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Aaron Carter’s tragic cause of death has finally officially been stated. The former child star died last Novemb

his Lancaster, California, home on Nov. 5, according to findings from the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.It was previously reported that compressed air cans and pill bottles were found at the scene. Carter was 34.

Thania Garcia Aaron Carter’s death was caused by drowning and the effects of alprazolam, a generic form of Xanax, and inhaling difluoroethane, according to a copy of his autopsy report viewed by Variety on Tuesday. The manner of his death was ruled an accident by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, with the first cause of death cited as drowning and the second being difluoroethane — an ingredient used in cans of compressed air — along with Xanax. On Nov. 5 of 2022, officers responded to a call regarding a suspicious death at Carter’s residence, according to Alejandra Parra, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy. According to TMZ, it was his live-in housekeeper who discovered Carter unresponsive in his home and called authorities.

The Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s office has revealed the cause of death for Aaron Carter. According to the autopsy report obtained by Deadline (read here), the singer drowned in his bathtub after inhalation of difluoroethane, a flammable gas that is often used as the propellant in cans of compressed air, and ingesting alprazolam, a generic form of Xanax. The manner of death was officially ruled accidental.

Aaron Carter tragically died at the age of 34 back in November 2022 and now his cause of death has been released.

Aaron Carter died from "drowning," according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The "effects of difluoroethane and alprazolam" were listed as contributing factors in his death.  The manner of death was ruled an "accident," according to the coroner.  Difluoroethane is aerosol propellant found in spray cans and alprazolam is commonly referred to as Xanax.

Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian participated in an informative visit at the California State Prison, Los Angeles County in Lancaster, California, on Monday.The stars, along with leaders of the REFORM Alliance, including the organization's co-chair, Michael Rubin, were joined by Gen-Z influencers and entertainers who are part of the Future Shapers Advisory Council to meet and speak with inmates about their experiences in the criminal justice system.Kim, Khloe, rapper Lil Baby, influencers Dixie, Heidi and Marc D’Amelio, Hannah Jackson, Rondo Bonilla, Sophia Kianni, Zander Moricz, Jack Wright, REFORM Alliance Chief Advocacy Officer Jessica Jackson, and California Assembly member Matt Haney listened to the incarcerated men speak about their life behind bars, and the events leading up to their time in prison.The group also had the opportunity to discuss ways the system could better support safety and rehabilitation. Getting a first look at one of the rehab services, the group toured the program's Paws for Life program.Kim, who has been vocal about her support alongside Michael to bring awareness to those wrongfully convicted and criminal justice reform, spoke about the inspiring day.«It’s always an honor to be able to visit the men and women living behind our prison walls,» she said in a statement.

A newly released Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s report rules that Coolio’s September 2022 death was caused by an accidental drug overdose, resulting primarily from the combined effects of fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine. MyNewsLA.com first reported the news on Thursday.

Drag March LA, a rally in West Hollywood to protest anti-LGBTQ legislation. The event, which kicked off at West Hollywood Park at 10 a.m. PT, included remarks by Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Joe Hollendonor, Los Angeles county supervisor Lindsey Horvath and West Hollywood Mayor Sepi Shyne. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Kerri Colby and Honey Davenport also performed. In response to growing rhetoric supported by the Christian Nationalist movement calling LGBTQ+ people “unsafe” for families, Drag March was organized to take place on Easter Sunday, with members of faith groups joining to show their support of the LGBTQ community.

Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars has spoken out about his recent legal battle with the band, following the lawsuit he filed against them over his share of profits.In a new interview with Variety, Mars detailed his thoughts on the ongoing arbitration, as well as his feelings towards his ex-bandmates.“Those guys have been hammering on me since ’87, trying to replace me,” he said. “They haven’t been able to do that, because I’m the guitar player.

Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars has filed a lawsuit against the band over his share of profits.Mars has alleged that he was “unilaterally” removed from the band after announcing his retirement from touring due to ongoing struggles with an arthritic disease called ankylosing spondylitis last October. As a result, he claims his profit share was cut from 25 per cent to five percent.According to legal papers filed in Los Angeles County’s Superior Court yesterday (April 6) Mars’ attorney, Edwin F.

Coolio’s cause of death has been ruled as an accidental overdose of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.The newly publicised case notes say the late rapper (whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr.) suffered from an unspecified cardiomyopathy condition (cardiomyopathy being defined as chronic disease of the heart muscle) as well as asthma, however neither were said to have directly influenced his death. Recent use of phencyclidine (PCP) was also cited as one of Ivey’s “other significant conditions”.Ivey died on September 28, 2022 at the age of 59.

