On March 10, 2024, the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood was abuzz with the excitement of the 96th Academy Awards. This annual event, which honors films released in the previous year, is a highlight of the Hollywood calendar and a celebration of cinematic achievement.

Vanessa Hudgens at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California | Source: Getty Images

Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, and Charles Roven, winners of the Best Picture award for “Oppenheimer,” pose with Al Pacino at the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

Robert Downey Jr., Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone, and Cillian Murphy at the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

Emma Stone at the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

Al Pacino speaks onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

Al Pacino speaks onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

Al Pacino speaks onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, and Charles Roven, winners of the Best Picture award for “Oppenheimer”, pose with Al Pacino during the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

Al Pacino poses during the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

Emma Stone accepts the Best Actress in a Leading Role award for “Poor Things” onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

Ryan Gosling performs “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie” onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

Emma Stone accepts the Best Actress in a Leading Role award for “Poor Things” from Jennifer Lawrence, Michelle Yeoh, and Charlize Theron during the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone seen backstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

Messi the dog attends the Film Independent Live Read of Justine Triet’s “Anatomy Of A Fall” on February 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California | Source: Getty Images

Ryan Gosling and Messi the dog attends the Academy Award Nominee Luncheon 2024 in Los Angeles, California, from a video dated February 13, 2014 | Source: YouTube/@WION

Messi the dog attends the Film Independent Live Read of Justine Triet’s “Anatomy Of A Fall” on February 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California | Source: Getty Images

Messi the dog at the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

Ryan Gosling at the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

Ryan Gosling at the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

Ryan Gosling and Mandi Gosling at the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

Vanessa Hudgens at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

Yvonne McGuinness and Cillian Murphy at the 96th Annual Oscars on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

Known for his iconic portrayal of Grizzly Adams, Dan Haggerty’s last moments encapsulated a lifetime of experiences in the entertainment industry and beyond.

With humility and grace, he bid farewell to loved ones, leaving behind a legacy of warmth, kindness, and cinematic magic that will endure for generations to come.

If you remember the show Grizzly Adams … you’re old! Oh, the nostalgia! This was long before cable, before computers, before cell phones.

And of course, the series would never have been the same without Dan Haggerty – he seemed so natural portraying the character role.

I think the show resonated so well with people, because the character of Grizzly Adams was a manifestation of who Dan really was. Reading about him today, there are so many heartwarming stories from other actors, to crew members to fans. He was a kind, gentle, and jovial soul.

But let’s start from the beginning and take a look at how this iconic actor came to be the Grizzly Man, captivating an entire generation.

Dan Haggerty’s parents wanted him to become a priest, but that proved easier said than done. Born in 1942 in Los Angeles, he was already a ”wild child” from a young age. According to his best friend Terry Bomar, he went off track and became ”fast and furious.”

Early in life, Haggerty – who was born Gene Jajonski – developed a love for animals and began working on a ranch in the San Fernando Valley. There, he assisted in training animals for various films, caring for a variety of creatures.

In addition, Haggerty was a formidable powerhouse. He delved into bodybuilding during his teenage years and possessed an impressive physique, which naturally landed him job as a stuntman. He also worked as a set builder and furniture maker on several shows. This blend of skills would become invaluable later in life.

Gradually, he began working as an actor in low-budget films. His experience with animals also brought him work as an animal trainer and handler in films produced by Walt Disney Studios. Haggerty directed white tigers, wolverines, eagles, and wild boars in the 1974 feature film When the North Wind Blows. While shooting the movie, the wild-haired Haggerty was forced to chase a tiger across a frozen lake – an event that garnered significant attention among everyone on set.

One of the colleagues couldn’t forget this incident and therefore suggested that Haggerty would be perfect in the upcoming film The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams. The burly, amiable woodsman made a great impression and the low budget indie film was a success. Therefore, NBC wanted more.

A series was created, which aired from 1977 to 1978. It was a show with a clear concepts about nature. Haggerty starred as James Capen ”Grizzly” Adams and his connection with animals was truly magical. The role was a natural fit for Haggerty, and the series ran for 37 episodes, catapulting him to fame.

