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died Wednesday morning at the age of 39. In an Instagram post shared Wednesday evening, photographer and media personality Amanda de Cadenet claimed that Trachtenberg was “recently” hospitalized, saying she spoke with the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star on FaceTime from her hospital bed.“Sweetheart Michelle,” de Cadenet began in the caption of a photo she took of Trachtenberg seemingly during the late actress’s teen years.

the death of her former “Gossip Girl” costar Michelle Trachtenberg.In a post on her Instagram story Wednesday evening, Lively, 37, shared a photo of her and Trachtenberg, who died at the age of 39, in a scene from their beloved aughts teen soap, which premiered on the CW in 2007.“This is the first day I met Michelle,” the “It Ends With Us” star began a statement written alongside the snap. “She was electricity.

the “Gossip Girl” actress’s sudden death.Jay Cohen, a Hollywood talent agent, was at the Los Angeles home he shared with Trachtenberg on Wednesday when he answered the door and responded to a reporter’s question for comment.“The family will not be commenting on the tragedy,” an allegedly teary-eyed Cohen told the Daily Mail. The Post broke the news of Trachtenberg’s death on Wednesday. The “Buffy the Vampire Star” alum was 39.Her mother found her around 8 a.m.

he death of her “Harriet the Spy” co-star Michelle Trachtenberg.The “A League of Their Own” star, 62, called Trachtenberg’s sudden passing “heartbreaking.”“I loved her very much,” O’Donnell said in a statement to Us Weekly. “She struggled the last few years.” The actress added, “I wish I could have helped.”O’Donnell starred alongside a 10-year-old Trachtenberg in the budding star’s first movie, the 1996 film adaptation of the children’s novel “Harriet the Spy.”The Post broke the news of Trachtenberg’s death on Wednesday.

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” — a tight bond that lasted until Trachtenberg’s tragic death at age 39.Trachtenberg was found dead in NYC on Feb. 26, 2025, The Post exclusively confirmed.Police sources told The Post that the late actress was found by her mother at around 8 a.m.

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, known for a wide range of TV and film roles including “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gossip Girl,” has died at the age of 39, police sources told The Post.Her death is not being investigated as suspicious, the sources said.Trachtenberg had posted a series of troubling photos in recent months on Instagram, where the award-winning actress has 800,000 followers, in which she appeared gaunt and frail, prompting some fans to comment about her startling weight loss or ask if she was on drugs.Last January, Trachtenberg responded to fan concerns saying she was “happy and healthy” and had never had plastic surgery.Born in New York City on Oct. 11, 1985, Trachtenberg’s first credited role came at the age of nine on the classic 1990s Nickelodeon series “The Adventures of Pete and Pete,” on which she portrayed quirky gal-pal Nona F.

“Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy.”According to the autopsy report, Perry’s death was chalked up to “acute effects of ketamine” and the manner was accidental drowning.The “Whole Nine Yards” actor had been candid about his struggles with addiction and substance abuse, which the documentary covers.In the documentary, Estrada — who oversaw the case into Perry’s death before stepping down in January — said that the late actor had received 27 doses of ketamine from “people who should have known much better.”“Dr. Plasencia was very clear in text messages… that he saw this as an opportunity to make a lot of money in a short amount of time, and he allegedly did just that,” Estrada says in the new documentary.The documentary also covers the five arrests that were made in Perry’s death probe, which include two doctors, his live-in personal assistant, and an alleged drug dealer known as “the Ketamine Queen.”Some of them are still awaiting trial, such as Dr.

talking to The Post about his Hulu show “Paradise,” he admitted there’s one dream role he hasn’t done yet. “I’ve always loved emulating some of the old crooners, like Bobby Darin and Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. I always thought there were so many interesting stories of Frank Sinatra’s life that could be played.

“This Is Us” mastermind Dan Fogelman, “Paradise” is a dystopian political thriller set in a city-size underground bunker after a doomsday event. The plot follows Xavier Collins (Sterling K. Brown), a Secret Service agent who is trying to find out who murdered President Bradford (Marsden).“We know he’s dead from the first five minutes.

legal battle with Justin Baldoni on Friday’s episode of his “Brotherly Love” podcast, Lawrence, 45, shared a story about when he and Reynolds, 48, worked together on the 1998 Frankenstein movie “Boltneck.”“It just missed the mark, but it was a really interesting movie, great script,” Lawrence said. “Anyway, the funny part about it is that the production team was having a really hard time with Ryan. This is young Ryan.“I had grown up in the industry so I had known by way around a set by that point.

his obituary website read, per his agent.His agent told Fox News Digital that the TV sitcom star “stepped away from acting several years ago.”Lawlor was “a veteran of the US Army with service in Vietnam,” according to his obituary. Lawlor began his 60-year acting career after graduating from the University of Colorado.

a recent post on X after saying 12-year-olds should be able to get abortions. “When I think of the kids or like the 12-year-old girl that can’t get an abortion or something or you know it’s that that’s what really like rips me apart,” Lyonne said in an interview at the 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in Santa Monica, California.In a post on X on Sunday, Lyonne said her remarks on 12-year-old’s getting abortions were “Not my eloquent best, I grant you.” “To clarify: I meant to say, that in many states now, if a young girl is raped, even by a family member, she would be forced to have that child against her will, or risk going to prison longer than her perpetrator,” Lyonne said.“And yeah, I think that’s about the darkest way to destroy a young woman’s life & autonomy & I say that coming from a place of first hand experience.

