L.A. rapper Ketchy the Great has died

Mark Wilson, an influential magician who played a pioneering role in proving that magic could thrive on television, has died. He was 91.

Josh Humiston, a partner and music agent at the Agency for the Performing Arts, died Wednesday in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a stroke. He was 48.

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Reg Lewis, the champion bodybuilder and actor who was a member of Mae West's beefcake stage act that played in Las Vegas, Hollywood and around the country, has died. He was 85.

Irv Cross, the former NFL defensive back who shattered a color barrier as the first African American to appear as a full-time TV sports analyst before co-hosting CBS' The NFL Today for 14 years, has died. He was 81.

Fred Segal, the retail giant who helped shape the fashion and cultural landscape in Los Angeles by launching new designers and providing threads for A-list clientele like The Beatles, Diana Ross, The Jackson 5 and Angelina Jolie, has died. He was 87.

Haley Bosselman editorFred Segal, the man behind his namesake trendsetting Los Angeles retail stores, has died of complications from a stroke, according to KABC-TV Los Angeles. He was 87.“In 1961, Fred Segal created a retail scene that defined Los Angeles fashion and sparked a revolutionary shift in style that has transcended the last six decades.

Fred Segal, who was a fashion icon in Los Angeles for more than 60 years, has died because of complications from a stroke, his representatives confirmed Friday. He was 87.

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Antonio Ferme editorVanessa Bryant called out rapper Meek Mill over a lyric she found to be highly insensitive regarding her late husband, Kobe Bryant.In the lyrics for an unreleased song titled “Don’t Worry (RIP Kobe),” the rapper referenced the legendary Los Angeles Lakers’ sudden death in a helicopter crash last year.“This bitch I’m fuckin’ always tell me that she love but she ain’t ever showed me,” the lyric read.

Certain things are just off limits, like anything mocking late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant‘s tragic death in a Jan. 26, 2020 helicopter crash at the age of 41.

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Ketchy the Great has died, his management have confirmed.The musician was best known for being part of rap group Stinc Team alongside Drakeo the Ruler, and frequently collaborated with him during his time with the group.Ketchy also won plaudits for his solo work, releasing his break-out solo track ‘If I Go Broke’ at the end of 2017, as well as a solo mixtape called ‘Free Sauce’ in 2019.While his cause of death is yet to be confirmed, Drakeo has said on Twitter that the rapper was hit by a

Lynn Stalmaster, the canny casting director who pushed relative unknowns Dustin Hoffman for The Graduate, Christopher Reeve for Superman and John Travolta for Welcome Back, Kotter, has died. He was 93.

The Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the story, said the Casting Society of America’s Laura Adler confirmed Stalmaster’s death Friday.“We are heartbroken to share the news that Lynn Stalmaster, the iconic and beloved casting director, passed away this morning at his home in Los Angeles. A pioneer of our craft, Lynn was a trailblazer with over half a century of world-class film and television casting credits.