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R&B singer Ray J was arrested early Thanksgiving morning, according to jail records and a police spokesman.

The 44-year-old artist — whose legal name is Willie Norwood — was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats, according to Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Mike Bland.

Jail records show Norwood was arrested around 4 a.m. by officers from LAPD’s Devonshire Division, which patrols parts of the San Fernando Valley including Chatsworth and Northridge.

Bland could not provide details on the incident or say exactly where Norwood was arrested. He was released on $50,000 bond a few hours after his arrest, according to jail records.

The younger brother of actress and singer Brandy, Norwood is best known for the tracks “One Wish” and “Sexy Can I.” He was sued for defamation in October by his ex-girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, over comments he made in a TMZ documentary.

Ray J is married to actor and producer Princess Love Norwood, whom he co-starred with on the reality show “Love & Hip Hop,” which showcased an often contentious relationship. The two, who share two children, are in the process of a divorce, as People reported last year.

DIANE LADD’s cause of death has been revealed after the Oscar-nominated actress died aged 89.

Her daughter, Laura Dern revealed she had passed away on Monday, November 3 just two months after her husband’s unexpected passing.

Diane’s cause of death has been revealed as acute on chronic hypoxic respiratory failure, according to PEOPLE.

Having obtained the star’s death certificate, the outlet said interstitial lung disease, which she had suffered for years beforehand, was one condition leading to her death.

Esophageal dysmotility was listed as another contributing factor – she was reportedly cremated on November 10.

Ladd’s daughter, the actress Laura Dern, shared the sad news of her death in an emotional statement earlier this month.

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“My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother, Diane Ladd, passed with me beside her this morning, at her home in Ojai, Ca,” Laura‘s statement began.

“She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created. 

“We were blessed to have her.

“She is flying with her angels now,” Laura concluded.

The Oscar-nominated actress was 89 years old and appeared to have no plans of slowing down anytime soon, as her last social media post shared her latest project.

In September, the actress posted a promotional photo on Instagram for her new film, The Last Full Measure, which was recently released on various streaming platforms.

Diane also shared a screengrab of one of her scenes in the movie, opposite Christopher Plummer.

She gushed about the production, which was halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and her co-stars, including Peter Fonda, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sebastian Stan.

Diane also teased a potential career pivot into podcasting, sparking a slew of comments from fans excited for what’s to come for the movie star.

Her death came two months after her husband, Robert Charles Hunter, suddenly passed.

Robert, the former PepsiCo CEO, was 77 when he died in August while visiting his family in Fort Worth, Texas.

He was Diane’s third husband, following her marriage to Laura’s father, Bruce Dern, from 1960 to 1969, and businessman William Shea Jr. from 1973 to 1976.

Diane and Robert’s love story began when they met in Sedona, Arizona, and got married in 1999.

They launched a production company together, though Diane is most known for her showstopping performances in front of the camera.

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The Mississippi native was nominated three times for an Academy Award for her work in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), Wild at Heart (1990), and Rambling Rose (1991).

Diane is survived by her daughter, Laura, and her two grandchildren, Ellery and Jaya Harper.

BROADWAY star Elizabeth Franz has died at the age of 84, her husband has confirmed.

The Tony Award-winning actress had been diagnosed with cancer.

Her husband Christopher Pelham told The New York Times that she died as a result of the disease and a “severe reaction” she suffered from the treatment.

She died at home on November 4 in Woodbury, Connecticut.

Franz is best known for playing Linda Loman in a 1999 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman’.

It was this role that earned her a Tony Award and solidified her name among other Broadway greats.

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That production scooped four awards, including the one given to Franz for best featured actress in a play.

She was also nominated for her performances in ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’, a comedy by Neil Simon in 1983, and in 2002 for her role in Paul Osborn’s ‘Morning’s at Seven’.

As well as her husband, she is also survived by her brother, Joe.

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Waitrose may be one of the last retailers to unveil its Christmas adverts but it has produced a cracker, with Actress Keira Knightley and comedian Joe Wilkinson making an unlikely match

Actress Keira Knightley and comedian Joe Wilkinson star as the unlikely pairing in a romantic Christmas advert for Waitrose.

The festive offering, directed by Bafta-award winning director Molly Manners, follows Knightley and Wilkinson as their relationship blossoms over a shared love of food.