After the ending of the series, Haggerty starred in a 1982 TV movie titled The Capture of Grizzly Adams. However, his career faced a significant setback in 1984 when he was arrested for cocaine possession, leading to a 90-day jail sentence.

The actor was caught selling drugs to an undercover police officer, who was part of a task force targeting prominent figures in the entertainment scene in Los Angeles.

A few months later, Haggerty nearly killed himself in a motorcycle accident. While hospitalized, he was once again convicted in court, this time for failing to pay taxes.Fortunately, he managed to bounce back fairly quickly, and it appeared that his court-mandated community service prompted him to reconsider his choices.

”I’m trying to give back to the system. The system’s been good to me,” he told Los Angeles Times in 1987.

Dan Haggerty was an enterprising man. Already in the 1960s, he opened a leather shop in Los Angeles called “Cornucopia.” He also created a Cajun barbecue sauce that sold well in the California area. Overall, Haggerty had a genuine passion for food. He began cooking his own meals at the age of 17, shortly after getting married.

”I had to do it to survive,” he quipped.

In 1975, the actor moved to southern France for a brief period to film the movie “The Christmas Tree.” There, he developed a keen interest in food and befriended many local chefs. He took lessons at the Cordon Bleu School and learned the craft from the ground up.

In the early 1990s, he decided to open his own restaurant, Haggerty’s Bistro.

Located in Studio City, just over the hill from the Hollywood bustle, the French-inspired restaurant served a variety of dishes, including Haggerty’s famous “Log Sandwich” – sirloin steak sliced very thin, provolone cheese, green peppers, onions, tomatoes, and Italian spices served in a fresh Italian roll.

The restaurant was operated by Haggerty’s wife, his brother Jim, and his eldest daughter Tracey. Haggerty’s primary focus remained on his acting career. He reprised his Grizzly Adams character in several TV series and made guest appearances on Charlie’s Angels and The Love Boat.

In 1991, he was involved in another motorcycle accident and crushed several bones in his body. Rumors circulated that he had died, but fortunately, that was not the case.

Pulled the plug on his wife

In the TV series that made him famous, Dan Haggerty portrayed a character who lived a solitary life and was accustomed to fending for himself. But the producers actually toyed with the idea of creating a wife for him.

In an interview, Haggerty revealed how the network conducted a poll among the audience to determine whether they wanted his character to have a romantic interest, and the audience voted against it. The reason the audience didn’t want him to have a wife or family seemed to stem from idolizing him as a monk or priest figure, someone who would take care of anyone and everyone he came across.

In real life, Haggerty tied the knot twice. His first marriage was to Diane Rooker in 1959. The couple exchanged vows in Las Vegas when they were both 17 years old.

Dan and Diane attended school in the same Los Angeles suburb. Their paths crossed when Diane was crowned homecoming queen and Dan stood out as a star football player at a rival school.

No one believed their relationship would last long, but the doubters were proven wrong. Together, they raised two daughters, Tracey and Tammy. The couple lived in the Malibu mountains together with their kids – and lions, wolves and eagles.

In 1984, Dan and Diane divorced.

That same year, Haggerty found love again and married Samantha Hilton. Their union resulted in two sons, Dylan and Cody, and a daughter, Megan.

The couple remained happily married until tragedy struck the family. During a motorcycle ride in 2008, Samantha Hilton crashed with a deer.

Samantha was on her way home from a dinner and was not wearing a helmet, according to the Globe. The accident was described as a freak accident, and the then 53-year-old Samantha was airlifted to the hospital.

Unfortunately, there was nothing the doctors could do. Dan Haggerty learned about the accident while he was out playing golf in Florida. His pregnant daughter called and told him the terrible news, and Haggerty flew home immediately to be by his wife’s side. Sadly, Samantha suffered severe brain damage, and the doctors told Haggerty that she was gone.

