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Aubrey Plaza, has been confirmed.Baena, who was best known for helming independent films such as Life After Beth and The Little Hours, which his wife starred in, was found dead at a Los Angeles residence on Friday (January 3).A cause of death was not shared at the time for the 47-year-old but a medical examiner has now ruled that he died by suicide, according to Sky News. The examiner also said that his body will now be released to his family.Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) confirmed it attended the residence where Baena died and said a coroner will lead the investigation.Baena and Plaza started their relationship in 2011 and married quietly in 2020, before announcing it to the public the following year.

Lamb Of God guitarist Mark Morton has reflected on what it means to him to reach his sixth year of sobriety.The musician had previously been addicted to both alcohol and opiates and shared a message today on his social media reminding anyone struggling with addiction themselves that recovery is possible.“I woke up this morning with 6 years clean & sober. This comes after decades of drinking nearly every day & with the final 10 years of that compounded by an aggressively progressive opiate addiction that almost killed me,” he wrote.“I’m writing this just in case someone out there who feels as hopeless, helpless & crippled by addiction as I once did might read it & start to believe that recovery IS possible.“You can get clean & live a life beyond anything you’ve ever dreamed of.

Paris Hilton has written a heartfelt letter to the House Of Representatives, urging them to pass a bill for victims of child abuse before the Christmas holiday.It comes after the business mogul, singer, DJ and reality star gave an emotional testimony back in 2021, recalling her own experience of emotional, physical and psychological abuse that she suffered while attending boarding school as a teen.In her statement to the government, Hilton encouraged the US House Of Representatives to pass the Stop Institutional Child Abuse bill before they go on their festive breaks, and consider “the children who can’t speak for themselves”.For most of my life, I carried a deep, unspoken pain. I thought if I stayed quiet, if I buried it far enough, maybe I could convince myself it didn’t happen.

Reverend & The Makers‘ Jon McClure has told NME how the band’s new festive single ‘Late Night Phone Call’ is raising money for Samaritans because he has used the charity’s services himself.The single was written by McClure and his regular co-writer Danny Lafrome after they were listening to Elvis Presley’s later Las Vegas era, soon realising it would be suited to becoming a Christmas song. Proceeds from the single go to the Samaritans, whose services of helping vulnerable people are particularly in demand over the festive period.“Broadly speaking, my career has been a U-shape.

Lily Allen has said that she is “not in a good place mentally” and “stopped eating” at the moment.The singer and actor opened up about her current battles during a new episode of her Miss Me? podcast, which she hosts alongside close friend Miquita Oliver. During the episode, Allen got candid about her wellbeing, and revealed she has been going through a hard time.“I’ve been going through a tough time over the last few months and my eating has become an issue,” she began.“My therapist and I talk about it and she says, ‘How long has this been going on?’ And I said, ‘Well, about three years really.’ And she’s like, ‘OK, why haven’t you mentioned it before?’ It’s not because I’m lying about it.

Katie Melua has opened up about suffering an acute psychotic breakdown earlier in her career, attributing it to the pressures of the music industry and touring.During an appearance on the Origins With Cush Jumbo podcast, the 40-year-old singer-songwriter explained: “I had what is called an acute psychotic breakdown and it was crazy. Suddenly that lifestyle of three flights a week, flying from Australia, Japan to America and then let’s make a new record. Let’s write new songs.

reported that OG Maco had been hospitalised due to an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Today (December 16), his family have shared an update on social media regarding his condition.His family wrote: “We want to inform OG Maco’s fans, friends, and supporters that he is currently in critical but stable condition.

Soundgarden are reuniting as Nudedragons for a benefit concert in Seattle later this month.Members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd will reunite for a performance at the Showbox in Seattle on December 14. Their band name is an anagram of Soundgarden and is the same name they used in 2010 when they reunited to play their first show since 1997.The band’s frontman, Chris Cornell, died by suicide on May 18, 2017.