Rapper Coolio died from the effects of fentanyl, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. He also had traces of heroin and methamphetamine in his system at the time of his death.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Mick Mars, Motley Crue’s guitarist of 41 years, has filed legal papers bringing deep and apparently hostile divisons between him and the other three members of the band out into the open. The suit only demands that the group hand over relevant documents about their businesses in advance of arbitration. But the wealth of details in Mars’ filing offers a provocative look at the tension between him and the others, in what he says has been a pattern of “gaslighting” in an attempt to kick him out of the group. The paperwork was filed in Los Angeles County’s Superior Court Thursday filed through Mars’ attorney, Edwin F. McPherson, and says the band has deliberately withheld information about the various Motley Crue businesses that he has a 25% ownership share in. Mars says the band has demanded he sign a severance agreement that would divest him of those and other future interests, in return for a 5% stake in the group’s 2023 tour, which is going on without him.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor The Los Angeles LGBT Center is organizing a rally on Easter Sunday, April 9, in Los Angeles to protest anti-LGBTQ legislation. Billed as Drag March LA, the event kicks off at 11 a.m. PT at West Hollywood Park. “The center’s Drag March is a nod to the origins of the LGBTQ+ movement, when the very first demonstrations started in opposition to moral policing and anti-crossdressing laws designed to impose a singular ideal of gender and sexuality onto citizens,” center CEO Joe Hollendonor said in statement Wednesday. “It is no mistake that today’s ‘Drag Bans’ are accompanied by a sweeping movement to ban access to gender-affirming care; we are fighting for our right to privacy, bodily autonomy, self-determination, and freedom of expression.” 

Mayim Bialik is revealing the tragic way she learned her "Call Me Kat" co-star Leslie Jordan had unexpectedly passed away in October. "It was a sudden thing. We were all at work and waiting for him to show up at work, so it was very, very, very complicated, you know to have the whole crew there and the whole cast," the "Jeopardy!" host said of the circumstances.

More than three years after they were instituted, Los Angeles County’s local emergency declarations due to Covid will be lifted at the end of the day today. The move comes six weeks after California quietly ended its own state of emergency and one day after the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced that Hollywood’s Covid protocols will expire on May 12.

Los Angeles County’s COVID emergency declaration. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an end to statewide emergency measures at the end of February.

Mariah Carey and Megan Thee Stallion are headlining L.A. Pride in the Park 2023. Following last year’s overwhelming success and demand, the multi-stage event will expand to a two-day concert experience with headliners Megan Thee Stallion on June 9 and Mariah Carey on June 10 at Los Angeles State Historic Park.The festival spans over 32 acres with a capacity of 25,000, making it one of the largest official Pride concerts in the country. «I can’t wait to headline L.A.

Joanna Krupa and Douglas Nunes are calling it quits, ET has learned.Nunes filed divorce documents, obtained by ET, in Los Angeles County, citing irreconcilable differences. He listed the separation date as Jan. 2, 2023. The former Real Housewives of Miami star and model married the business tycoon in Poland in 2018.  At the time, a source told ET that Krupa and Nunes, who got engaged in March 2018, opted for a «small wedding» at Benedictine Abbey in Krakow. «The couple wanted to elope but decided to have close family and friends,» the source explained.

#BREAKING On ground view of possible tornado damage to printing company roof, cars and utility lines in the Montebello area of Los Angeles. @latimesphotos @latimes #MontebelloTornado pic.twitter.com/Yeud13fDpnThat followed the touchdown of a small tornado that also reportedly injured at least one person.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Bernardo Rondeau, senior director of film programs for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, is exiting to take a similar job as curator of film programs at the under-construction Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in downtown Los Angeles. Tuesday night’s screening of “Lawrence of Arabia” was the final film he introduced as head of film programs, and Rondeau will start his new position on Monday. However, Rondeau, who started at the Academy Museum in 2014, will return this summer to present his final program with the Summer of Music series, which will encompass concert films from 1959-2020. He previously served as assistant curator for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and has been an associate programmer at AFI Fest.

Lisa Marie Presley’s custody battle with ex-husband Michael Lockwood is seemingly nearing a conclusion.