He had to pull the plug; there was nothing more to be done.

”It was the hardest, most heartbreaking decision I’ve ever had to make, to tell the doctors to let my beautiful Sam slip away into her long sleep. I wept like a child.”

Cancer diagnosis

In August 2015, Haggerty received more devastating news: he was diagnosed with spinal cancer following the discovery of a tumor during back surgery.

The news shook him and his loved ones to the core. Despite putting up a brave fight, the cancer ultimately claimed his life on January 15, 2016, in Burbank, California. He continued working right up until his passing; his Internet Movie Database page indicates that he had three films in post-production in 2016.

Haggerty’s passing left a profound void in the hearts of many, as his legacy as Grizzly Adams and his vibrant presence in the entertainment industry will forever be cherished and remembered.

”He wasn’t a choirboy by any stretch of the imagination. He was a pirate! He would light up any room he walked into – he had infectious laughter,” his longtime friend, Terry Bomar, said.

Final words

Their final conversation together became an emotional one.

”He had a great Thanksgiving, he had a great Christmas and a decent New Year, and then he took a turn for the worse,” Bomar told USA Today in 2016. ”I talked to him yesterday morning, they put on the speaker phone, I told him I loved him, and the last words I heard him say was ‘I love you.’”

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s start to 2024 has not been great. The Princess of Wales underwent surgery in mid-January, and not long after, King Charles began his cancer treatment after doctors found it during his enlarged prostate treatment.

While William took on a lot of responsibility for their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, he simultaneously juggled his royal duties. However, as the date when Kate could be back on royal duty approaches, one of the most significant setbacks of their joint royal life has arrived.

With the recent picture mishap, where Kate had edited the Mother’s Day photo of herself and her children, news agencies dropped the picture because it appeared to have been manipulated. Still, to this day, royal fans haven’t gotten any information about how she is actually doing besides some minor updates, and the fact that she isn’t showing herself in public—or even posting a new picture—has many worried.

While King Charles hoped that William and Harry’s feud would end, making the rest of his life a little easier, a royal expert now claims that the Prince and Princess of Wales have put him in an even worse situation.

After Christmas, about nine months after King Charles officially was crowned king at his May coronation in Westminister Abbey, it appeared that the royal family was on its way to move into a new era. King Charles and Queen Camilla – who have not only been accepted by the public but also very much liked – have taken the reign after the late Queen Elizabeth. At the same time, Prince William and Kate Middleton’s popularity has continued to grow.

Kate Middleton – mystery about her health status

Meanwhile, their children are growing fast, and the royal line of succession is secured for a long time. Also, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s attacks on the royal family ended, and as everyone screamed “Happy New Year” a few months ago, everything seemed OK.

But at this point, we know things changed quickly. In mid-January, royal fans worldwide were left in shock as Kate Middleton underwent what Kensington Palace stated was a “planned abdominal surgery” and was to be out from royal duty until after Easter. At the same time, the Princess of Wales decided not to disclose any details about her medical condition, which she is entitled to but wasn’t quite as appreciated by royal fans and experts.

Further, King Charles went through enlarged prostate treatment – and doctors found that he had cancer. Luckily, it was announced that it was found in an early stage, and the monarch will hopefully be back to full speed in a while.

As Easter approaches, many believed the world would soon see Kate Middleton back on royal duty. However, only a few minor updates have been made to Kate’s health since she underwent abdominal surgery.

The American tabloid TMZ published the first picture taken of Kate before Christmas some weeks ago, but Kensington Palace stayed quiet. But on Mother’s Day, March 10, it finally arrived.

On Prince William and Kate Middleton’s official Instagram account, a picture of Kate and Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Louis was published as Kate wished everyone a happy Mother’s Day. Fans were overjoyed to see Kate doing well – but only hours later, everything changed.

Kate Middleton – manipulated photo

Social media users began investigating the picture, and it was soon apparent that it had significant issues. The editing could have been better done, and it was evident that something needed to be fixed. Some parts appeared to have been manipulated, including Princess Charlotte’s jumper and Kate Middleton’s right hand, which also missed a wedding ring.

