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A veteran actor popular for his work on The Bill Cosby Show has died at age 95. Lee Weaver died at his home in Los Angeles, according to a statement from his family. “Lee wove joy, depth and representation into every role he played and everything he did,” they said. One of Weaver’s most iconic roles was Brian Kincaid, the brother of Bill Cosby’s gym teacher Chet Kincaid, on the hit ‘70s sitcom. Weaver also worked with big names, including George Clooney and Steve Carrell, in the films O Brother, Where Art Thou? and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which both came out in the 2000s. Weaver played over a hundred other roles, including appearances in Donnie Darko, Vanishing Point, and Heaven Can Wait. Weaver was born on April 10, 1930 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and served in the U.S. Army for four years before heading to New York. He shares a daughter, Leis La-Te, with his wife Ta-Tanisha. He died Sept. 22. Sean “Diddy” Combs looked weary and grayer in his first public appearance since being arrested in September 2024. The disgraced musical mogul was seen with a graying beard, dressed in a puffy jacket and orange beanie in photos obtained by TMZ of him at Fort Dix prison in New Jersey, where he was talking in the yard with other inmates. The 55-year-old music mogul requested that he be transferred to Fort Dix to serve his 50-month sentence for his conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Previously, Combs was held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, known for its “grim” conditions, but requested a transfer to the New Jersey facility to be closer to his family and participate in a drug treatment program. At MDC, Combs created a course called “Free Game With Diddy,” where he taught fellow inmates business skills. During his October sentencing, Judge Arun Subramanian told Combs, “You will have the chance to show your children and the world what real accountability and healing look like.” TMZ reports that Combs’ first assignment at the new prison is working in the laundry room, washing and drying clothes. The rapper’s lawyers filed an appeal on Wednesday seeking to reduce his sentence. KitchenAid is one of the most trusted names in cookware, with millions of home chefs relying on the brand to support their culinary efforts (and millions more with its products on their wishlists). It’s time to join the club with the 7-Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer, available at QVC. This elevated stand mixer makes every recipe effortless, taking your baking to the next level. With 11 distinct speeds—including a helpful half-speed setting—this powerful, versatile mixer gives you complete control for everything from delicate batters to dense doughs. 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Rescue doctor Laurent Savath described the man’s survival as “a miracle … given the cold and the rain, with almost nothing to eat or drink,” according to CBS News. The man tried to call out to passing vehicles and was finally spotted by road workers after days of shouting on Tuesday, Oct. 28, The Independent reported. A helicopter then lifted him to safety. According to French outlet Entrevue, the pensioner sustained minor injuries and a mild case of hypothermia. “He fell into a stream several times trying to scramble back up,” Dr. Savath said, explaining that this likely caused the man’s hypothermia. “He is safe and sound,” he added. Five tourists are dead after they were caught in an avalanche in the Italian Alps on Saturday. The five mountaineers from Germany were killed in South Tyrol, a popular region for climbers and tourists, near Cima Vertana in the Ortles mountains at an altitude of about 11,500 feet, The Independent reported. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Saturday. 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He went on to invent the first frozen burrito in 1956, became president of Butcher Boy, and expanded the business from a single plant with 60 workers to six plants employing 1,400 people. “With all of my various businesses, there is no way to resolve every challenge each day; it’s like being on a treadmill. But that’s what keeps you full of life,” Roberts said of his life’s work. His stepchildren are Doug Reinhardt and Casey Beau Brown, who both appeared on the reality TV series The Hills. “Together, we built a beautiful life working side by side," Roberts’s wife said in a statement, adding that he was an incredible husband, stepfather, and loving grandfather. Jennifer Lawrence is feeling less certain about speaking out against Donald Trump. In an appearance on “The Interview” podcast for The New York Times, the Hunger Games star said she didn’t want to “add fuel to the fire” of the division in America being sown by the second Trump administration. Host Lulu Garcia-Navarro asked Lawrence if she wanted to continue speaking out about Trump after Lawrence penned an open letter decrying the state of country following the 2024 election. “I don’t really know if I should,” said Lawrence. “I’m just sharing my opinion on something that’s going to add fuel to a fire that’s ripping the country apart.” Later on, Lawrence wondered if speaking out against the Trump administration could turn people off from her movies. “I don’t want to start turning people off to films and to art that could change the world because they don’t like my political opinions,” she said. Though no longer keen on speaking out against Trump, Lawrence is promoting her politics through her art. Through her production company Excellent Cadaver, she funded Bread and Roses, which follows three women in Afghanistan during the 2021 Taliban offensive, and an abortion documentary called Zurawski v Texas. Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher raged at a fan who launched a flare in the middle of the crowd at a gig in Melbourne, Australia. After the band neared the end of its song, “Champagne Supernova,” Gallagher, 53, admonished the fan, wagging his finger, saying, “That was naughty. Naughty, naughty, naughty.” But the “Wonderwall” singer took to social media after Thursday’s performance to further blast the fan. “To the massive C--- who launched that flare into the crowd last night at the gig in Melbourne you are 1 seriously f----- up individual and you will get yours trust me,” Gallagher wrote on Friday. The stadium’s roof was also closed as the flare could be seen landing in the middle of the packed mosh pit. The sold-out show in Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium was Oasis’ second of three scheduled performances at the venue. It remains unclear how the fan snuck the flares past security, which reportedly checked bags, or if there were any injuries. The band’s 2025 reunion tour kicked off in July, marking their first live gig in 16 years — after breaking up in 2009 due to the Gallagher brothers having a falling out. Rudy Giuliani spent his Halloween night as Christopher Columbus—but only somewhat, since his impression still had very Giuliani-esque criticisms of Joe Biden, George Soros, and the “dirty” people who don’t want his statue up any more. Giuliani, 81, opened his Friday broadcast of America’s Mayor Live in what looked like period-appropriate garb, with a world map in the background. “I am very appreciative of the mayor because he supports my statues,” his version of the Italian explorer said, likening those who feel the opposite to flat-earthers. Giuliani’s Columbus, holding up a beach ball globe, accused them of being paid by Soros. He also took issue with Biden’s use of the autopen. The former president “never signed his name,” he griped. 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He was a devoted husband for 56 years, an incredible Papa to Flora, and my best friend. Dad you will live in our hearts forever. I love you. Ryan,” he added. During Friday’s episode of his podcast, On Air With Ryan Seacrest, the host admitted his father had “been sick for a long time,” following an admission in July that he had been battling prostate cancer. “It’s so vivid in my mind... but as he said without much strength or energy that he loved us and that he was going to miss us,” he said of his father’s final moments. After telling his son to take care of his mother, Seacrest said “literally a few seconds later he closed his eyes and said, ‘I’ve got to go. He knew. He was at peace.” President Donald Trump sat for an interview with 60 Minutes’ Norah O’Donnell on Friday, signaling a change in the president’s relationship with CBS News, which had previously been marred by a contentious lawsuit. Semafor reported that O’Donnell flew to Florida, where the interview was recorded, on Thursday in order to prepare. The interview was previously set to be recorded in New York. After Trump sued the network in October 2024 over a 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris, claiming that CBS had deceptively edited the interview to “tip the scales in favor of the Democratic party,” parent company Paramount settled with the president to the tune of $16 million in July. The president later boasted that the deal would be worth more once pro-Trump advertising on various Paramount-owned networks was factored in. Paramount, which merged with Trump ally David Ellison’s Skydance Media earlier this year, recently made waves by installing The Free Press’ Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief. Since taking up the role, CBS News has seen significant layoffs, with at least one producer claiming that producers of color were targeted for layoffs while their white counterparts were moved elsewhere in the company.
