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An employee working at the celeb-favorite Nobu restaurant in Malibu is dead after cops say a teen driver struck his parked car while he was inside.

Ryo Uchimiya had arrived early to work on Sunday ... and while he was waiting within his vehicle on the Pacific Coast Highway, a Range Rover plowed into his car ... according to the Los Angeles Times.

The Range Rover -- police say -- was driven by a 16-year-old who was apparently speeding.

A star Massachusetts high school football player has died after suffering a brain hemorrhage ... and he was only 17 years old.

Marblehead High School senior Owen Coyne experienced a "sudden brain hemorrhage" ... but his family pointed out that it was not from receiving an impact while playing the sport.

Owen's mom Angela Paradise told the Marblehead Current ... "It is with profound sadness and indescribable grief that we share that Owen passed away after a sudden brain hemorrhage. Owen (Owie to his family, OC to his friends, teammates and coaches) was the sweetest soul you’ll ever meet — truly a gift!"

Owen's athletic gifts were on display not only on the football field, but on the track and baseball field as well.

A child pop star who was a trainee of the Japanese girls’ idol group DIANNA Project has died. She was only 8 years old.

Hirata Runa "passed away peacefully" on Sept. 25 ... according to her X account.

The DIANNA Project shared in a statement that the up-and-comer died "due to myocarditis resulting from influenza."

The group -- which asked for privacy on behalf of the family -- added ... "We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the fans who supported Runa Hirata and to everyone involved who provided their support."

Howard Stern's Wack Packer, Big Black, seemed perfectly "fine" and was actually "extra giggly" in the weeks leading up to his death, according to his good buddy, Lawrence Coward.

Coward, a fellow Wack Packer dubbed by Stern as the "King of All Blacks," tells TMZ ... he spoke with Big Black 2 weeks before BB died of natural causes from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The disease causes fatty plaque buildup inside the artery walls. 

Coward says Big Black called him up to see if he would join BB on an upcoming live YouTube discussion for fans of the Stern show. The two friends appeared with Howard and his sidekick, Robin Quivers, on "The Howard Stern Show" back in the day -- and talked about their funny, yet crazy life experiences.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard's ex-husband Ryan Anderson is speaking out about the sudden death of her ex-fiancé Ken Urker.

Ryan broke his silence to podcaster Sarah Fraser, saying that while he and Ken "never really saw eye-to-eye," he was still shocked to hear he'd passed.

He says they'd never actually met in person, and their phone exchanges never started or ended well ... but he says in spite of that, "you still hate to hear that somebody passed away."

Gypsy Rose Blanchard's ex-fiancé Ken Urker was found dead inside his Louisiana home after making suicide threats after cops were warned he owned a gun ... TMZ has learned.

According to law enforcement records obtained by TMZ, deputies responded to Urker's Raceland residence Thursday evening for a welfare check after family members said he wasn’t answering his phone or showing up for work.

The caller told dispatchers Urker had threatened to commit suicide and owned a gun. The caller also told cops he was in a "dark place." Later, another caller told authorities Urker had "killed himself" and wanted to know if he was okay.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her former fiancé Ken Urker were taking some time apart before his death ... but their relationship was still intact, and they planned to move into a new apartment ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Ken asked Gypsy for some space ... and she had been staying with her parents for the past couple of weeks while moving their belongings out of the couple's old apartment and into a new place.

Sources stress the two had not broken up and were not on a break ... they were simply spending some time apart.

TikTok star Brooke Eby, who built a huge following by documenting her battle with ALS and tackling the disease with humor and brutal honesty, is dead.

The ALS Network announced Brooke's death Thursday ... saying the community was mourning an "extraordinary advocate, storyteller, community builder and friend."

Brooke was diagnosed with ALS -- also known as Lou Gehrig's disease -- in March 2022, about four years after she first began experiencing symptoms.

Actress Mary Louise Weller -- best known for her role as Mandy Pepperidge in the 1978 classic comedy film, "Animal House," is dead.

Mary died Thursday, one day before her birthday, after battling a brief illness ... her longtime boyfriend, Michael Roy Curtis, told The Hollywood Reporter.

The official cause of death is unclear.

Mary became famous for playing Pepperidge -- a stunningly beautiful, snobby college cheerleader -- opposite John Belushi, who played the infamous Bluto of Delta House -- a troubled fraternity at Faber College.

A couple in Georgia has been charged with murder in connection with their 2-year-old daughter's death after toxicology testing prompted the medical examiner to rule it a homicide ... and cops are highlighting nitrous oxide and kratom.

The Conyers Police Department says 30-year-old Rafael Wynn and 28-year-old Kerri Dysart were arrested Sept. 24 and charged with second-degree murder.

Cops say their 2-year-old daughter Nevaeh Wynn was pronounced dead on May 3 ... after cops were called to the home for a report of an unresponsive child.

Mary Cosby went back to work pretty soon after her son, Robert Cosby Jr., passed away ... and she's now revealing she had to compartmentalize her life to get through it.

The new season of "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" is out now ... and fans are seeing Mary deal with Robert's shocking death ... with a new scene showing her just two weeks after his "homegoing."

Mary says she's in "survival mode" ... forcing herself to only think about Robert briefly -- and not allowing her grief to consume her.

A helicopter with 5 people aboard crashed into the water off SoCal's Catalina Island, leaving 2 dead ... and, ironically, the chopper was in the middle of a mission to save a patient.

Four of the medevac helicopter's occupants were pulled from the water Wednesday night in joint efforts by the U.S. Coast Guard, local fire departments and L.A. County Sheriff's Office just before 8 PM.

The chopper had just taken off from Catalina, heading back to mainland California, when it went down ... according to officials.

"Wife Swap" star James Cuda passed away from "sudden cardiac death" inside a Pennsylvania sober house in August, according to a coroner. 

Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes tells TMZ ... Cuda -- best known as Princess on "Wife Swap" -- also tested negative for drugs and alcohol, and he died of natural causes. 

As we first reported ... Cuda's body was found inside a sober home in Wilkes-Barre, PA, on August 30. 

A NYC subway employee made a grim discovery inside a utility closet this weekend ... the remains of a man who had been decomposing for multiple days.

The MTA track worker who made the grim find had opened up the closet around 100 feet away from 125th Street Station on the 6 Line on Saturday morning ... the New York Post reported.

An insider told the publication that the body -- which belonged to a guy in his 20s or 30s -- had been there in the tunnel's closet at least a few days.

An Australian man was captured on camera chasing his young daughter around a house in Indonesia before killing her, his son, and himself.

4-year-old Laura and 6-year-old Archie and their 56-year-old father, Damien John Shaw, were found dead in the southern Bali home after their mom asked a worker to check on them ... according to Australian outlets.

The mother was reportedly out of town and got worried when she could hear her daughter crying while on the phone with Shaw before the call got cut.

A pediatric physician was fatally stabbed, and his wife has been left critically injured ... after a man in his underwear claiming to be God allegedly broke into their home and attacked them in their sleep with a knife.

Dr. Idris Evans -- who was a pediatric critical care doctor at a children's hospital -- was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital ... WPXI reported.

His wife -- who was also wounded in the attack -- rushed next door to a neighbor's to call 911 ... and thankfully their two kids also escaped the home in time ... according to WPXI.