News agencies, including the Associated Press and Getty, issued a “kill notice,” an advisory notice to remove or not use a specific photo.

“It appears that the source has manipulated the image,” the Associated Press notification read.

AP also released a statement, saying, “The Associated Press initially published the photo, which was issued by Kensington Palace. The AP later retracted the image because at closer inspection, it appears that the source had manipulated the image in a way that did not meet AP’s photo standards. The photo shows an inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte’s left hand.”

Kate Middleton now finds herself in the middle of a massive storm. Conspiracy theories had already begun spreading in February about her health, where she was, and why Kensington Palace stayed quiet. The picture could’ve shut down it all, but now, things are getting ugly.

There are more conspiracy theories about what is going on than ever, and Kate Middleton is being accused of not telling the truth. It’s important to remember that we don’t exactly know what is going on or how much Kate Middleton really has to do with it.

Kate Middleton issued apology – royal expert says palace is to blame

However, we do know that the Princess of Wales decided to apologize for the picture, saying that she edited it and posted it to her and her husband’s official accounts.

“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C,” Kate Middleton wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Fans and experts have different opinions about whether Kate is to blame for this royal mess. Previously, many have called for the palace to release new pictures of her to end all speculations. Meanwhile, as the picture mishap has grown into an international news story, no picture has yet been released, and even more wonder—and worry—what is going on with Kate.

Several royal experts have argued that Kate needs to take responsibility for her actions. At the same time, royal expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox that the palace is responsible for what she calls “yet another public relations disaster.”

“The certainty is that a ‘slimmed down monarchy’ means fewer are guiding the royals and those who are aren’t as media savvy as they need to be,” Fordwich said. “In our fast-paced world with tech-savvy media outlets, the palaces need to hire the best and brightest in such fields.”

Although Kate had to apologize, the royal expert pointed out that Kate Middleton showed “integrity” by doing so.

“While this certainly isn’t ‘business as usual’ nor what we would expect from a royal household… it shows great humility to admit one’s mistakes,” Fordwich continued. “Others might have either remained silent or tried to blame another. Kate issued a straight-up, no-nonsense apology. Many could learn a lesson from such.”

“It was pretty much an amateur job “

Royal expert Rob Jobson, author of Our King: Charles III – The Man and the Monarch Revealed, agreed with Hilary Fordwich, saying it wasn’t Kate Middleton’s fault that things came to this.

“We can’t really blame Kate,” he told The Sun.

“Now it hasn’t passed that muster, if you like, and that’s because it was pretty much an amateur job on doing so. So, really, there needed to be some advisers around doing that job, making sure that in this modern world of modern communications that, you cannot tamper with photographs that are being issued as official photographs.”

“It damages the integrity of the organization that is issuing a photograph,” Jobson added, saying that Kate had done the palace a “favor” by accepting the responsibility. However, the manipulated picture has “added fuel to the fire.”

King Charles is laying low and has not commented on Kate’s surgery, her recovery, or the newly manipulated picture. The monarch, who was crowned in May last year, is undergoing cancer treatment and has decided to rest at Sandringham in between his doctor’s appointments.

Over the years, King Charles has had to be at the center of several feuds, not only between him and Harry and Meghan but also between his two sons. Meanwhile, Harry lashed out at his father – and brother – in his Spare book.

King Charles & the many royal family feuds

One of the stories in his book took place in 2019 at his London home, where Harry wrote that he and William had a physical confrontation. The Duke claimed William had called his wife, Meghan, “abrasive,” “rude,” and “difficult,” something Harry called “parrot the press narrative.”

It escalated, and Harry described how William “grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and … knocked me to the floor.”

“He set down the water, called me another name, then came at me. It all happened so fast. So very fast. He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor. I landed on the dog’s bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out,” Harry wrote.

The Duke then described how William urged him to hit back, describing their fights as children. When Harry refused, the future king left before returning later “looking regretful, and apologized.” Harry said he sustained visible injuries on his back.

