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Aubrey Plaza's Husband Jeff Baena Found Dead: Report Aubrey Plaza's Husband Jeff Baena Found Dead: Report
Aubrey Plaza's Husband Jeff Baena Found Dead: Report Jeff Baena, a director and screenwriter married to actress Aubrey Plaza, was found dead in his Los Angeles home, Fox News reports. He was 47 years old. Baena and Plaza frequently collaborated on projects. She starred in Life After Beth (2014) and The Little Hours (2017), both written by Baena. He also directed Spin Me Round, which featured Plaza (Parks & Rec, White Lots) in a leading role. Baena moved to Los Angeles after graduating from NYU. Plaza also attended NYU, however, it is not clear how they met. The two reportedly began dating in 2011 and tied the knot in 2020. The couple was …

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
'Alice' Star Linda Lavin Dies, 87 'Alice' Star Linda Lavin Dies, 87
'Alice' Star Linda Lavin Dies, 87 Linda Lavin, the two-time Golden Globe winner and Emmy-nominated actress whose career spanned six decades on stage and screen, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, at the age of 87, according to The New York Times. Born in Portland, Maine, Lavin studied acting at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, where she was deeply involved in the theater program. Her career took off with her iconic role as Alice Hyatt on the hit TV series "Alice," which earned her two Golden Globes and cemented her as a household name. A force on Broadway, Lavin captivated audiences with performances in multiple …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Faulty Heating System Blamed In PA Carbon Monoxide Leak That Killed Actress Dayle Haddon Faulty Heating System Blamed In PA Carbon Monoxide Leak That Killed Actress Dayle Haddon
Faulty Heating System Blamed In PA Carbon Monoxide Leak That Killed Actress Dayle Haddon A faulty flue and exhaust pipe on a gas heating system caused the deadly carbon monoxide leak that claimed the life of actress and model Dayle Haddon and critically injured another person in Solebury Township, authorities revealed Saturday, Dec. 28. Haddon, 76, was found unresponsive in a second-floor bedroom of a residence on the 6900 block of Phillips Mill Road Friday morning. She was pronounced dead at 7:22 a.m. by EMS responders, according to the Bucks County Coroner’s Office. The second victim, identified as 76-year-old Walter J. Blucas of Erie, Pennsylvania, was found unconscious on…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
Filmmaker Spike Lee In PA Campaigning For Kamala Harris Filmmaker Spike Lee In PA Campaigning For Kamala Harris
Filmmaker Spike Lee In PA Campaigning For Kamala Harris Filmmaker Spike Lee will be in Philadelphia to support Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 30, according to the Harris-Walz campaign. Lee — known films like Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, and Mo' Better Blues — will be joined by Harris-Walz Co-Chair Jasmine Crocket to rally Black Philadelphians in support of Vice President Kamala Harris at 11 a.m., a campaign news release states. The event is also meant to highlight Pennsylvania Democrats’ New Way Forward agenda to expand opportunity, according to the news release. State Senator Vincent Hughes and Philadelphia Co…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Teen's Coming-Of-Age YouTube Video That Won Jim Thorpe Film Fest Becoming Hollywood Movie Teen's Coming-Of-Age YouTube Video That Won Jim Thorpe Film Fest Becoming Hollywood Movie
Teen's Coming-Of-Age YouTube Video That Won Jim Thorpe Film Fest Becoming Hollywood Movie A young director's short film on YouTube with more than 7.3 million views that was filmed across New Jersey will soon be made into a major motion picture. According to Deadline, TriStar Pictures — a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment — purchased the rights to Wesley Wang's "nothing, except everything" following a bidding war. It will be produced by Darren Aronofsky and his company, Protozoa Pictures. The 12-minute 50-second movie is about a graduating high schooler navigating a "world of seemingly inevitable chaos by finding order in the number 7," according to the IMDB desc…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Actress, 32, Killed In Double Shooting Overcame Rare Disease NJ Actress, 32, Killed In Double Shooting Overcame Rare Disease
NJ Actress, 32, Killed In Double Shooting Overcame Rare Disease Carley Elbert was no stranger to pain. The 32-year-old New Jersey actress spent years of her life battling a rare illness, Mast Cell Disease. Elbert shared her struggles with the hundreds of people who followed her journey, spreading awareness about the illness in a Facebook group called Hope For Carley. Her last post in the group was a TikTok video she made last November. In it, Elbert celebrates being a Mast Cell Disease survivor, bouncing along to music in her car. While Elbert survived years of pain and hospitalizations, her life ended tragically and suddenly this week, when the Atlan…

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by Chris Spiker & Cecilia Levine