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Sad news to report in Hollywood today. Nicolas Cage’s father August Coppola has died of a heart attack at age 75.

Cage’s rep Annett Wolf released the news, saying that he passed on Tuesday.

Coppola was a literature professor and served as dean of creative arts at San Francisco State University. Besides Cage, Coppola is survived by sons Christopher and Marc, and three grandchildren.

According to Popeater, Nicholas Cage is the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola and actress...
Bruce Springsteen was forced to cancel his concert in Kansas City last night after learning his cousin was found dead in a hotel room.

Lenny Sullivan, 36, was also Bruce’s assistant road manager for the E Street Band for the last ten years.

A statement on Bruce’s website reads: "A warm and sensitive person, he was beloved by Bruce, the Band, the crew, and the entire Thrill Hill family."

Police in Kansas City are investigating the death, but as of now...
The New York City Medical Examiner has just determined the cause of DJ AM’s death.

According to TMZ, the cause of death has been ruled acute intoxication” due to the combined effects of cocaine, oxycodone, hydrocodone (Vicodin), Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Benadryl and Levamisole (a drug used to cut cocaine with).

This cause of death is categorized as accidental by means of substance abuse.

More details to come…
Patrick Swayze is a beloved actor that will not soon be forgotten. He may have lost his life to cancer, but he will forever live on in some of our favorite movies, and most importantly, our hearts.

Some of Patrick's most famous co-stars and friends have come forward to express their sadness for this great loss. Here's what they had to say:

"Patrick was a rare and beautiful combination of raw masculinity and amazing grace. Gorgeous and strong, he was a...
Tragedy has struck Hollywood. Patrick Swayze has died after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. Swayze's publicist Annett Wolf says the 57-year-old Dirty Dancing actor died Monday with family at his side.

"Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," said a statement released Monday evening by his publicist. No other details were given.

SEE PHOTOS OF PATRICK SWAYZE THROUGHOUT...
Nicole Richie has stayed relatively mum on the subject of her ex fiancé DJ AM's death, but everyone has their own way of dealing with loss.

Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan and John Mayer were among some of the mourners that gathered at a memorial service for DJ AM yesterday at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

An onlooker said: "The crowd was very hip and eclectic, there were people dressed in smart black suits and people dressed in jeans...
A memorial has been set for this Thursday to honor the life of Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein. According to MTV, the memorial will take place at the Palladium in Hollywood, a venue Adam had DJ’d many times during his life. In fact, the Palladium was the first place he played following the plane crash he survived last year.

The event is being called "a gathering to celebrate the life of our friend Adam Goldstein." The memorial will pay tribute to...
Blink 182 was forced to cancel their scheduled concert tonight in Saratoga, NY. Travis Barker and the band played their show as planned in Hartford, CT over the weekend, but admitted it was a major struggle given the untimely death of DJ AM.

Bassist Mark Hoppus said from the stage: "This night is really hard for us on stage. We lost a dear friend yesterday. His name was Adam Goldstein. You probably know him as DJ AM. He was...