Vince Zampella, the Call of Duty co-creator and co-founder of Infinity Ward and Respawn Entertainment game studios, has died in a car crash at age 55. A key figure in the video games industry for decades, he's most recently been heading up the Battlefield franchise. Here's @ign's tribute to him.

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Call of Duty Co-Creator, Respawn Co-Founder, and EA Executive Vince Zampella Killed in Car Accident - IGN

Vince Zampella, best known as the co-creator of the Call of Duty franchise and co-founder of Infinity Ward who went on to co-found Titanfall, Apex Legends, and Star Wars Jedi developer Respawn Entertainment, died in a single-car accident in Los Angel…

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Rob Reiner, who died yesterday, had one of the greatest runs in cinema history, directing seven beloved movies across multiple genres in an extraordinary eight-year period. Empire breaks them down. Which is your favorite? Tell us in the comments what you loved about Reiner and his work.

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Remembering The Iconic 7 Movie Run That Defined Rob Reiner's Career — And An Era

As the world mourns Rob Reiner's passing, Team Empire revisits the filmmaker's career defining 7 movie run from This Is Spinal Tap to A Few Good Men.

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Director, actor and activist Rob Reiner and his producer wife, Michele, died last night in an apparent homicide, and their son, Nick, has been arrested in connection with their deaths. Here's a @Flipboard Storyboard celebrating their life and work. "Reiner loved to work with great writers," writes Alan Sepinwall. "He had an eye for identifying future stars (all four 'Stand By Me' kids went onto successful careers, though some were derailed by personal struggles and tragedy). And he and his gifted collaborators had a knack for executing each genre at such a high level that you couldn't blame anyone who would look at them and say, 'Yeah, I can't top that. Maybe I should try something else?'"

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Remembering Rob and Michele Reiner

The director, actor and activist and his producer wife died at their Los Angeles home on Dec. 14 in a suspected homicide. Here's a look at their careers and life together, plus tributes.

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I just heard that an old friend and colleague with whom I’d lost touch has died. There are lots of things to be said by people closer to them than I had become. But this person was kind, and classy, and creative. And by being all of that, they made the world, and so many other people’s lives, far better. If you know anyone like that, tell them so.

#inmemory #inmemoriam #absentfriends #tribute #tellthem #eulogy #elegy #sorrow #passing

Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, died today at age 111. After decades of silence for fear of reprisals, she wrote a book about her experiences, "Don't Let Them Bury My Story," which was published in 2023. “I could never forget the charred remains of our once-thriving community, the smoke billowing in the air, and the terror-stricken faces of my neighbors,” she wrote. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.

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The late Jane Goodall is the first person featured in a new Netflix series, "Famous Last Words," which shares posthumous messages from notable figures. @euronews reports that the episode was recorded in March. In it, Goodall, who died last week, shares her thoughts on the people she disliked — Elon Musk, Donald Trump and his supporters, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Benjamin Netanyahu — as well as a message of hope and encouragement. “You have it in your power to make a difference. Don’t give up. There is a future for you. Do your best while you’re still on this beautiful Planet Earth that I look down upon from where I am now.”

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Jane Goodall on Donald Trump, Elon Musk and hope in Netflix’s new posthumous interview series

A new Netflix posthumous interview series has launched following the death of primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall.

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Il y a dix-neuf ans, le 7 octobre 2006, Anna Politkovskaïa était assassinée par les hommes de main de Poutine.

Elle fut la première à révéler la vérité sur les crimes de masse commis par la Russie en Tchétchénie, qui préfiguraient ceux commis en Syrie, en Ukraine, en Géorgie, en Afrique et ailleurs. Ils auraient pu être évités.

Personne ne l'a écoutée.

Aujourd'hui plus que jamais, son héritage doit nous inspirer : un héritage de courage, de lucidité, de ténacité et de vérité.

#InMemoriam

Jane Goodall, the primatologist and conservationist, has died at age 91. Here's more from NBC.

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Jane Goodall, famed primatologist, anthropologist and conservationist, dead at 91

Goodall's field research changed the understanding of humans' closest relative.

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Brent Hinds, the cofounder of the heavy metal band Mastodon, died in a motorcycle accident yesterday, a representative for the group says. Hinds was the band's guitarist for 25 years before leaving earlier this year. Mastodon won six Grammys in total, and 2004 album "Leviathan" was named one of Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Metal Albums of all Time. Here's more.

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#Music #HeavyMetal #MusicNews #Entertainment #BrentHinds #Mastodon #RIP #InMemoriam

Brent Hinds, Mastodon Co-Founder, Dead at 51

Brent Hinds, the co-founder of acclaimed heavy metal group Mastodon who played with the group for 25 years, has died at age 51.

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Allan Ahlberg, the celebrated children's author, has died at age 87. His works with his late wife Janet (an award-winning illustrator), including "Woof!" "Each Peach Pear Plum" and "Funny Bones" were staples for kids around the world. He made headlines in 2014 when he refused a lifetime achievement award because it was sponsored by Amazon. Fellow author Michael Rosen wrote in his tribute on X "You were clever, funny and wise. My children loved your books. So did and so do I." Here's more from @BBCNews.

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Allan Ahlberg, celebrated children's author, dies aged 87

He wrote more than 150 books, including The Jolly Postman and Each Peach Pear Plum.

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Allan Ahlberg, the celebrated children's author, has died at age 87. His works with his late wife Janet (an award-winning illustrator), including "Woof!" "Each Peach Pear Plum" and "Funny Bones" were staples for kids around the world. He made headlines in 2014 when he refused a lifetime achievement award because it was sponsored by Amazon. Fellow author Michael Rosen wrote in his tribute on X "You were clever, funny and wise. My children loved your books. So did and so do I." Here's more from @BBCNews.

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Allan Ahlberg, celebrated children's author, dies aged 87

He wrote more than 150 books, including The Jolly Postman and Each Peach Pear Plum.

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Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, died today at age 76. NBC created this Flipboard Storyboard about his life and career. “I do count my lucky stars," Osbourne told @RollingStone in 2023. "I don’t know why I’m still here and I do sometimes think I’m on borrowed time. I said to Sharon the other day, ‘What a great f-----g life we’ve had and what a great f-----g experience.’”

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Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76

The Black Sabbath frontman, dubbed the "Prince of Darkness," reunited with his original bandmates for a final show earlier this month.

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Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath frontman who performed his final gig with his bandmates just weeks ago, has died at age 76. Here's more from NBC.

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Ozzy Osbourne, pioneering heavy metal singer and Black Sabbath frontman, dies at 76

Iconic heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, who became a huge solo success and later a reality TV star after being fired from Black Sabbath, has died.

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Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, who became famous for his world-record-breaking jump from the stratosphere in 2012, has died in a paragliding accident in Italy, local media reports. Here's more from @CNN.

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#ExtremeSports #SkyDiving #FelixBaumgartner #RIP #InMemoriam

Michael Madsen, the actor best known for his roles in "Kill Bill" and "Reservoir Dogs," has died at age 67. Here's @Variety with more.

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Michael Madsen Dead: 'Reservoir Dogs' Actor Was 67

Michael Madsen, the actor known for his roles in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films and "Reservoir Dogs," has died. He was 67.

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