Cranston) became a crystal meth dealer to pay bills after he was diagnosed with cancer. Both Mitte and his character on the show had cerebral palsy. |
| Selma Blair hospitalized after allegedly attacking flight attendants | Actress Selma Blair was taken into custody and hospitalized after she allegedly attacked flight attendants on a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York City. Her representative said she is in stable condition. The incident took place Sunday evening on a flight that arrived at John F. Kennedy Airport after leaving from Los Angeles International Airport, Port Authority media relations said. It said two flight attendants were injured, with one transported to a hospital for further evaluation. The FBI is investigating the incident. In a statement, Delta told CNN that it "has zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior, as the safety of our customers and crew always comes first. |
| Collin Gosselin accuses mom Kate of abuse, calls life on TV a 'lie' | Collin Gosselin has accused his mom, Kate Gosselin, of repeated physical abuse and says his family's life on TV was a "lie." Collin, 22, alleged as much while discussing his memoir, In the Shadow of Eight, in an interview that aired Monday on Good Morning America. Collin and his family came to fame on Jon & Kate Plus 8, a TLC reality series following Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin and their eight children -- twins Cara and Mady and sextuplets Collin, Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Leah and Joel -- that aired from 2007 to 2009. Following Jon Gosselin and Kate Gosselin's 2009 divorce, the show was renamed Kate Plus 8 and ultimately ended in 2017. |
| 'Being Heumann' trailer shows activist's fight for disability rights | Apple TV is gearing up for the release of the new film Being Heumann. The studio shared a trailer for the movie Monday featuring Ruth Madeley as real-life disability rights activist Judy Heumann. Being Heumann, directed by Sian Heder (Coda) and based on Heumann's memoir, revisits Heumann's fight for disability rights and role in the 504 Sit-In, a protest pushing for changes to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. "In 1977, a young disabled woman and a scrappy coalition of outsiders decide they've had enough. |
| Movie review: Elizabeth Holmes doc poses compelling, surreal questions | You Can See Everything, in theaters Friday, is a fascinating, provocative documentary with intimate access to convicted Theranos inventor Elizabeth Holmes. Because Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal) co-directed with Lance Oppenheim, the film is also surreal and meta. Holmes invited Fielder and Oppenheim to spend the weeks leading up to her 2023 prison sentence with her family. Her intention was to show people the real side of her that media coverage misconstrued, and maintain her assertion that she told the truth. This raises a provocative question for documentarians - is Holmes trying to use them to rehabilitate her image or does she really believe she is honest and innocent? |