Archive June 22, 2025

Actress Lynn Hamilton passed away at the age of 95, according to an announcement. Lynn’s decades-long career included appearances on TV shows like Sanford and Son, The Golden Girls, and The Waltons, which has been hailed as a result of the news.

Reverend Dr. Calvin Carson, who is alleged to have been her former manager and publicist, has shared the news of her passing. He makes the announcement that Lynn passed away peacefully on Thursday, surrounded by her children, loved ones, and caregivers. Her passing signifies the end of a time, but her legacy will continue to inspire and motivate future generations, according to a statement.

From 1972 to 1977, Lynn starred in the television series Sanford and Son, where she became Donna Harris’ partner and Fred Sanford (played by Redd Foxx). According to legend, Steptoe and Son, which aired in the UK from 1962 to 1974, served as the inspiration for the NBC program.

She later appeared on the CBS program from 1973 to 1981 as Verdie Foster in the Waltons. The character, who is said to have appeared in more than a dozen episodes, eventually bonds with the titular family.

In 1988, Lynn is also credited with portraying Trudy in a Golden Girls episode. Lorraine Wagner (Rosalind Cash), who married Michael Zbornak (Scott Jacoby), the son of Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur), was depicted as Trudy as her aunt.

Over the course of her career, the actor has also appeared in numerous other shows. She has acted in the Practice from 1997 to 2002 and as her cousin Georgia Anderson in Roots: The Next Generation in 1979.

Over the years, Lynn is said to have worked alongside her late husband, Frank S. Jenkins, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 89. In 1964, she wed the poet and playwright.

the statement that Rev. In addition to announcing Lynn’s passing, Calvin on Facebook paid tribute. Without expressing our deep gratitude and admiration for the extraordinary life of legendary actress Alzenia “Lynn” Hamilton-Jenkins, whose remarkable legacy continues to inspire and lift people today, it was stated.

Through her work as a model, stage, film, and television actress, her illustrious career, which spanned over five decades, has etched an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. Her “captivating performances” continue to “inspire new generations,” according to the post.

Lynn received the NAACP Award, according to the statement. The accomplishment was referred to as a “testament to her outstanding contributions” to the sector.

Additionally, it stated that Lynn and her husband Frank worked on a number of theater productions. In the statement released this week, they were described as a “shining example of creativity, love, and dedication.”

On social media, more tributes to Lynn have been made as a result of the news. On X, one user wrote, “Oh no, what a loss. She did a fantastic job. Lynn Hamilton, rest in peace. Another praised Lynn Hamilton’s “dignity and grace” in her standout performances. Bring Peace to the world.

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A video about the new song, which was released earlier this month, on TikTok this week, has attracted teasing comments from fans on the platform. Ritta Ora released her most recent single Heat earlier this month.

Fans have poked fun at Rita Ora after she shared footage of herself that was taken on a plane this week. Viewers have questioned a situation that she suggested had happened whilst on board the flight in the recent video message.

The update from Rita, 34, comes after she released her latest song Heat earlier this month. She’s been promoting the new single, which includes Troye Sivan among its songwriters, at recent performances, like during her set at Capital’s Summertime Ball 2025 last weekend.

The singer-songwriter has also been posting about Heat on social media lately. It’s included on TikTok, where she has more than 3 million followers. One of her posts about the song on the platform this week showed Rita sat on a plane.

She made fun of the fact that she had just heard a passenger playing her new song next to her on the plane. She wrote over the reaction in the video, “Me: Hearing heat playing out of the person next to me’s headphones.”

Rita’s seen wearing a face mask at the start of the video, before removing it. Sporting headphones herself, she then lip syncs to Rihanna singing: “Uh oh! Boner alert!” The lyric is from the Lonely Island song Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde.

The MTV Video Music Award winner wrote in the caption of the video that was uploaded to the platform just days ago: “He’s definitely got good taste.” She concluded the caption of her post with an emoji depicting a tongue.

Fans, however, didn’t appear to be convinced that the incident had actually occurred. One person said, “This has never happened the most out of all the things that have never happened.” Another woman claimed, “Girl, it didn’t happen at 100%.”