The royal family has not commented on the shocking claim – along with everything else Harry and Meghan have said. It’s safe to say it will most likely stay that way.

At the time, King Charles wasn’t there. However, a few years later, following Prince Philip’s funeral in 2021, Harry, William, and Charles had a meeting at Frogmore Cottage that didn’t end well.

King Charles asked Prince Harry & Prince William to not make his “final years a misery”

In Spare, Harry wrote that his family members had “come for a fight” as they tried to reconcile with him. The Duke said the least they wanted was to understand why they had left the royal family in the first place.

“I tried to explain my side of things. I wasn’t at my best. For starters. I was still nervous, fighting to keep my emotions in check, while also striving to be succinct and precise,” Harry wrote. “More, I’d vowed not to let this encounter devolve into another argument. But I quickly discovered that it wasn’t up to me.”

But, as previously mentioned, it didn’t end well. Before the main subject was to be discussed – when King Charles asked about the weather and the funeral – Harry felt he was cut off whenever he wanted to speak. Eventually, the two brothers got “heated,” and their father had to step in.

Harry recalled Charles “looking up at our flushed faces,” saying, “please, boys, don’t make my final years a misery.”

Now, not even a year after officially becoming king, Charles finds himself in another kind of ‘misery’ as both he and Kate have been ill. Meanwhile, the manipulated picture is turning into a scandal, and the fact that royal fans aren’t being given any information about what is happening isn’t making things easier.

King Charles finds himself in a very tough spot, especially since his first son – the future king – and the coming queen have become the main characters, most likely seeking guidance from the monarch.

Royal expert claims Prince William and Kate Middleton has made a “Chernobyl-sized mess”

We don’t—and probably never will—know what goes on behind the scenes. Meanwhile, royal expert Daniela Elser states that Kate Middleton and Prince William have made this situation a massive problem for themselves and dragged King Charles into their issues.

“Here (the Mother’s Day picture) was a jolly god-given opportunity to tamp down the mania that has engulfed social media; here was a chance to prove that the Princess of Wales is alive and well-enough to work her trusty curling tongs,” Elser wrote for News.com.au.

“This should have finally set things to rights, a return to cool-headedness, normalcy, sanity. Oh no. In the place of a nice return to regular viewing, those major news agencies put out that ‘kill notice’ and things went nuclear.”

Elser continued, “For Charles this is something of a Chernobyl-sized mess (instance #868) in that no one seems to have even the remotest clue how to put out this inferno or begin to clean things up. All that William and Kate and their Kensington Palace’s office have managed over the last few weeks is to create this chaotic, shambolic, out-of-control situation which is now being reported on by every major outlet globally.”

While he will soon celebrate his coronation’s first anniversary, Elser argues that King Charles will have little time to celebrate. The fact that Kate Middleton and Prince William have put themselves in this situation is one reason.

‘William and Kate are making Charles’ life a misery’

But the royal expert also says it’s because Harry and Meghan still are somewhat present—and could cause chaotic scenes.

“In years of writing about the royal family, charting their downfalls, their exits, their TV shows, podcasts, books, interviews, interviews again, births, deaths and energetic visits to waste recycling plants, I have never seen anything like the insanity, and the inanity, of the last few weeks,” Daniela Elser added.

“In Harry’s memoir Spare he recounted the father saying in 2021 during a heated scene ‘Please, boys. Don’t make my final years a misery’ – sadly, William and Kate are accidentally doing exactly that this week.”

Keanu Reeves was snapped with his fresh haircut at the Oscar Party event. Once the photo went public, fans were split on whether it was a good decision.

Keanu Reeves during the 2023 Bottle Rock Napa Valley festival on May 27, 2023 in Napa, California | Source: Getty Images

Keanu Reeves is seen at “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on October 5, 2022 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

Keanu Reeves arriving “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Show on October 5, 2022 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

Keanu Reeves at the Saint Laurent Mens Spring Summer 20 Show on June 6, 2019 in Paradise Cove Malibu, California | Source: Getty Images

Brigitte Nielsen is married to Mattia Dessi, whom she met in Switzerland in 2004. The couple first crossed paths when Brigette was 41 and Mattia was 25. In the beginning, their relationship played out on VH1’s reality show “Strange Love.”

