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In a heartfelt new interview, Angus Cloud‘s mother, Lisa Cloud, shared fond memories of her son and the final moments leading up to his tragic passing on July 31.

While reminiscing in Angus’s graffiti-adorned bedroom, Lisa described him as “beautiful and creative,” cherishing his love for his home and his small room. Pointing to the paint-splattered desk where Angus, whose birth name was Conor, was discovered on that fateful day at the age of 25, Lisa told People, “This is where my boy passed away.”

“I started shaking him and screaming. I pushed him hard, and he fell on the floor. I tried to resuscitate him — mouth to mouth — and I was compressing him,” she recalled through tears. “I was screaming for my neighbor because I didn’t want to leave him and call 911, and I just kept at it until they took him away.” She wipes away a tear. “I miss him so much. He was the love of my life.”

Angus had fallen victim to acute intoxication from an accidental drug overdose, with Fentanyl, benzodiazepines, cocaine, and methamphetamine in his system. 

“It was predominantly the central nervous system depressants. It started to slow his heart and slow his breathing,” Lisa explained. “He got tired from lack of oxygen. Everything just slowed down, and eventually his heart stopped and he went to sleep. But he didn’t kill himself.”

Despite her profound loss, Lisa expressed gratitude for the overwhelming love and support from Angus’s fans and friends.

“He went out at his total power, his total beauty, his total influence, and the reaction that everyone has had is very moving to me,” she added. “You know, he’s not just an actor who overdosed. He was a beautiful soul, and that’s why people miss him so much.”

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Physicist — and arguably cinematic wet blanket — Neil deGrasse Tyson has traditionally been quick to point out scientific inaccuracies in films, but he’s giving Halle Berry‘s 2022 dud Moonfall a top honor.

Well, dishonor, really: He says the movie co-written and directed by Roland Emmerich has dethroned 1998’s Armageddon as the movie that “violates the most laws of physics per minute.”

Tyson’s review of Moonfall, on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show, sounds like a bad Hollywood pitch meeting — but bear in mind, somebody bought this pitch: “The moon is approaching Earth, and they learned that it’s hollow and there’s a moon being made out of rocks living inside of it and the Apollo missions were really to visit, to feed the moon being.”

The scientist laughs, “I just couldn’t.”

Tyson continues, “I thought Armageddon had a secure hold on this crown” of the least science-y science fiction movie, “but apparently not.”

Armageddon posited there was a killer asteroid on a collision course with Earth, so it was up to a ragtag group of oil-working roughnecks — led by Bruce Willis — to go to space and plant a bomb in the rock.

In reality, Tyson explains, that’s far too complicated a solution. “All you gotta do is just nudge it, and if you do that early enough, if you nudge it like 1 centimeter per second to the right, in space there’s no friction, so it’ll just keep drifting to the right.”

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ABC Audio has confirmed that The Drew Barrymore Show is eyeing a return in October.

The news comes a day after a tentative agreement for the Writers Guild of America brought an end to the strike that began in May.

Barrymore became entangled in headlines related to the strike, first winning praise from strikers for stepping down in May as host of the MTV Movie and TV Awards in solidarity with the writers.

However, more recently, she was flamed for her announcement that she was resuming production of her eponymous show while the strike was still on.

She later apologized and changed course, noting on Instagram, “I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over.”

She continued, “I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today.”

After the announcement that she was pausing production until the strike was resolved, producers of other shows that were preparing to get back underway before the strike ended, like CBS’ The Talk and The Jennifer Hudson Show, also made the decision to wait.

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Maury Povich, the guy who turned paternity testing into something of a daytime game show element, says he wants to find out once and for all if Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey are related. 

As reported, McConaughey told Kelly Ripa on her podcast earlier this year that he and his pal Woody might be more than just besties. “In Greece a few years ago, we’re sitting around talking about how close we are and our families,” he said.

“And my mom is there, and she says, ‘Woody, I knew your dad.’ Everyone was aware of the ellipses that my mom left after ‘knew.’ It was a loaded K-N-E-W.” 

The respective stars compared notes, he explained, and figured out there was a window of time while Matthew’s mom and dad were separated that something could have happened.

Woody is a go for a DNA test, but McConaughey told Kelly he’s hesitant: “He’s asking me to take a chance to go, ‘Wait a minute, you’re trying to tell me my dad may not be my dad after 53 years of believing that?'”

At any rate, during an interview with McConaughey on E! News, the host surprised him with a video message from Povich, who said he’s all in. 

“Matthew, I don’t know you; Woody, you’re my pal. But guess what? I would come out of retirement. We could do prime-time DNA: Maury’s back with Woody and Matthew!”

He continued, “I’m ready!”

McConaughey smiled in response, saying to Povich, “I don’t know if we’re going to be calling you to do it on your show, but I like the way you’re thinking.”

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With the Writers Guild of America agreement in place, ABC is moving ahead with season 32 of Dancing with the Stars as scheduled for Tuesday, September 26.

The producers behind the reality competition had been making postponement plans, as picketers had been gathering at rehearsal facilities. Last week competitor Matt Walsh announced a pause in his participation in light of the ongoing strikes.

SAG-AFTRA subsequently issued a statement clearing the performers for the show, but it was the tentative deal struck between negotiators for the WGA and the AMPTP, the group that represents the studios, that apparently cleared the way for the show to proceed.