A third viewer made fun of her by saying, “You have a lovely imagination.” In response to Rita’s video, someone responded, “Hey, let’s be nice. She probably misunderstood the song being played on her phone and her headphones probably broke.

She was also seen wearing headphones herself, according to some. Someone said, “You can hear it while wearing headphones.” Another person claimed that she must be extremely audible to use headphones to listen to music from someone else’s.

Someone else suggested that her husband Taika Waititi may have been beside her on the flight. They teased: “It’s your husband next to you.” Several fans shared their amusement over the comments on the post. One wrote beside laughing emojis: “These comments are killing me.”

On the platform, Rita’s post has received more than 60 000 likes. Two more videos of her sat on the plane, including one where she thanked her supporters and joked that it was “just the beginning,” followed.

She wrote, “Flights make me emotional and grateful” over video of herself looking teary-eyed. Rita continued, “I’m so grateful for everything I have, thank you to all the lovely people in my life and to those who have come so far,” in the caption.

She then gave “advice” to fans in a third video captured on camera. She smiled while raising her middle finger in front of the camera in the video. She wrote, “POV: nobody,” over the video. The F I give is me. She continued, “Bit of advice for anyone who doesn’t match your energy or bring good vibes – protect your ORA.”

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Pete Townshend and Roger Daltery have been performing in The Who since 1964, but following the explosive exit of drummer Zak Starkey, the group could be torn apart further

The Who’s Pete Townshend thinks he could be fired from the iconic band if he doesn’t censor himself around his bandmates. The 80-year-old musician is a co-founder of the rock band – playing alongside Roger Daltrey and Zak Starkey in recent months.

But 59-year-old Zak was seemingly booted from the band in April this year as The Who were preparing to embark on an epic Farewell Tour. There have been conflicting statements from Zak, Roger and Pete as to whether the drummer retired from the band or was given his marching orders.

But now Pete has addressed the dramatic turn of events to confess he lives in fear that he too could be forced out of the group if he doesn’t watch what he says. Fans had been startled to see Zak and Roger clash on stage at the Royal Albert Hall earlier this year.

The Who played a gig in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust in March when Roger scolded Zak for overplaying during one of their tracks. The drummer exited the group soon after.

Reflecting on the incident, Pete told the i Paper: “It’s been a mess. I couldn’t see anything wrong. What you see is a band who haven’t played together for a long time. But I think it was probably to do with the sound. I’ve lost my sound man as a result.”

He continued: “I think Roger just got lost. Roger’s finding it difficult. I have to be careful what I say about Roger because he gets angry if I say anything about him at all. He’ll be sacking me next. But that’s not to say that he sacked Zak.

“It’s a decision Roger and I tried to make together, but it kind of got out of hand.”

However, Pete went on to hint he wasn’t that upset about Zak leaving the group. The drummer had first joined the band in 1996 – and is also a member of supergroup Mantra Of The Cosmos alongside Shawn Ryder and Bez from Happy Mondays as well as Andy Bell, who plays with Oasis.

When asked if it was a difficult to let Zak go, Pete told the paper: “Well, I’ve never been a huge… I didn’t invite him in, right? Roger invited him. And at that time, I don’t know quite why he chose Zak, but Zak is another Keith Moon. He comes with real, real bonuses and real, real difficulties.”

Zak previously lashed out over his alleged sacking from The Who. He told Rolling Stone in April: “I’m very proud of my near thirty years with The Who.

“Filling the shoes of my Godfather, ‘uncle Keith’ has been the biggest honour and I remain their biggest fan. They’ve been like family to me.”

He continued: “In January, I suffered a serious medical emergency with blood clots in my right bass drum calf. This is now completely healed and does not affect my drumming or running.

“After playing those songs with the band for so many decades, I’m surprised and saddened anyone would have an issue with my performance that night, but what can you do?”

He added at the time: “I plan to take some much needed time off with my family, and focus on the release of [single] ‘Domino Bones’ by Mantra Of The Cosmos with Noel Gallagher in May and finishing my autobiography written solely by me. Twenty-nine years at any job is a good old run, and I wish them the best.”