John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston’s love story is one fit for a movie. They first met at a screen test for the 1989 “The Experts,” got married in 1991, and had three children together. The two were blessed with a daughter, Ella Bleu, and sons, Benjamin and Jett. The couple experienced a joyful marriage and enjoyed parenting their amazing children.

Kelly Preston gets a visit from John Travolta and Jett while on location filming the 1997 motion picture “Addicted to Love” in 1996. | Source: Getty Images

Ella, John Travolta, Kelly Preston, and Jett pose in an undated picture. | Source: Getty Images

Kelly Preston attends the “Casino Jack” premiere during the 35th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, on September 16, 2010. | Source: Getty Images

Benjamin Travolta | Source: Instagram/johntravolta/

Benjamin Travolta | Source: Instagram/johntravolta/

Benjamin Travolta | Source: Instagram/johntravolta/

John and Benjamin Travolta | Source: Instagram/johntravolta/

Matthew Perry’s will reveals the establishment of a trust named after a beloved Woody Allen film character, leaving over $1 million in assets, according to legal documents obtained by DailyMail.com.

The late Friends star, who tragically passed away from a ketamine overdose at the age of 54 on October 28, 2023, devised a will in 2009, expressing his desire to allocate “a majority of his belongings to a trust.”

This trust, titled the Alvy Singer Living Trust, pays homage to Allen’s iconic character from the 1977 film Annie Hall. Documents specify the value of Perry’s personal property at “a little over $1 million,” representing additional assets outside of his private trust.

With an estimated net worth of $120 million, Perry made a provision in his will stating that any children he might have after 2009 were not explicitly entitled to his fortune.

Isa Ferguson and Robin Ruzan, ex-wife of Mike Myers, serve as co-executors of the will. Both Perry and Ruzan collaborated on the game show Celebrity Liar during the 2010s. Beneficiaries of the trust include Perry’s father John Perry, mother Suzanne Morrison, half-sister Caitlin Morrison, and ex-girlfriend Rachel Dunn, whom he dated from 2003 to 2005. Perry signed the will on October 26, 2009.

As the famed Chandler Bing on Friends from 1994 to 2004, Perry reportedly earned $20 million annually in residuals from the show. It’s anticipated that Perry’s parents will manage his acting royalties and other aspects of his estate, including his 2022 memoir, according to Tasha Dickinson, a trusts and estates partner at Day Pitney.

Perry’s autopsy revealed that he died from the acute effects of ketamine and drowning, with ketamine levels in his system comparable to those of a hospital patient under general anesthesia. The Los Angeles coroner’s office cited drowning, coronary artery disease, and the effects of buprenorphine as contributing factors to his death, ruling it an accident.

Despite undergoing ketamine infusion therapy for depression, Perry hadn’t received treatment for a week and a half before his demise. The high ketamine levels in his bloodstream, according to medical examiner Raffi Djabourian, would lead to cardiovascular overstimulation and respiratory depression, contributing to his death. Perry’s blood ketamine levels were significantly elevated, while tests indicated the absence of alcohol, cocaine, heroin, meth, or fentanyl.

Matthew Perry’s ‘will statement’ reveals $1 million left for trust

Perry was found unresponsive in the hot tub at his Los Angeles residence on October 28, stunning the entertainment industry and grieving fans worldwide. His death highlights the complexities of mental health treatment and the risks associated with certain medications.

It wouldn’t really be the Oscars if there wasn’t some sort of on-stage slip-up or gaffe, would it?

This year’s bungle – missed by absolutely no one, we might add – saw legendary actor Al Pacino prematurely announce the Academy Award for Best Picture in what some people are referring to as the biggest mistake since the La La Land/Moonlight mixup of 2016.

