Celebrity Death

A new interview is revealing more details about the accident that killed "Deadliest Catch" deckhand Todd Meadows last week ... as the incident was "unfortunately" caught on camera, according to Meadows' bunkmate Trey John Green III.

Green told Us Weekly, “Discovery is done filming, but there was a producer and a deck cam guy on the boat for the past two months filming for Season 22 of the show. It was filmed, unfortunately.”

He continued ... “There is a deck cam as well that records 24-7, everything, and it caught everything from the incident as well.”

One week after Robert Carradine took his own life, his family will be able to get a little more closure, TMZ has learned.

According to a report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office, obtained by TMZ, Robert's body has been released back to the family after determining his cause of death to be suicide by hanging.

As we reported, the actor died in a hospital in L.A. on February 23 at age 71.

Katherine Short died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head ... according to her L.A. County Dept. of Public Health death certificate.

We broke the story ... LAPD officers and LAFD firefighters responded to Katherine's Hollywood Hills home last week where they found her dead. Sources told us at the time Short took her own life.

According to her death certificate, she's been cremated.

Katherine -- the eldest child of Martin Short and Nancy Dolman -- was found behind a locked door in the home ... and a note was found on the scene. The contents of the note are still unknown to the public.

Rebecca Gayheart is celebrating her daughter's Sweet Sixteen ... less than two weeks after her husband Eric Dane died.

The actress took to Instagram to celebrate Billie's 16th birthday Tuesday ... posting a series of throwback photos on her IG Story.

Rebecca and Eric have two daughters together ... Billie and 13-year-old Georgia.

Former NASCAR driver Chase Pistone -- a second-generation racer who carried one of stock car racing’s historic family names -- has died at 42.

Pistone came up through the short-track ranks before climbing into national competition ... racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and the ARCA Menards Series. While he may not have been a household name at the Cup level, he carved out a respected career as a gritty competitor and later as a team owner and mentor.

In recent years, Pistone focused heavily on developing young talent through his Chase Pistone Inc. Legends program ... fielding competitive Legends and Late Model cars that routinely contended for wins. Within grassroots racing circles, he was known as much for teaching and coaching as he was for driving.

His brother, Nick, shared the heartbreaking news on Facebook … writing, “Well, my young brother and best friend is gone. I’m broken-hearted and don’t know if I’ll ever get over this. I miss you Chase already and I hope you are in a better place.”

Eric Dane’s cause of death has been released ... he died from respiratory failure.

According to People, the late actor's death certificate also named amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- commonly known as ALS -- as an underlying cause.

The "Grey’s Anatomy" star announced in April 2025 he’d been diagnosed with the degenerative disease.

He described his brutal journey to get answers -- bouncing between specialists and enduring countless tests before a neurologist finally confirmed the devastating diagnosis.

TMZ Sports has obtained the dispatch audio from Dominiq Ponder's fatal crash ... with responders detailing the scene following the tragic accident that took the Colorado quarterback's life.

The audio, from Broadcastify, is from early Sunday morning ... when the 23-year-old's 2023 Tesla was found near Baseline Road in Boulder County.

The dispatchers are heard relaying information ... with responders initially believing there was a fire on the side of the road from a blown-up transformer. It was later discovered that the flames were caused by a car crashing into the pole.

Rumors Quentin Tarantino was killed in a missile attack in Israel are all just BS -- and TMZ has learned the film director's family is just fine!

A source close to Quentin tells TMZ … “Quentin is alive and well and his family is all good too," despite speculation on X that he was blown up during an Iranian missile attack on Israel.

Over the weekend, the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran, killing the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with other top government officials. Iran retaliated, firing ballistic missiles at Israeli and American bases around the world.

Catherine O'Hara's acting colleagues have honored her with one last trophy ... awarding her a posthumous Actors Award.

The actress was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for her part as Patty Leigh in "The Studio" ... and, she won it at Sunday night's ceremony.

When her name was announced, the audience jumped to its feet in rapturous applause ... and, Seth Rogen -- who won his own Actors Award for "The Studio" -- headed to the stage to accept the trophy on O'Hara's behalf.

The man who held Paula Deen at gunpoint died from cardiovascular disease, a natural cause ... TMZ has learned.

Eugene Thomas King Jr. died from hypertensive and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, the New York City Medical Examiner's Officer tells us.

According to the Mayo Clinic, hypertensive and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease is caused when high-blood pressure damages the arteries and causes plaque to build up. This is considered a natural cause of death by the M.E.

Mary Cosby has paid tribute to her son Robert Cosby Jr. ... a couple days after confirming his death earlier this week.

Check out the "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star's latest IG post -- she shared a throwback picture with her son and remixed cover of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" playing over it. She remembered him with a touching caption that reads ... "#godfirst #love #forever #❤️ I'm Going to miss you bubs❤️🙏😢."

Her 'Housewives' family shared an outpouring of support in the comment section, with Kyle Richards, Heather Dubrow, Cynthia Bailey and more sending their love and condolences.

Legendary singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka -- who gained worldwide fame in the 1960s -- has died at age 86 ... TMZ has learned.

We learned earlier today, Neil wasn't feeling well Friday morning and was taken in an ambulance to a hospital.

Sedaka's family tells TMZ ... "Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Neil Sedaka. A true rock and roll legend, an inspiration to millions, but most importantly, at least to those of us who were lucky enough to know him, an incredible human being who will be deeply missed."

Robert Carradine's death has been officially ruled a suicide, and he took his own life by hanging ... according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

The actor's manner of death is listed as suicide and the cause of death is sequelae of anoxic brain injury and hanging. In other words, he died from a lack of oxygen to the brain. Page Six was first to report the details.

We learned earlier today Robert died in a hospital in L.A. ... and these details arrive just days after his family announced his death by suicide Monday. They revealed he'd been battling bipolar depression for decades prior to his death.

Lil Jon's son's cause of death has been revealed as an accidental drowning.

Georgia's Fulton County Medical Examiner determined Nathan Smith -- whose stage name was DJ Young Slade -- died from "drowning in the setting of psilocybin use," the medical examiner's office told TMZ. The manner was ruled as an accident.

Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic compound found in mushrooms, and the autopsy found it in Smith's blood.

Robert Carradine -- the actor best known for his roles in "Lizzie McGuire," "Revenge of the Nerds," and "The Long Riders" -- died in a hospital ... TMZ has learned.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner revealed Robert's place of death in new documents obtained by TMZ ... but the docs don't include a cause or manner of death.

Robert died Monday, and his family said he took his own life after battling bipolar disorder for two decades.

TMZ has obtained intense footage of the barn fire that killed "The Wire" actor Bobby J. Brown this week ... and it shows the large structure covered in thick smoke.

Check out the clip ... firefighters are working hard to put out the blaze that erupted on the 50-by-100-foot barn in Chaptico, Maryland. You can still see flames ripping through the structure under the cloud of smoke ... and the roof is completely gone. A photo from the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal further highlights the damage from the ground.

We also obtained frightening dispatch audio that confirmed the barn was fully ablaze with a male trapped inside, after he tried to start an old Cadillac. Once the fire was under control, firefighters located Bobby inside ... but it was too late.