Cher has revealed that Tina Turner once asked her for advice on how to leave abusive husband Ike.In her new memoir Cher: The Memoir, Part One, Cher recounted how she met the late rock’n’roll star on the Sonny & Cher Show, as she appeared twice with Ike.Cher said that Turner once asked for her to help cover a bruise on her arm, and also shared her own experience of leaving abusive relationship with Sonny Bono with Turner. Cher was married to Bono from 1964 to 1975.“I looked at her and told her, ‘I just walked out and kept on going,'” Cher wrote in the memoir.She went on to recall that during their rehearsal, Ike “didn’t smile one time” and played his guitar “without any emotion.” “I just knew whatever he was feeling wasn’t good,” Cher remarked.Cher has also opened up about her marriage to Bono in the same memoir, claiming that he “seriously thought” about killing her by throwing her off a balcony.Bono apparently made the admission to Cher after she revealed she wanted to sleep with their guitarist, referred to as “Bill” in the memoir.Cher wrote: “He laughed a little at that and so did I.

Cher’s late ex-husband Sonny Bono thought about killing her, the singer has said in her new book, Cher: The Memoir, Part One.In the memoir, which was released yesterday (November 19), the 78-year-old wrote that Bono “seriously thought” about killing her by throwing her off a balcony.According to TMZ, Bono, whose divorce from Cher was finalised in 1975, made the confession after Cher admitted to wanting to sleep with the duo’s guitarist, who she identifies only as ‘Bill’.Cher wrote: “He laughed a little at that and so did I. It was crazy that he was telling me.

Pete Townshend has revealed that he has “suicidal” thoughts when he wakes up every morning.The rock legend and founding member of The Who has been open about his mental health struggles for a long time, and as he discussed in a new interview with The Sunday Times, his experience with what he describes as “chemical depression” is ongoing.“When I first wake up I’m suicidal, actually suicidal,” he said.He spoke about choosing to wake up between 2am and 5am each day to help with his mindset, explaining: “I’m still in the state that I was the day before.”He said he has “a couple of cups of tea” and “two digestive biscuits”, which he says is “apparently equal to 17 sugar lumps, and I feel happy”.Townshend sought help from a professional therapist as a younger man, but did not find it to be useful for him, but he does find value in keeping journals. “If I start my journals before I have my cup of tea, I’ll paint a very bleak picture of my life.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has opened up about the impact one of Jelly Roll‘s song had on him during a rough mental health patch.The Red One actor appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Friday (November 15), and said he had discovered the ‘Need a Favor’ singer’s work when he was “going through a hard time”.“That was one of my bouts with depression, and I was struggling, and I was really wobbly,” he said. He has been candid about mental health before, having previously discussed his battle with depression, recalling witnessing his mother attempt suicide and the devasting effect it had on him in 2018.“I was trying to balance a lot, we were pregnant with our second baby,” he continued on Clarkson’s show.

Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda has spoken more about the band’s recent line-up changes and how they came together, including the reasons for guitarist Brad Delson’s absence from live shows. The band announced their comeback in September with a livestream event, where they revealed the addition of Emily Armstrong (formerly of Dead Sara) as their new co-vocalist. Drummer Colin Brittain joined the band too, following the departure of founding member Rob Bourdon.

Reverend & The Makers have shared a new charity Christmas single – check out the video, which features a cameo from Pulp‘s Nick Banks, below.The festive track – ‘Late Night Phonecall’ – has been released in support of the Samaritans.Speaking about the track, frontman Jon McClure said via a press release: “‘Late Night Phone Call’is a weird one in that it isn’t a Christmas song and doesn’t really have a chorus, yet it totally felt like a Christmas pop song from the very beginning.He continued: “It’s also based loosely on a true story where I went out and had a gallon of Guinness and rang [wife] Laura [McClure] up on the way home drunkenly telling her that I love her. As you can see in the video, she wasn’t initially too impressed given the hour but obviously I won her round with a bit of the old Northern charm and apple crumble.“My mum and friends all cried when they heard the song.

Robbie Williams has spoken out about the tragic death of Liam Payne, and said that there needs to be a push for something to be “done in his name to make things better”.The soloist and former One Direction member died on October 16 at the age of 31, after falling from a hotel’s third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Argentinian prosecutor’s office later shared that his cause of death was due to multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding.Soon after the news broke, countless fans and figures from the entertainment world took to social media to pay their respects, and the passing sparked a conversation about mental health in the music industry.One of the figures who was most vocal in calling out for more support was Robbie Williams.