When called upon to present the award for Best Picture, Al Pacino skipped over the nominees entirely – no small error given that Best Picture is largely considered the biggest of all the awards to be handed out.

Now, unless you’re a complete stranger to awards season in the film industry, you’ll be familiar with how standard operating procedure works relating to the presenting of awards.

The presenter – usually a high-profile name within the industry – takes to the stage and first reads the nominations for the category in question. This is not only to remind people of who’s in with a chance of winning, but also to ensure that each and every nominee is given their rightful recognition.

At last night’s 96th Academy Awards, however, actor Al Pacino leapt over that pivotal part of the process, instead opening the envelope and announcing Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer as the winner in the Best Picture category instead.

In addition to Best Picture, Oppenheimer took home six additional awards last night, including those of Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.

Pacino’s premature announcement was a major talking point last night, with internet users unable to keep themselves from commenting. It should be noted that most people saw the mistake through a humorous lens.

 “Al Pacino creating a Moonlight/La La Land moment while still reading the right name. Master class,” one person wrote.

A second added: “Whatever just happened with the Best Picture presentation wasn’t a La La Land/Moonlight screwup, but Pacino just blurting out ‘I see Oppenheimer here!’ was definitely not how it was supposed to go.”

A third joked: “If Al Pacino said the winner was La La Land that would have been the best moment of the night.”

The La La Land references hark back to 2016, when the award for Best Picture was wrongly announced as going to La La Land instead of Moonlight. Making matters worse, people were in the middle of acceptance speeches when the mistake was relayed.

As per reports, on that occasion the announcer had been given the envelope for Best Actress (won by Emma Stone in La La Land) instead of that of Best Picture.

Charlize Theron dazzled attendees and spectators alike with her appearance at this year’s Vanity Fair Oscar Party, an event that annually attracts the glitterati of Hollywood.

Charlize Theron at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, dated March 2024 | Source: Facebook/CharlizeTheron

Charlize Theron at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, dated March 2024 | Source: Facebook/CharlizeTheron

Charlize Theron at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, dated March 2024 | Source: Facebook/CharlizeTheron

Charlize Theron at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, dated March 2024 | Source: Facebook/CharlizeTheron

Charlize Theron at the Oscars, dated March 2024 | Source: Instagram/CharlizeAfrica

Charlize Theron at the Oscars, dated March 2024 | Source: Instagram/CharlizeAfrica

Charlize Theron at the Oscars, dated March 2024 | Source: Instagram/CharlizeAfrica

Charlize Theron at the Oscars, dated March 2024 | Source: Instagram/CharlizeAfrica

Charlize Theron at the Oscars, dated March 2024 | Source: Instagram/CharlizeAfrica

Charlize Theron at the Oscars, dated March 2024 | Source: Instagram/CharlizeAfrica

Charlize Theron attends the “Fast X” Premiere at Colosseo on May 12, 2023 in Rome, Italy | Source: Getty Images

Charlize Theron at the premiere of “Atomic Blonde” in July 2017. | Photo: Getty Images

Michelle Visage, RuPaul Charles, Charlize Theron, and Carson Kressley on the main stage of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” posted on January 6, 2023 | Source: Instagram/charlizeafrica

Ariana Grande’s new single The Boy is Mine was a ‘slap in the face’ for her boyfriend Ethan Slater’s wife, according to insiders, who claim she believes the singer is ‘rubbing it in’ that she ‘stole him’ from her.

Broadway star Slater, 31, split from his former high school sweetheart Lilly Jay, with whom he has a one-year-old son, after striking up a controversial new romance with Grande, 30, while working on Wicked last year.

The pair were plagued with cheating allegations – something sources close to them vehemently denied – but Grande appears to have refueled speculation with her latest single, in which she sings: ‘Please know this ain’t what I planned for… Something about him is made for somebody like me.’

Taking aim at the track, a source close to Jay told DailyMail.com: ‘Ariana’s new album just shows what kind of woman she truly is. To sing a song called The Boy Is Mine is not only a slap in the face to his still wife Lilly, but a slap in the face to all women.

