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R.I.P. Dawn Wells, Gilligan’s Island’s Mary Ann Dead at 82 from COVID-19

Dawn Wells, the actress best known for her role as Mary Ann Summers on Gilligan’s Island, has died at the age of 82. She succumbed to complications related to COVID-19 on Tuesday, December 30th, her publicist announced. Born in 1938 in Reno, Nevada, Wells spent her early childhood defying typical beauty standards. Although she was overweight, suffered from severe acne, and had braces throughout middle school, Wells was embraced by her peers and often viewed as popular, notes The Hollywood Reporter. Turns out that charm followed her into adulthood. Wells was crowned Miss Nevada in 1959 and even competed in the 1960 Miss America beauty pageant — the same year she graduated from the University of Washington. Initially, Wells’ early acting career was defined by smaller roles on TV shows like W...

Dr. Drew Diagnosed with COVID-19 After Downplaying Pandemic

Dr. Drew, still via Instagram Celebrity medical professional Dr. Drew Pinsky, known for Loveline and Celebrity Rehab, has confirmed he’s been diagnosed with COVID-19. Back before COVIDiot was a widespread term, Dr. Drew was called out for downplaying the pandemic as “press induced panic.” Though he apologized in April once it became clear this coronavirus was not to be trifled with, finally taking the health crisis seriously didn’t stop him from contracting it. News of his diagnosis came from an Instagram post on Tuesday. Noting that he tested positive after four days of illness, the post said, “Drew is home, under [surveillance] and fever is down… Drew is feeling better and will [hopefully] get well soon.” In a follow-up IG Live session the next day, Dr. Drew revealed that he’d actually b...

Diddy Opening Up Wallet To Help Miami Residents Struggling To Pay Rent

Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Diddy is out here putting his money where his mouth is. After announcing to the world that his annual NYE bash has been put on ice due to the still-raging COVID-19 pandemic, the mogul has decided to spend his time helping others instead of planning a party. Page Six reports the mogul turned on his Brother Love energy and put on his philanthropic hat Tuesday (Dec.29) during an event at the House of Wings in Miami’s Overton neighborhood. The “Been Around The World” crafter opened up his wallet to help out residents of the city in need by offering to help them pay their rent. Through his Sean Combs Foundation, Diddy will be giving out a grant to a local organization that will help 175 families keep a roof over their heads during the pandemic. He also ha...

ABC: California nurse tests positive over a week after receiving Pfizer coronavirus vaccine

A 45-year-old nurse in California tested positive for COVID-19 more than a week after receiving Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine, an ABC News affiliate reported on Tuesday. Matthew W., a nurse at two different local hospitals, said in a Facebook post on December 18 that he had received the Pfizer vaccine, telling the ABC News affiliate that his arm was sore for a day but that he had suffered no other side-effects. Six days later on Christmas Eve, he became sick after working a shift in the COVID-19 unit, the report added. He got the chills and later came down with muscle aches and fatigue. He went to a drive-up hospital testing site and tested positive for COVID-19 the day after Christmas, the report said. Christian Ramers, an infectious disease specialist with Family Health Centers of San...

Well Duh!: Diddy Officially Cancels Annual New Year’s Eve Bash Because of the Rona

Source: John Parra / Getty Sorry fellow tone-deaf rappers and entertainers that are still partying during a panoramic, oops we mean pandemic, Diddy won’t be giving you something to do on New Year’s Eve. Taking to Instagram, the mogul announced via his Instagram account that he wouldn’t be holding his annual New Year’s Eve bash, and nobody is going to change his mind. The Bad Boy general shared a notice stating: “TO ALL MY FRIENDS: In efforts to keep everyone safe & healthy, unfortunately, WE ARE NOT HAVING A NYE PARTY THIS YEAR! I hope everyone had a blessed holiday and wish you all the best for the new year!” The caption hammered home just how serious he is about the annual party where dubious amounts of champagne, Ciroc, and Deleón Tequila are supplied is not happening. The decision ...

Diddy Provides COVID-19 Relief, Hands Out Money in Miami

Diddy’s charity foundation is also working with festival and nightlife organizer Michael Gardner and the local Teens Exercising Extraordinary Success group to help provide rental assistance for families in Miami. The act of generosity is hardly Diddy’s first coronavirus relief effort. Back in April, he hosted “the world’s biggest dance-a-thon” to raise money for healthcare workers in underserved communities around the country. The fundraiser featured appearances by Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg, Shaq, DJ Khaled, Swizz Beatz, Kelly Rowland, Maluma and more. See a clip via NBC6 South Florida below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power....

