D.J. Fontana —Elvis Presley‘s longtime drummer who played on hits including “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock” and pioneering Sun Records recordings — died in his sleep Wednesday night at the age of 87. Mario Tama/Getty Fontana was the last surviving member of Presley’s classic-era backing trio. Bassist Bill Black died of a brain tumor in 1965 at the age of 39, andguitarist Scotty Moore died in June 2016 at 84....
A New Mexico man is accused of beating his daughter to death after becoming angry that she stopped doing her homework, PEOPLE confirms. When officers attempted to find out what happened to the girl, the report alleges Reynolds told them multiple stories, including that he was falling asleep with the girl when her heart stopped beating, according to the report. Detectives checked the girl’s injuries and noted there was extensive bruising across her back, including “bruising to her right abdomen [which] appeared consistent with the tread from a shoe,” according to the report....
Dad Drowns Trying to Save 2 Daughters in Maine Pond. A father who jumped into a pond to rescue his two daughters drowned on Saturday, according to the Maine Warden Service. Henry Brooks, 46, of Hope, Maine, was on a family outing at Seven Tree Pond in Union watching his 12- and 13-year-old daughters swimming when one of his daughters slipped into the water where the pond meets the river,NBC Newsreported....
Photo: Jai LennardSúbele al volumen, “El Godfather” has something to say!In Billboard’scover storyinterview Wednesday, Puerto Rican reggaetón iconDaddy Yankee, 45, opened up about the role he played in making the genre the mainstream, global success it is today.“I like to say I took the bullets. I wanted people to understand my essence, where I come from, what I represent. But at the same time, I wanted to take my culture to the very top....
Photo: Todd Williamson/GettyDakota Johnsonformed a sibling-like bond withJamie Dornan.The pair played a couple in theFifty Shades of Greymovies together, filming steamy romance scenes together as Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, respectively. “Weird” as it may be, Johnson, 32, toldVanity Fairshe sees Dornan, 40, as a brother figure.“There was never a time when we didn’t get along. I know it’s weird, but he’s like a brother to me,” she said. “I love him so, so, so much....
Damar Hamlin.Photo: Timothy T Ludwig/GettyGood news continues to come for Damar Hamlin.Three months after suffering cardiac arrest mid-game and requiring CPR on the field, Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane told reporters Tuesday that the 25-year-old safety is medically cleared to play again.“He’s fully cleared, he’s here and…he’s in a great headspace to come back and make his return,” Beanesaidduring a press conference.Hamlin is now one step closer to stepping back on an NFL field and writing the next chapter of his career....
Damar Hamlin.Photo:Damar Hamlin/Instagram Damar Hamlin/Instagram A year after his on-field cardiac arrest,Damar Hamlinis reflecting on his recovery.In a newInstagram poston Wednesday, the 25-year-old Buffalo Bills safety shared two never-before-seen photos of himself recovering last year in a Cincinnati hospital bed after he had collapsed on the field during aMonday Night Footballbroadcast. On Instagram, the NFL safety shared a selfie he took during his stay at the hospital, as well as a second photograph showing him in a hospital bed and holding up his two fingers in a peace sign....
Ghostbusters 2020is officially gonna callBill Murray! On Friday, Murray’s original costar Dan Aykroyd — who is confirmed to be a part of the sequel — appeared onThe Greg Hill Showthis week and revealed that Murray would be reprising his role as Dr. Peter Venkman. Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP/Shutterstock; Everett Jason Reitman, who is the son of the originalGhostbustersdirector, wrote a “beautiful, heartfelt script that takes the real DNA from the first two movies and transfers that directly to the third, the next generation,” Aykroyd said....
Amanda Ripley , the girl of Ellen , is back . Amanda occupies a strange , interesting little man of the Alien canyon . First note in a cutscene from Aliens , Amanda was made the virtuoso of the original story of Alien : closing off , the originative 2014 video game that weave Ripley ’s daughter into her ma ’s xenomorph shenanigans . Now , after that game ’s cliffhanger closing , Amanda ’s back ....
Darren Criss.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Do you hear jingle bells? That may beDarren Crissgoing back to his musical roots — but this time with a Christmas twist. TheGleealum, 34, released his new holiday album,A Very Darren Crissmason Friday — and established his return to the music scene after earning acclaim for his performances inThe Assassination of Gianna Versace: American Crime StoryandHollywood. In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, Criss opens up about why he dedicated the album to his father Bill, whodied last yearafter battling a heart condition....
Two years after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, country singer Darryl Worley knew people had forgotten. His neighbors remembered two airliners were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, triggering their collapse. They knew a plane crashed into the Pentagon and another, likely destined for a different Washington D.C. landmark, went down in a Pennsylvania field. They knew thousands of people died — but they didn’t know how many....
Yasmine Mohammed and her father.Photo:Yasmine Mohammed Yasmine Mohammed Yasmine Mohammed still remembers her grandparents teaching her about Palestinian music and cooking. “They wanted to hold onto the Palestinian heritage,” Mohammed tells PEOPLE, recalling her childhood. “They felt like it was slipping away so they tried to pass on their traditions to me.” Mohammed’s father was also born and raised in Gaza. He lived there until he was 18 years old, when he left to go to University in Egypt....
Days before giving birth,Barbara Bushtalked to PEOPLE about her plans for the future, what it was like to live with her parents this past year and tearfully remembered her “Gampy,” the lateGeorge H. W. Bush.While Barbara, 39, remained mum that she was expecting, word of her pregnancy was just around the corner. On Monday, she welcomed daughterCora Georgia, her first child with actor-writer husbandCraig Coyne; her parents announced the news on Tuesday....
