Well folks… we were holding out hope that news of Ken Ober’s death was merely the latest celebrity hoax – but sadly, it’s been confirmed that Ken Ober is dead. Ober was 52.
Ken Ober, best known as the host of MTV’s Remote Control, died on Sunday, reportedly found in his apartment. The cause of death is not yet known, but Mark Measures, an agent at Abrams Artists who worked with him, confirmed the sad news. Read the rest of this entry »
Oh my… I read that Ken Ober is dead? Ken Ober, he of the amazing MTV game show “Remote Control”… is rumored to have died, found dead in his apartment over the weekend.
Is Ken Ober dead? Or just the victim of the latest death hoax? Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Zach Braff have all been victim of this recently, but so far, no confirmation on whether the Ken Ober dead/death rumor is true or not.
Stay tuned while we track down an answer…
Wow. This is surprising news – Farrah Fawcett has left nothing to her on-again/off-again love Ryan O’Neal in her will.
RadarOnline posted Farrah Fawcett’s will, last updated in August 2007. Fawcett left $4.5 million to her son Redmond, $100,000 to ex-lover Greg Lott (she dated him in the 60s), $500,000 to her nephew Greg Walls and $500,000 to her father James. Read the rest of this entry »
A Wipeout contestant death has led to the investigation over Tom Sparks’ stroke – was it due to a pre-existing disease, or is Wipeout too dangerous?
There’s no disputing that people have to get hurt on Wipeout – how could they not? But the Wipeout contestant death is causing people to wonder whether the show will be shut down completely or continue on. Read the rest of this entry »
Aww… slapstic legend Soupy Sales is dead at age 83. Sadly, Soupy Sales died last night in a New York hospice following a lengthy illness.
Soupy Sales kicked off his TV career in 1953, hosting “Lunch with Soupy,” which featured a variety of characters that Sales created. He moved into a late-night variety show “Soupy’s On,” in the 1950s in Detroit before moving on to national children’s shows. Read the rest of this entry »
Pro wrestling legend Captain Lou Albano died this morning at age 76. The Miami Herald reports that Lou Albano was under hospice care before his death.
Captain Lou Albano was a huge presence in the pro wrestling biz in the 1980s before becoming a manager… and of course, Albano played Cyndi Lauper’s father in the “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” music video. Read the rest of this entry »
Here’s the latest death hoax… a fake CNN.com page was circulating today showing a news story that Zach Braff is dead. In fact, Zach Braff is not dead, though the hoax drummed up enough believers to make “Zach Braff” a Twitter trending topic.
The fake CNN.com page displayed the headline “Beloved Scrubs actor found dead in his home.” Read the rest of this entry »
DJ AM’s (Adam Goldstein) August 28 death has been ruled an accident, according to the New York City medical examiner’s office. The toxicology reports show that DJ AM had cocaine, OxyContin, Vicodin, Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Benadryl and a drug used to cut cocaine in his system.
The autopsy results found “acute intoxication” as the cause of death, based on the many drugs in his system. Read the rest of this entry »
