By Mark Gray
10:24am PDT, Jul 10, 2022
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The husband of "One Tree Hill" actress Bevin Prince died on July 3 after being struck by lightning in North Carolina. NBC affiliate WECT reported that William Friend, who married Bevin in 2016, was near Masonboro Island when a storm rolled in. Following a lightning strike, deputies were flagged down and began performing CPR on William. After he was moved to an ambulance, EMS personnel performed life-saving efforts for another 20 minutes, which proved to be futile. William was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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Joe Rogan trended this week (again) after making comments about Donald Trump — and to the surprise of many, the famous podcaster is not a fan of the ex-POTUS. "I'm not a Trump supporter in any way, shape or form," he said on Lex Fridman's podcast episode that was released on July 4. "I've had the opportunity to have him on my show more than once — I've said no, every time. I don't want to help him. I'm not interested in helping him." Joe has previously stated that he supports Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the 2024 republican nomination for president. "The Trump era is also going to be one of the weirder times," Joe said. "When people look back historically about the division in this country, he's such a polarizing figure that so many people felt like they could abandon their own ethics and morals and principles just to attack him and anybody who supports him because he is an existential threat to democracy itself."
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Hayden Panettiere has revealed that she's been battling addiction for years, admitting that drinking and drugs nearly ruined her. In a People magazine cover story that hit the interview on July 6, the "Nashville" alum said she became dependent on alcohol and opioids. "My saving grace is that I couldn't be messy while on set and working," she said. "But things kept getting out of control [off set]. And as I got older, the drugs and alcohol became something I almost couldn't live without." Her addiction caused the demise of her relationship with fiancé Wladimir Klitschko and was the reason her daughter, Kaya, lives with her dad. "It was the hardest thing I ever had to do," she said of letting her daughter live full-time with her ex. "But I wanted to be a good mom to her — and sometimes that means letting them go." Rock bottom came when she was hospitalized for jaundice. "Doctors told me my liver was going to give out," she said. "I was no longer a 20-year-old who could just bounce right back."
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Lindsay Lohan is a married woman. The actress announced her marriage on Instagram on July 2 — her 36th birthday. "I am the luckiest woman in the world," she wrote alongside a snapshot with husband Bader Shammas. "You found me and knew that I wanted to find happiness and grace, all at the same time. I am stunned that you are my husband. My life and my everything." She added, "Every woman should feel like this everyday." The couple announced their engagement in November 2021. It's not publicly known when they actually tied the knot.
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James Caan, who starred in "The Godfather," "Brian's Song," "Elf" and a host of other films, passed away on July 6, his family announced. "It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6," his family wrote on Twitter one day later. "The family appreciates the outpouring of love and heartfelt condolences and asks that you continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time." James was 82. After his death was made public, a never-ending line of A-listers and former co-stars publicly paid tribute to James. Al Pacino called him a "fictional brother and my lifelong friend." Arnold Schwarzenegger said the actor "inspired everyone who has ever been in front of a camera." R.I.P.
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Elon Musk secretly welcomed twins with one of his top executives, he confirmed on July 7. Artificial intelligence expert Shivon Zilis and the Tesla founder quietly welcomed the children in November 2021. "Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis. A collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilization faces by far," the SpaceX CEO tweeted. "Mark my words, they are sadly true." The father of 10 then joked, "Maybe Tesla should make a highly configurable Robovan for people & cargo?" Business Insider broke the news, saying the duo filed a petition to change the twins' names in order to "have their father's last name and contain their mother's last name as part of their middle name."
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Brad Pitt says she suffers from face blindness and that it has affected his relationships — even with his family. The actor has not been officially diagnosed with face blindness, also known as prosopagnosia, which causes him to not remember people's faces. "Nobody believes me!" he told GQ in a new cover story that came out on June 22 but picked up steam this week. "I wanna meet another [person with it]." Brad said he means no disrespect when he can't remember people and he fears that prosopagnosia makes him come off as aloof.