It begins with Wilkinson’s character, forlorn ‘Phil’, sitting in a pub with mates who are urging him to move on in love. He says of his lost love that “the only person I could move on with was Keira Knightley”, to which his friend replies “good luck with that mate.”

As luck would have it, a downcast Phil pops into a branch of Waitrose and standing at the cheese counter when he asks – at the same moment – for the identical ‘Sussex Charmer’ variety as Knightley. Phil plucks up his courage and asks her out, to which Knightley agrees. From there love slowly blooms. But it all appears to go wrong when Phil finds a present to what he assumes is a love rival. Using his culinary skills, Phil vows to win her heart by recreating Keira’s Nan’s turkey pie recipe.

Knightley, whose big screen hits include Bend It Like Beckham through to Pirates of the Caribbean alongside Johnny Depp, said: “I love food, and so when I received this script where I get to fall head over heels in love over a shared love of cheese, I couldn’t turn it down. I adored working on this silly, fun and delicious film with Joe, and I hope those watching it fall in love too.”

Wilkinson, fresh from starring in hit BBC show The Celebrity Traitors, said: “As you can imagine, it was tough having to eat the delicious Waitrose food and falling in love with Keira, but I just got on with it, like the trooper I am.”

Wilkinson reprises his role as Phil from the grocer’s 2024 ‘whodunnit’ festive advert. The soundtrack features the song She’s A Star by British band James.

Waitrose chief customer officer Nathan Ansell said: “Our four-minute Christmas film – an industry first – pays homage to the seasonal romantic comedy tradition, celebrates the exciting and elevated Waitrose festive food offering, and adds a little more of that warm, fuzzy feeling to the holiday season.”

Ms Manners said: “We had such a great time making the perfect miniature romcom with food as a love language deep at its heart. The combination of Keira Knightley and Joe Wilkinson is magical in such an unexpected way. I hope they knock your socks clean off, as they did mine.”

GOLDEN Globe winner Sally Kirkland has died at the age of 84.

The actress was in hospice care and had been battling dementia.

Kirkland starred in hit movies such as Bruce Almighty, The Haunted and The Sting.

Michael Greene, her representative, revealed she took her final breath at 1:50pm PT this morning, as per TMZ.

Kirkland died days after entering hospice care and had battled ill health in recent years.

This year, she fractured bones in her neck, right wrist, and left hip.

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And, she had battled two separate life-threatening infections.

Kirkland was left bruised and injured following a fall while she was in the shower unattended, according to a GoFundMe post from October.

Her acting career spanned more than 60 years.

She won the Best Actress Golden Globe Award and Best Actress Independent Spirit Award in 1988 for her role in Anna.

Kirkland was nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role gong in the 1988 Oscars.

She starred as Anita in the movie Bruce Almighty, which was released in 2003.

Kirkland, from New York City, also played Crystal in The Sting – a movie which also featured Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Robert Shaw.

The actress also made cameo appearances in shows such as Kojak, Starsky and Hutch, and Charlie’s Angels during the 1970s and 1980s.

She appeared in one episode of General Hospital in 1982.

Alongside her role in Anna, she appeared in movies such as Cold Feet, Talking Walls, White Hot, and High Stakes.

Kirkland played Helen Lawson in Valley of the Dolls in 1994, appearing in 65 episodes.

And, she appeared in a 1995 episode of Murder, She Wrote.

Kirkland starred as Tracey Simpson in 31 episodes of the series Days of Our Lives in 1999.

One of her final roles was in the movie Sallywood, where she played herself.

She won a best acting gong at the 2024 Santa Clarita International Film Festival.

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Away from the big screen, Kirkland was named one of Andy Warhol’s 13 Most Beautiful Women in 1964.

She made history in 1968 by becoming the first woman to appear fully naked in the off-Broadway production, Sweet Eros.

Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated actor who received acclaim for her work in films including “Rambling Rose,” “Wild at Heart” and “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” has died. She was 89.

Oscar winner Laura Dern, Ladd’s daughter with Oscar-nominated actor Bruce Dern, announced her mother’s death in a statement shared Monday. “My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother, Diane Ladd, passed with me beside her this morning, at her home in Ojai,” Dern wrote. A cause of death was not revealed.

“She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created,” “Marriage Story” star Dern said in her statement. “We were blessed to have her.”

This is a developing story and will be updated.