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UPDATED: The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office issued its report today on the death of Anthony Johnson. The document indicates that the Friday and House Party actor died from “chronic ethanol use.” In other words, chronic drinking. The report also reveals that Johnson died in the hospital and had no other…

Tommy “Tiny” Lister Jr., who played the memorable thug Deebo in the Friday and Next Friday films with Ice Cube, has died. He was 62. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the death, but no cause has been determined. Deputies went to Listers’ home in Marina del Rey, CA, shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday on…

A very unusual day in Washington required an extra dose of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, as a usually dark night for the program was turned into a bonus show. Surprisingly, Colbert struck a sympathetic tone. “Now, say what you will about the President, and I do. But this is a serious moment for our nation and we…

John Witherspoon, an actor-comedian who for decades made audiences laugh in TV shows and films, including the Friday feature franchise and the WB’s The Wayans Bros. , died suddenly at his home today. He was 77. “It is with deepest sorrow that we can confirm our beloved husband and father, John Witherspoon, one of the…