A man jumped to his death from the 14th floor of the Disneyland Hotel this afternoon.
TMZ spoke to Anaheim Police spokesperson Rick Martinez who tells us the male victim was between 30-40 years old and was in Anaheim on business. He was sharing the hotel room with a male co-worker and jumped from their balcony.
An investigation is under way, but all indications are the death was a suicide.
Filed under: R.I.P.
Another scandal has racked the capital -- the DC Madam has committed suicide.
Police say Deborah Jeane Palfrey -- who allegedly ran an upscale call girl ring -- killed herself on Thursday at her mother's Florida home.
Palfrey was convicted on April 15th of money laundering, racketeering and using the mail for illegal purposes. She had yet to be sentenced.
Filed under: R.I.P.
Tokyo's most famous zoo critter, Ling Ling, has taken the panda express to that great bamboo plant in the sky.
Officials say Japan's only giant panda died of old age in his cage yesterday. At 22, Ling Ling was the equivalent of a 70-year-old human.
Deceased actor Roy Scheider still gives Barack Obama credit, and it's a big problem.
Scheider gave $50 to Barack Obama on March 10 -- problem is, he's been dead since February 10. The 50-spot was an automatic, monthly credit card donation -- which lived on, even though Roy didn't.
A spokesperson for the campaign told the L.A.Times they will no longer take from the dead.
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, R.I.P., Prez Election 2008
TMZ has obtained the 911 call made after actor Stanley Kamel was found dead in his Hollywood home.
One of Kamel's longtime agents went to the house to check on the actor after family members became worried when they hadn't heard from him. He had apparently been ill.
Filed under: R.I.P.
Martha Stewart can make a beautiful occasion out of any dinner party, wedding, even a stock trade gone bad -- but the carcass of your dead dog?!
The ex-con media mogul's nearly 13-year-old dog, Paw Paw, died of renal failure on Saturday and she's posted a creepy pic on her blog of the expired pup -- entombed in a sheet with an adorable little bow wrapped around him. Death is pretty!
Just imagine what Martha could do with your Aunt Sally's cremated remains?!
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, R.I.P., Critters
Estate documents have been filed in Christian Brando's probate case to determine who gets what -- but what ain't much.
In documents filed yesterday in L.A. County Superior Court, Brando's mother Anna Kashfi is asking to be named the administrator of the acting legend's late son. The papers say that Brando died without a will, leaving an estate worth "less than $250,000." The docs also indicate he was not married at the time and did not have any children, leaving it anybody's guess as to who will get the cash.
Brando died of pneumonia in January.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, R.I.P.
UPDATE: Cameron issued the following statement: "My mom, sister and I are deeply appreciative of the overwhelming outpouring of love and support during this difficult time for us and all of our family. My dad was loved by so many people and his humor and spirit will always live on in our hearts."
TMZ has learned that Cameron Diaz's father died suddenly early this morning.
We're told the 58-year-old Emilio Diaz, a popular resident of Seal Beach, Calif., recently developed the flu which then turned into pneumonia. We hear his death was "shocking" as Emilio was in "terrific health." Diaz is currently filming her upcoming flick "My Sister's Keeper." A source on the set tells us production on the film was shut down today.
Emilio was a second generation Cuban-American who worked as a foreman for an oil company. He had a bit part in his daughter's film "There's Something About Mary" as "Jailbird."
A rep for Cameron did not return our request for comment.
Filed under: R.I.P.
UPDATE: According to Kamel's rep, the actor had a heart attack.
Actor Stanley Kamel was found dead in his Hollywood home.
Kamel, who had been starring on "Monk," also played mafioso Tony Marchette, the father of Rebecca Gayheart's character Antonia, on "90210." He ordered a hit to be put out on Dylan, but ended up killing his daughter instead.
L.A. Fire officials tell TMZ they responded to a 911 call from Kamel's Hollywood Hills home yesterday just before 4:00 PM. They tell us their investigation is still "incomplete."
A cause of death at this time is unknown, but the L.A. County Coroner tells us they don't have the case. According to AccessHollywood.com, the actor was found by his longtime agents.
Story developing ...
Filed under: R.I.P.
Uhhh! James Brown's stuff is getting on up the auction block!
Tons of the late legend's crap will be sold by Christie's in August. Some of the items for sale include canceled checks, letters (one written to Princess Di on the back of a Delta Airlines flight service paper and another to rappers to tell them to stop taking advantage of him), an AOL disc envelope -- yeah, even he got them -- with song lyrics on the back and 590 "accessories," which include ties, socks and underwear. Be careful -- you don't know where those have been!
The list of items has already drawn the ire of Brown's kids and his maybe-she-is-maybe-she-isn't fourth wife, Tomi Rae Hynie Brown. Apparently she says some of the stuff is hers.
A judge ordered in February that some of the gear be auctioned off to pay his mounting legal bills and overdue estate taxes. According to the Augusta Chronicle, the singer's estate is in financial trouble -- and needs $1.6 million to pay just this year's bills.
Check out some of the stuff you can bid on. Hit me!
Legendary actor Charlton Heston, who uttered the best line in a movie ever -- "Take your stinking paws off of me you damn dirty ape!!" -- died at his Beverly Hills home last night at the age of 84.
The actor, who as head of the NRA once said you would have to pry a rifle from his "cold, dead hands," died with his wife Lydia at his side. He had been battling Alzheimer's.
Heath Ledger's sudden passing on January 22 shocked his friends, family and fans across the planet. Today would have been the young father's 29th birthday.
Filed under: R.I.P., Heath Ledger
How much tragedy can one family take?? Another Levert has died -- and this one was in jail!
Sean Levert, son of O'Jays singer Eddie Levert and brother of late R&B legend Gerald Levert, died over the weekend while in a Cleveland jail.
Levert had reportedly been in the Cuyahoga County Jail serving time for failing to pay roughly $80,000 in child support when he collapsed late last night. The warden of the jail tells TMZ that after Sean collapsed, he was immediately rushed to the hospital. He says Sean died at the hospital, not the jail as others have reported.
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Herb Peterson, the man who invented the Egg McMuffin, died at his Santa Barbara home on Tuesday at the age of 89. 
Filed under: R.I.P.
The husband of singer Corinne Bailey Rae has been found dead in a London apartment.
SKY News reports the body of 31-year-old Jason Rae was found around 3:15 PM Saturday, a victim of an apparent drug overdose. Cops reportedly arrested a 32-year-old man for "supplying controlled substances." That man was then released on bail. No word on if Corinne was home at the time.
Jason Rae was a saxophonist with the Haggis Horns.
The 29-year-old Bailey Rae is best known for her hit "Put Your Records On."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music, R.I.P.
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