she was the victim of “unwanted touching” by her co-star and director in the scene.Over the weekend, an X user shared a clip of Lively’s dance scene with Ryan Reynolds in their 2011 film “Green Lantern” and called out its alleged similarities to the “It Ends With Us” footage.“I noticed that about 30 mins into the film, there’s a scene where Lively and Reynolds characters dance in a bar in an almost identical way to the slow dance scene from IEWU,” the fan wrote.She said the “only difference” between the two scenes is that Lively and her husband are talking in “Green Lantern,” whereas Lively and Baldoni are nonverbal in their dance footage that was used as part of a montage in “It Ends With Us.”“Could it be possible that Lively was trying to recreate the scene to be similar to the scene she did with her husband when she fell in love with him?” the fan asked. “Did she rewrite the scene to mirror the details of the dance? Is this what she means when she says her husband is ‘all over this movie’? Did Reynolds see this and get jealous because it hit a nerve?”Other fans reacted to the alleged connection between Lively’s two movies.“Great observation!! Even down to the twirl!” one fan wrote on X.“Good detective work,” someone else said.“Wow that’s insane, great catch!” a third person wrote.The Post has reached out to reps for Lively, Reynolds and Baldoni.Reynolds and Lively met in 2010 on the set of “Green Lantern” and got married two years later.

Screen Actors Guild Awards, where he won for best actor on Sunday Night.The 29-year-old SAG victor for “A Complete Unknown” — in which he transforms into Bob Dylan — is also winning over indie artists who are calling out Chalamet’s name in song.Singer-songwriter Kate Eberstadt is the latest to give titular tribute to the star of “Call Me By Your Name,” “Dune” and “Wonka” on her new single “Timmy Chalamet.”On the breezy, bittersweet breakup song, she sings, “I wanna drink champagne with Timmy Chalamet/Alone in the church in the middle of the day/Go to confession, then him what I wanna say/I wanna drink champagne with Timmy Chalamet/Chillin’ in the chapel watchin’ ‘Fifty Shades of Grey.’”The song was inspired by the Brooklyn-based artist’s real-life split. “The person that I had been dating and living with and I thought that I was going to marry broke up with me over the phone,” Eberhardt, 33, told The Post.

Demi Moore renaissance.The actor, 66, and “The Substance” actress, 62, starred in the 1995 romance historical drama “The Scarlet Letter” and, 30 years later, he shared that the pair recently reunited.“I’ve not really been that in touch with her, but I just actually reconnected with her because I’ve seen her recently. She is such a wonderful person, Demi,” Oldman exclusively told The Post at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday.

“Suits: LA” should be held in contempt.After the NBC show, which stars Stephen Amell, Josh McDermitt and returnee Gabriel Macht, premiered on Sunday, Feb. 24, viewers took to social media to weigh in on the “Suits” spinoff series — and their reviews weren’t what the network was likely hoping for.One person wrote on X, “Is this the pilot episode or episode 3? It feels like they threw all these characters at us without any introduction and expect us to understand their current storylines they’re involved it. I’m trying soo hard to like this but it’s giving rushed production.”Another user quipped, “Coming from the #1 suits fan on the planet- Suits LA is disgustingly bad.

about fairy-tale characters brought to life deserves a reboot — but with a different cast and characters.“I think that they should reboot it, probably with new people,” Morrison said. “Eddy [Edward] Kitsis and Adam Horowitz were showrunners and creators of that.

2025 SAG Awards on Sunday, Jamie Lee Curtis presented the award for Male Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series, and before she read Colin Farrell’s name as the winner, she leveled a playful accusation at the Irish actor.“And the actor goes to… the man who gave me COVID at the Golden Globes, Colin Farrell,” Curtis, 66, said.“The Penguin” star, 48, went on stage to accept his award, hugged “The Last Showgirl” actress, and said to the crowd, “Guilty as charged!”“But Brendan Gleeson f—ing gave it to me, so I was just spreading the love,” Farrell added, as Curtis laughed on the side of the stage.Farrell and Curtis appeared to be referencing the 2023 Golden Globes, where they both were nominated for their respective projects “The Banshees of Inisherin” (also starring Gleeson, 69) and “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”Three days after the January 2023 award show, Curtis announced that she contracted COVID.“Sadly, this head cheerleader is not going to be at all the weekend festivities cheering on her friends and colleagues,” the actress wrote on Instagram. “Life on life’s terms.

Sunday night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards were mercifully short.Two quick hours, in and out. Other interminable Hollywood events, please take note.The ceremony honoring performers at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles is the last major step on the road to the Oscars, and a pitstop on the cul-de-sac to the Emmys.The SAGs, an embarrassingly glitchy broadcast on Netflix, are a useful bellwether for the Academy Awards.

2025 SAG Awards Sunday as she got onstage to accept the Life Achievement Award, which went to Barbra Streisand last year.Julia Louis-Dreyfus presented the award to Fonda, 87, in front of the star-studded crowd at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, after a montage played that highlighted Fonda’s film and TV career.“This means the world to me,” Fonda said to the crowd. “Thank you SAG AFTRA. Your enthusiasm makes this seem less like a late twilight of my life, and more like a go girl, kick ass.

SAG Award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role for “A Real Pain” on Sunday, and during his speech he randomly called out Adrien Brody.“Thank you for this incredibly heavy award,” Culkin said as he held up his statue on stage at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium.“I don’t think there’s any way anyone can hold this for 45 seconds … which is the allotted time, Adrien Brody. 45 seconds,” he added.The camera showed Brody, 51, — who is nominated in the lead actor category — laughing from his seat in the audience.“There was no reason to take that shot; I love you, it’s a joke.