Carl Thomas Dean, Dolly Parton's ultra-private husband, has died at the age of 82.
Dean married the country legend in 1966 but eschewed the spotlight. He never attended public events with his wife, and the singer shared only a handful of photos of him over the years.
Parton shared the news of her longtime spouse's death via Instagram on Monday, March 3. His cause of death was not immediately announced.
Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff Dead by Suicide, she was 62.
Law enforcement sources say family members had not heard from her and wanted to check on her out of concern, so they went to her house, which was locked -- where they discovered her.
Paramedics were called to Pamela's house on a report of an unconscious female shortly after 10 PM Wednesday. Pamela was pronounced dead at the scene with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. There was no note.
David Hasselhoff and Pamela were married from 1989 to 2006. The divorce was contentious ... with disputes about monthly spousal support extending into 2017.
Pamela first appeared on the big screen in Francis Ford Coppola's "Rumble Fish" in 1983, starring Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke and Diane Lane. Film led to TV roles, including "Baywatch" in 1989 ... she played café owner Kaye Morgan for 10 years on the series.
Other TV roles included "Sirens," "The Young and the Restless," "The Fall Guy," "T.J. Hooker," and "Knight Rider," where she met David.
Jamie White, a writer and reporter for the controversial show InfoWars, was killed overnight following an incident outside his apartment in Texas.
Officers responded at 11:57 p.m. on Sunday to reports of a “shoot/stab hotshot” emergency in the 2300 block of Douglas Street in Austin, according to Austin Police Detective Leah Ratliff. Upon arrival, officers found a male in the parking lot with “obvious signs of trauma.” He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced deceased shortly after.
Wheesung, the hit-making South Korean K-pop star and R&B singer, was found dead in his home in Seoul on Monday evening, local law enforcement said. He was 43.
Born Choi Whee-sung, Wheesung launched he career with the hit 2002 album Like a Movie. Renowned for his strong vocals, songwriting and skills as a producer, Wheesung recorded more than 10 albums and scored numerous hits over the years since his debut, often crossing or blending genres of pop, hip-hop and R&B. Among his most popular songs were “Can’t You” and “Insomnia.”
NBA former center Oliver Miller -- famously known as "The Big O" -- has passed away at the age of 54.
Miller was a standout athlete at Southwest High School in Fort Worth, Texas before committing to the University of Arkansas to play for the Razorbacks. He was the SWC Player of the Year and named First-team All-SWC in 1991.
The Phoenix Suns selected the center with the 22nd overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft ... and he played there for two seasons.
He also had short stints with the Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves in his nine-year NBA career.
Miller -- who became the heaviest player in league history -- averaged 7.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.
Jesse L. Kearney Jr., a playwright, a recipient of the Dramatists Guild’s Jonathan Larson Musical Theater Fellowship and the vice president of the advocacy group Black Broadway Men United, died Thursday, March 6, at a hospital in Newark, New Jersey, of complications from a cerebral arteriovenous, he was 49.