Lisa Marie Presley's custody battle with ex-husband Michael Lockwood is seemingly nearing a conclusion.Lisa Marie's attorney, Gary Fishbein, attended the custody hearing via Zoom on Tuesday, and told Judge Joseph Lipner that the case should be dismissed because nothing else regarding the custody battle is pending and his client is «sadly no longer with us.»Fishbein said their marriage status was dissolved and child support order survives. Custody will go to Lockwood unless another family disputes under the probate court. The judge did not yet officially grant the request for dismissal.Lisa Marie married Lockwood -- her fourth husband — in January 2006.

Michael Lockwood has formally asked the court to appoint him as guardian ad litem so he can represent his twin daughters' interest in Lisa Marie Presley's trust battle.According to legal docs, obtained by ET, Lockwood filed the legal documents in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday and said he should be appointed as the guardian to represent 14-year-old twin daughters Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood and Finley Aaron Love Lockwood in an upcoming hearing in probate court, which is slated for April 13.In the documents, Lockwood notes he wants to officially be appointed as the twins' guardian because «the minor is a beneficiary of a trust at issue before the probate court in the above-referenced case. The minor requires appointment of a guardian ad litem to represent her interests in the proceeding.»He added, «There is no conflict regarding appointment because the proposed guardian is not a beneficiary of the trust instrument at issue.»Harper and Finely each signed the form consenting to Lockwood being their guardian.This is the latest development in Lisa Marie's ongoing trust battle.

Raquel Leviss shared some shocking evidence of Scheana Shay‘s attack!

star Ben Savage announced to represent California’s District 30 in Congress.“Together, we can do better,” wrote Savage announcing his campaign. “I’m running for Congress because it’s time to restore faith in government by offering reasonable, innovative, and compassionate solutions to our country’s most pressing issues.”The younger brother of The Wonder Years star Fred Savage, Ben Savage followed in his brother’s footsteps into child acting, making his film debut in his elder brother’s movie Little Monsters in 1989.

The stars of the outgoing CBS procedural officially wrapped production Wednesday, and they reflected on what it was like saying goodbye to the show, their characters and each other after 14 seasons.«The 14-year thing, we say it, it doesn't seem real because it feels like we just started this and saying goodbye, it's emotional. It was more emotional than I anticipated when we shut it down two nights ago,» star Chris O'Donnell told ET on the red carpet for the series wrap party Friday. «They said, 'It's a series wrap on Chris.' I couldn't -- I had trouble speaking to our crew.

Aaron Carter’s death as his mother called for a homicide investigation to be opened.The singer was found dead in his bathtub in November 2022 at the age of 34. His cause of death has not yet been determined as the LA County Coroner’s Office awaits results from a toxicology report.Carter’s mother, Jane Schneck, posted on Facebook on March 1, saying she was “still trying to get a real investigation for the death of my son”. In the post, she shared “death scene photos” of the star’s bathroom “because the coroner wrote it off as an accidental drug overdose”.“They never investigated it as a possible crime scene because of his addiction past,” Schneck wrote.

who died in August at the age of 53 following a horrific car crash.In an Instagram post on Thursday, Laffoon shared a sweet tribute to Heche in honor of their son Homer’s 21st birthday. In the post, he thanked the late “Donnie Brasco” actress for “trusting him” with their child. “Impossible not to close my eyes and think of @anneheche zooming around the cosmos, swinging by Northern California, smiling her knowing and still vulnerable smile as she races past,” Laffoon, 49, wrote in the caption, accompanied by a carousel of photos of dad and son.His message continued, “He’s good Anne.

Aaron Carter‘s mother took to social media this week to reveal new pictures of the scene where the singer died at his Lancaster, California home last November. Jane Schneck Carter p

Vanessa Bryant has finally reached an agreement with Los Angeles County, following years of ligitation over the photos taken at the tragic helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe Bryant, and her daughter Gianna Bryant.“Today marks the successful culmination of Mrs. Bryant’s courageous battle to hold accountable those who engaged in this grotesque conduct,” Luis Li, an attorney representing Bryant, shared with CNN.

BIG update in the Kobe Bryant photo trial.

Lady Gaga’s dogs are making headlines again. Her French bulldogs Gustav and Koj were infamously kidnapped at gunpoint in February 2021 by five men. They were returned by a woman who ended up charged in connection with the theft.

Vanessa Bryant has settled a lawsuit regarding photos that were taken of husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna’s remains at the site of their 2020 helicopter crash.

Vanessa Bryant has settled her lawsuit against Los Angeles County.