Dave Grohl Hails Passing of $15 Billion Save Our Stages Act

Dave Grohl has shared a “huge, heartfelt” statement hailing the recent passing of the Save Our Stages Act. As part of the bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill, the act will allocate $15 billion dollars in federal aid for independent music venues and theatres that have been forced to close during the pandemic. The Foo Fighters frontman has been a fervent champion of the bill, which was first introduced by Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota back in July. In October, Foo Fighters headlined the virtual #SOSFEST, an event hosted by the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) to raise money for concert spaces and rally for Save Our Stages to be included in all future iterations of the COVID-19 relief package. Thankfully, it happened on December 20th. “A huge, heartfelt...

Fulham vs Tottenham in ‘serious doubt’ after coronavirus outbreak

Tottenham’s game with Fulham on Wednesday evening is in ‘serious doubt’ after a number of people at the west London club tested positive for coronavirus. It comes just a day after Manchester City’s trip to Everton was postponed after City returned five positive cases of COVID-19. The Premier League confirmed on Tuesday that it had received a new high of 18 positive cases after the latest round of testing. The Athletic have claimed that Fulham are in serious danger of being unable to fulfil tomorrow’s fixture with an unconfirmed amount of coronavirus positives. There has, however, been no official comment from the Craven Cottage side. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begin...

Ted Nugent Trashes Vaccine and George Floyd in Worst Christmas Blessing Ever

On December 25th, Ted Nugent referenced the name of Jesus Christ while channeling the cruelty of the Romans. He trashed the coronavirus vaccine, called the lockdowns “not a real pandemic,” drew a hard line between Democrats and genuine “American families,” mocked the Vice President-elect as a “Ho ho ho,” invoked about a bajillion racist tropes, and slandered George Floyd — all as part of one of the worst Christmas blessings in history. The mudslide of hatred came during a Facebook Live video on Christmas Day. The rocker and conservative blowhard began with his impression of The Cowardly Lion singing Christmas carols, before introducing his son, Rocko Winchester Nugent. For a while, they talked about their bowel movements — Rocko’s “vegan love shit,” as well the 72-year-old musician’s most ...

Arsenal defender tests positive for coronavirus

Arsenal have confirmed that defender Gabriel Magalhães has tested positive for coronavirus. Gabriel has impressed since joining from Lille in the summer, making 15 appearances across all competitions. The 23-year-old is expected to miss the next two matches whilst he self-isolates, as per the UK Government’s guidelines. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.

Lil Pump Reportedly Banned by JetBlue for Not Wearing Mask, Says “Corona’s Fake”

A recent JetBlue flight ran into some unexpected turbulence when rapper Lil Pump refused to wear a mask. Now, according to TMZ, the Trump-loving MC has been banned from flying JetBlue. On Saturday, December 26th, Lil Pump boarded a plane bound for Los Angeles from Fort Lauderdale. Audio recordings from the flight deck reveal that midway through the trip, Lil Pump not only removed his mask, but became verbally abusive with the poor flight attendants tasked with getting it back on. Still maskless, he began coughing and sneezing into a blanket, perhaps purposefully trying to make his fellow passengers uncomfortable. The flight deck apparently requested that police meet them at LAX, since the rapper had to be dealt with “firmly.” TMZ reports that Lil Pump eventually calmed down and put his mas...

Growing Pains Siblings Condemn Kirk Cameron for Maskless Christmas Caroling Events

Growing Pains siblings Carol Seaver (Tracey Gold), Mike Seaver (Kirk Cameron), and Ben Seaver (Jeremy Miller) Former Growing Pains star and current in-your-face evangelist Kirk Cameron spent this holiday season proudly flaunting his anti-mask beliefs by staging huge maskless Christmas caroling events throughout California. Now, his former Growing Pains siblings Jeremy Miller and Tracey Gold are speaking up to condemn his egregious actions. On multiple days in December, Cameron convinced hundreds of people to gather together to sing Christmas carols without any coronavirus safety measures in place, namely social distancing and mask wearing. That’s a lot of spit and germs flying through the air for the sake of belting “Frosty the Snowman”, and it’s especially irresponsible considering L...