What’s more, reps for The Hangover vet Walsh say he will also be strapping on his dancing shoes for the premiere, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET, and will be simulcast live on Disney+.

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A 35-year-old man who was charged in the deadly crash that killed actor Treat Williams in June pleaded not guilty in a Vermont court on Monday.

Ryan Koss, of Dorset, Vermont, was charged with grossly negligent operation with death in the June 12 wreck that left the Everwood actor mortally wounded. As reported, the Vermont State Police said Koss’ Honda SUV turned into the path of the 71-year-old actor on his motorcycle.

Williams was airlifted to a hospital, where he died that day.

Koss faces up to 15 years in prison if he’s found guilty, The Associated Press reports.

Back in August, Koss issued a statement offering his condolences for the actor, whom he incidentally considered a friend, thanks to their affiliation with the theater circuit in Vermont. But in the same statement, Koss denied any wrongdoing.

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Emma Heming Willis has been a touchstone for fans of her husband, Bruce Willis, during his battle with frontotemporal dementia, and she appeared on the Today show Monday to give an update. 

This week has been designated FTD Awareness Week, which prompted the appearance alongside Susan Dickinson, the CEO of The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration.

There is no cure for Willis’ FTD, which Heming Willis revealed in February. To co-host Hoda Kotb, Heming Willis said “it’s hard to know” if the Die Hard star is aware of the condition, which forced him to retire from acting. 

“What I’m learning is that dementia is hard. It’s hard on the person diagnosed. It’s also hard on the family,” Emma expressed. “And that is no different for Bruce, or myself, or our girls. When they say that this is a family disease, it really is.”

On how she explained the situation to her and Bruce’s two daughters, Mabel Ray, 11, and Evelyn Penn, 8, Emma said, “We’re a very honest and open household, and the most important thing is to say what the disease was, explain what the disease is … from a medical standpoint.”

She added, “I don’t want there to be any shame or stigma attached to their dad’s diagnosis.”

In February, the family revealed Willis had been diagnosed with the “cruel” disease, which can affect speech and behavior, as well as cause movement problems and even issues with swallowing.

“Unfortunately, challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease Bruce faces. While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis,” they said at the time.

To Today, Emma reiterated that, calling the diagnosis “a blessing and a curse.”

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On Monday, September 25, Adult Swim dropped the full trailer to season 7 of its Emmy-winning animated series Rick and Morty, the first season without Justin Roiland, the co-creator and voice of the two title characters.

Adult Swim is still mum about who subbed for Roiland. Last year, the Comedy Central-owned outlet severed ties with him after domestic charges were filed against him; the charges were later dropped for lack of evidence.

The replacement voice for Rick Sanchez is slightly different from Roiland’s original, but most would be hard-pressed to tell the difference. That said, the new voice of his ever-awkward grandson Morty Smith is spot-on.

As reported, the network even joked about the switch in a press release for the latest season, noting, “Rick and Morty are back and sounding more like themselves than ever!”

Meanwhile, the trailer for season 7 shows the gang up to their usual dimension-hopping high jinks, this time set to Motörhead‘s “Ace of Spades.”

In the coming attraction, Rick changes himself into just a leg; Susan Sarandon is back as family therapist Dr. Wong, only to discover Rick projected himself as a hologram to avoid her; the family goes crazy for “Rick’s famous spaghetti,” and Jerry seeks counsel for “a rake situation.”

Oh, and Ice-T is back. Not the rapper-actor, but the alien character made of ice and shaped like a T.

You’d get it, if you watched.

The fun begins Sunday, October 15, at 11 p.m. ET on Adult Swim.

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Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s two children will stay in New York for the time being, according to court documents obtained by People Monday.

After Sophie petitioned the court asking for the “immediate return” of their daughters to England last week, Sophie and Joe have temporarily agreed to keep their kids in the Southern and Eastern districts of New York, which includes New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley.

In Sophie’s court filing Thursday, she accused Joe of “wrongful retention” of the children — 3-year-old Willa and their 14-month-old identified only as D. — starting on or about September 20. The British actress claimed in the filing that Joe refused to allow their children to travel to England with her and would not hand over their passports.

Joe refuted the claims in a statement from his spokesperson, saying a Florida court order issued after the divorce proceedings were filed restricts both parents from relocating the children.

Joe filed for divorce earlier this month after four years of marriage.

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Just a few days before the release of Kerry Washington‘s upcoming memoir, Thicker Than Water, she sat down with ABC’s Robin Roberts for a candid and raw interview on an array of personal topics. 

Kerry opened up about her journey finding her authentic self and her quest to track down her biological father after she was shocked to find out she was born from a sperm donor.

“I just was like, ‘I’m so curious,’ ’cause I think I knew in that moment that in some way, this was my call to adventure,” she said. She added that her father — the man who raised her — is “open, and curious, and you know, maybe not thrilled, but accepting and supportive.” 

On his daughter opening up on their family’s private life in the memoir, Earl Washington shared, “It doesn’t matter how it affects me. It’s really important how she feels about how she writes. And I thought it was so well-written.”

Her mother, Valerie Washington, shared, “It’s been a journey. It’s been a few years of a lot of emotion and a lotta sharing, but a lot of growing.”

The actor said she hopes that by opening up on additional battles she’s faced, including her mental health issues, an eating disorder and more, she’ll be able to will help others.

“I’ve never wanted to share my private life for the sake of fame or for the sake of attention — but I feel like this sharing is with purpose,” Kerry said.

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