Alan Ladd Jr death: Oscar-winning producer who greenlit Star Wars dies at 84

A Crossroads comparison. Britney Spears is calling out her real-life mother, Lynne Spears, for being “worse” than her character’s absentee mom in the 2003 movie.

Tiger King's Joe Exotic has filed for divorce from husband Dillon Passage as he serves a 22-year sentence for plotting to murder rival Carole Baskin.The former animal trainer, 59, is hoping he and his ex,25, 'can both move on with their lives and divorce quickly and amicably,' his lawyer, Autumn Blackledge told TMZ.The news comes a year after thebartender reportedlypulled the plug on their four-year marriage via a phone call to the Fort Worth, Texas prison. Tiger King's Joe Exotic has filed for divorce from husband Dillon Passage as he serves a 22-year sentence for plotting to murder rival Carole BaskinAt the time, Exotic - full name Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage - was said to be heartbroken 'considering rushing to file a petition to divorce in order to beat Passage.' A source claimed the star emailed a friend while fresh from the phone call, telling them he felt 'abandoned and alone and just wanted to mean something to someone,' per TMZ.Though the past owner of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park appeared upset about the split, Dillon said, at the time, that there are no hard feelings and he will still support Joe through his prison sentence.

Shutting it down. Jessie J told fans to “just stop” commenting on her body after being asked whether she’s pregnant.

After a glamorous night mingling with Hollywood elite over the weekend, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker were back in their sweats on Thursday.The couple wore hoodies as they stepped out in Los Angeles, holding hands.In true contrast to the gowns she wore on Sunday, Kourtney, 42, wore a tattered black sweatshirt. Don't sweat it! Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker stepped out in their hoodies in Los Angeles on Thursday after a glamorous weekend at the OscarsShe propped the hoodie over her matching black cap which shielded her sunglass-accessorized complexion.The influencer was a casual dream in brown cargo trousers and white sneakers.

Scout Willis has spoken out once again about her father’s illness. Bruce Willis was recently diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that causes brain damage and impacts the ability to express or understand speech. She signed off on the announcement made by her and her sisters, Rumer, 33, Tallulah, 28, Mabel Ray, 9, and Evelyn Penn, 7, regarding his diagnosis on March 30. However, she has now spoken out with her own individualized message to her dad.

JESSIE J has hit back against fans who asked her is she was pregnant after gaining "just under a stone" following her miscarriage. The singer took to Instagram to slam the insensitive social media follower who offered up views on her body after showing her tight jeans. Jessie, 34, who revealed she had suffered a devastating miscarriage in November, shared an image of her struggling to zip up her trousers.

Jack Black's new animated Netflix film, , is about the Apollo 11 moon landing, but hits surprisingly close to home for the actor and musician, who has a personal connection to the historical moment.Black's late mother, Judith Love Cohen, was an aerospace engineer who worked on the Apollo space program in the 1960s and is credited with helping to develop the Abort-Guidance System in the Apollo Lunar Module. «She worked on an Apollo mission at that time, but the stuff that she did wasn't used until Apollo 13, a few years later, when the astronauts were in an emergency situation and her Abort-Guidance System that she worked on as a programmer helped save some astronauts' lives,» Black explained when chatting about his upcoming film with ET's Matt Cohen.In fact, Cohen was such a devoted worker, that her son recounted, «There is the legend of how when she went to the hospital to give birth to me [on Aug. 28, 1969, just one month after the Apollo 11 moon landing], that she had some paperwork, she was still working on a problem. And after she delivered the baby, she called into work and they said, 'Hey, congratulations, you just had a baby! How are you?' And she goes, 'Fine, fine, I'm faxing you over the papers, the mathematical equations.'»Black and his mother at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards.«She was much smarter than me, I did not inherit those mathematic genes,» Black added with a laugh, «but there's a sense of pride and connection to telling this story, 'cause I know my mom was in there working on it too.»In which was shot in live action by writer and director Richard Linklater, and later animated in a process similar to his early 2000s films and, Black narrates the story of an elementary-aged boy growing up in Houston

Netflix is diving into the behind-the-scenes drama and controversy behind the famed retailer Abercrombie & Fitch.The streaming platform dropped the first trailer for their new documentary, , on Thursday, which examines the early days of the company as it skyrocketed to fame in the '90s and early 2000s.«It was such a pop culture phenomenon,» one interview subject says in the trailer, recalling just how popular the retail chain was for a time.However, the trailer quickly lays out one of the major controversies that would arise for the company, as one interview subject recalls comments made by former CEO Mike Jeffries, «We go after the cool kids… if they didn't look a certain way, they didn't belong in our clothing. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely.»Helmed by documentarian Alison Klayman — the filmmaker behind 2021's and 2019's — features candid interviews with dozens of former employees, executives and models as it unravels the darker side of the high-end clothing store's business practices.

Despite Joe Exotic still being in prison and still being married, the star of Netflix’ documentary Tiger King is ready to look for a new love. The 59-year-old convicted felon filed for divorce from his husband of four years, Dillon Passage, on Thursday (March 21), per TMZ. In documents obtained the outlet, Joe said the marriage is “irretrievably broken.”

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Alan Ladd Jr. was a producer and movie executive who greenlit “Star Wars” and produced “Braveheart.”Ladd was the son of actor Alan Ladd (1913–1964), the star of movies including “Shane” and “This Gun for Hire.” After growing up in Los Angeles, he served in the U.S. Air Force and spent several years in London working in the British film industry.

Oscar-winning producer and influential motion picture executive Alan Ladd Jr., who ushered in the "Star Wars" era of motion pictures, died Wednesday. He was 84. "With the heaviest of hearts, we announce that on March 2, 2022, Alan Ladd, Jr.

Alan Ladd Jr, the Oscar-winning producer and studio boss who as a 20th Century Fox executive greenlit Star Wars, has died aged 84. Ladd Jr died on Wednesday, his daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones, who directed the documentary Laddie: The Man Behind The Movies, wrote in a Facebook post. No cause of death was given.

Alan Ladd Jr., who won an Academy Award as. producer on Braveheart, died Wednesday at the age of 84.His daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones,who directed the documentary Laddie: The Man Behind The Movies,'announced his passing at his Los Angeles home on the film's Facebook page.'With the heaviest of hearts, we announce that on March 2, 2022, Alan Ladd, Jr. died peacefully at home surrounded by his family.

Braveheart and commissioned George Lucas to write Star Wars, has died today at the age of 84.His daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones, who directed the 2017 feature documentary Laddie: The Man Behind The Movies, wrote on social media: “With the heaviest of hearts, we announce that on March 2, 2022, Alan Ladd, Jr. died peacefully at home surrounded by his family.“Words cannot express how deeply he will be missed.

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Richard Natale Contributing WriterOscar-winning producer and influential motion picture executive Alan Ladd Jr., who ushered in the “Star Wars” era of motion pictures, died Wednesday. He was 84.“With the heaviest of hearts, we announce that on March 2, 2022, Alan Ladd, Jr. died peacefully at home surrounded by his family.

Alan Ladd Jr, the veteran film producer who won a Best Picture Oscar for Braveheart, commissioned George Lucas to write Star Wars and was a longtime executive for Fox and MGM, died today, his family said. He was 84.