Kevin Costner has said he didn’t even know Yellowstone was coming out this week and added that he disagreed with his character’s ending in the show.*major spoilers for Yellowstone ahead*Costner played the lead character, ranch owner John Dutton, since the first season of the show in 2018, but announced last year that he’d be leaving the series amid speculation that he’d fallen out with creator Taylor Sheridan.Speaking in a new interview with Sirum XM’s The Michael Smercornish Program yesterday (November 11), Costner admitted he hadn’t seen the new season of the show.“I’m going to be perfectly honest. I didn’t know it was actually airing last night,” he told the show.

Doves have announced a trio of intimate UK shows – however they’ll be performing without frontman Jimi Goodwin as he continues to work on his mental health.The Manchester indie veterans marked their return this week with the single ‘Renegades’ and the announcement of sixth studio album ‘Constellations For The Lonely’. This comes after the band were forced to pull the tour for the record so that frontman Jimi Goodwin could focus on his mental health. Now, they’ve announced shows in Stoke, Birkenhead and Hebden Bridge this month, with bandmates and brothers Jez and Andy Williams taking up vocal duties while the frontman continues his recovery.

Doves have made their return with the powerful and brooding new single ‘Renegade’, as well as sharing details of their sixth studio album ‘Constellations For The Lonely’. Check it below, along with our frank interview with the band.The band have been teasing new material over the last week online and with posters in their native Manchester. Now, they’ve confirmed that ‘Constellations For The Lonely will arrive on Valentine’s Day 2025, as a follow-up their chart-topping 2020 album ‘The Universal Want’ – marking the trio’s first full-length record in 11 years, following 2009’s ‘Kingdom Of Rust’.However, the comeback was somewhat short-lived when they were forced to pull the tour for the record so that frontman Jimi Goodwin could focus on his mental health.

Marina Diamandis has opened up about her experience with bulimia and shared that shame should be taken away from the condition.In her new poetry book Eat The World the singer – formerly known as Marina and the Diamonds – used the form of literary art to tackle an assortment of topics such as relationships and their complexities, the good and bad of living in Los Angeles and how she dealt with bulimia during her 20s.The first taster of her book came in the form of Aspartame, one of the poems in her book that chronicled Diamandis’ move to LA at 20 and trying to get the attention of a man while dealing with her condition. The poem described the singer as “rail thin in a polka dress” with “tooth enamel dissolved by stomach acid”.A post shared by ⭑ MARINA ⭑ (@marinadiamandis)Speaking to BBC about the poem, the ‘How To Be A Heartbreaker’ singer said: “This chapter in my life was like 15 years ago, so I feel very much moved on, and I’m able to talk about it and not feel any kind of shame or self-consciousness.”“I think it’s really important to take that mystery or shame away from it,” she continued: “At the end of the day, it’s like any other mental illness or health issue, and it can be life-threatening, and most of all, for the majority of people, it makes your life a misery.“I think with the subject of eating disorders, there’s so much secrecy around the illness itself, like in terms of maintaining it, or being allowed to exist doing what you’re doing without kind of commentary from other people, because it’s obviously such a harmful thing.”She also added that the physical side effects of the illness are what encouraged her to get better.

The Prodigy’s Leeroy Thornhill has opened up about life after Keith Flint, and discussed how he has overcome his own battles with mental health.The musician, who was a part of the band between 1990 and 2000, spoke to The Guardian following the release of his new book, Wildfire. The memoir recalls what it was like to be part of the group during their first decade, and comes with previously unseen photography from their earliest raves up until the peak of their fame.In the new interview, Thornhill recalled the impact that the loss of the frontman had on him, as well as his future with the band.The legendary singer died on March 4, 2019 after taking his own life at the age of 49.“I love him and I always will.

Change.Org website, the petition comes in light of the tragic death of Liam Payne, who died last Wednesday (October 16), after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Now surpassing over 40,000 signatures, it calls for more efforts being made to “safeguard artists” in the entertainment industry, and provide more support for those struggling with mental health.“In recent news of Liam Payne’s tragic death as many others, the entertainment industry needs to be held accountable and be responsible to the welfare of their artists,” wrote Day Kv, who created the petition (which you can sign here).“We seek to implore lawmakers to create legislation safeguarding the mental health of artists within the industry [as well as] regular mental health check-ups, adequate rest periods, and the presence of mental health professionals on-set, including any ongoing support during their career”.Payne rose to fame as part of One Direction during The X Factor‘s 2010 series, after initially auditioning two years earlier at the age of 14.He had also opened up about struggles with addiction and mental health in the past.