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Ariana Grande appears to address her shock romance with Ethan Slater (pictured in December) on her new track The Boy is Mine

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Slater, 31, filed for divorce from Lilly Jay (pictured) in July 2023 shortly before his relationship with Grande, 30, was made public

‘As Lilly said from the get-go, Ariana is not a girl’s girl and Ethan’s family is collateral damage. Ariana basically rubbed it in Lilly’s face that she stole Ethan from Lilly then asks her fans to not interpret her song the wrong way. This is not an interpretation. It is her literal words.’

Released on March 8, The Boy is Mine is the second single from her album Eternal Sunshine and sees her singing about a man she shouldn’t date because she ‘don’t wanna ’cause no scene’ as she is ‘usually so unproblematic.’

Other lyrics include: ‘The boy is mine/ I can’t wait to try him/ Le-let’s get intertwined/ The stars, they aligned.’

‘Ariana left nothing up to interpretation,’ the source continued. ‘She spelled it out and those close to Lilly believe she did this because she is upset that Ethan’s divorce is still dragging out.

‘She wants him all to herself and feels that – because he is still legally married – she cannot truly have him.’

They finished: ‘Everyone close to Lilly, and who knows Ethan, is just waiting for karma to slap him and Ariana in the face. It will come.’

Last week Grande described The Boy is Mine as a ‘bad girl anthem,’ telling Zane Lowe: ‘This is a very bad idea, I think, but there is a large group of my fans that really, they do love a bad girl anthem. And this is, I think, I kind of an elevated version of that.’

She was previously lambasted for her single Yes, And? which appears to take aim at the hate she received over her romance with Slater.

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Grande described the track as a ‘bad girl anthem’ as she opened up about her new album Eternal Sunshine in a recent interview with Zane Lowe

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Slater’s estranged wife Jay reportedly feels Grande’s new track is a ‘slap in the face’ to her and all women

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Slater and Grande struck up a romance after meeting on the set of Wicked in which she plays Glinda the Good Witch and he plays a munchkin called Boq – pictured behind-the-scenes

 Repeatedly asking, ‘Yes, and?’ she urges listeners to reflect on why they feel compelled to comment on her life.

Lyrics include: ‘Your business is yours, and mine is mine. Why do you care so much whose d*** I ride?’

In another line she sings: ‘Now I’m so done with caring what you think, no I won’t hide underneath your own projections or change my most authentic life.’

Following the song’s release on January 12, a source close to Jay spoke exclusively to DailyMail.com and slammed the Dangerous Woman singer for her ‘disrespectful’ attitude.

‘For her to take the opportunity in her first song since all of this went down to show a complete lack of remorse for her actions is utterly disrespectful,’ the insider raged.

‘Ariana is dating a man who is still married. She is flaunting her relationship with a married man – a married man who has a one-year-old child at home with his still wife. Yes, Ariana has destroyed a home and she does not seem to care.’

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Grande was previously lambasted for her single Yes, And? (pictured in the music video) which appears to take aim at the hate she received over her romance with Slater

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Ariana privately married Dalton Gomez in May 2021 before their unexpected split was revealed in July 2023. Their divorce was finalized in October 2023

It was first reported in July last year that Grande and Slater were dating, just days after news of her split from ex-husband Dalton Gomez, 28, broke, and Slater filed for divorce from Jay.

The pair first met in December 2022 on the UK set of the film adaptation of the smash-hit musical, in which Grande plays Glinda – the good witch – alongside Slater as munchkin Boq.

In November 2023, it was reported that the duo had taken their relationship to the next level, with Grande said to be living with the actor in New York City, during his turn in Broadway musical Spamalot.

Jay was left heartbroken by the breakdown of her marriage and felt ‘betrayed’ by Grande who had spent time with herself and Slater while they were still together.

Slater and Jay are currently in the midst of finalizing their divorce. Grande and Gomez’s was finalized on October 6.