Burt Reynolds, the star of “Smokey and the Bandit” and “Deliverance,” died from a heart attack on Thursday, September 6, 2018. He was 82 years old. Reynolds had heart problems for a number of years and underwent major heart surgery in February 2010. The surgery was a success that left Reynolds with “a great motor…

Embed from Getty Images Robin Leach, the entertainment journalist best known for his work on TV’s Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, died early Friday morning. He was 76. The cause of death wasn’t announced, but it was reported that Leach had been hospitalized since November, when he suffered a stroke in the Mexican resort…

Joe Jackson died following a battle with pancreatic cancer early in the morning on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. He was 89 years old. Joe Jackson was the patriarch and manager of the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. Though Jermaine Jackson stated that Joe “kept [them] off the streets,” Joe was a notoriously harsh…

Kate Spade was found dead in her apartment on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Her death is believed to be a suicide, but few details are currently available. Spade was born on December 24, 1962, under the name Katherine Brosnahan. She worked for a time as the accessories editor of “Mademoiselle” magazine, but she found the…

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