Day: May 27, 2026

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We have tragic news to report from the world of sports today.

Marc Johnson — the beloved skateboarder who helped establish the Bay Area as one of the major centers of the sport — has passed away.

He was just 49 years old.

News of Johnson’s passing comes courtesy of his friend and fellow skater Louie Barletta, who penned a lengthy social media post for Thrasher magazine.

“Marc Johnson passed away today. He was one of the most talented and creative people to ever step on or off a skateboard,” Barletta wrote, adding that Johnson visited him in San Jose just days before his death:

“He was sober, healthy, and full of life. We had a blast reminiscing about the old days. He seemed genuinely excited about the future. He even extended his ticket by a couple of days so he could explore some of the old haunts around San Jose,” Barletta recalled, adding:

“When it came time to drop him off at the airport, he handed me an envelope.

“I waited until I got home to open it. Inside was a three-page list of his hopes and dreams for the future. Never in a million years did I imagine that less than a month later, he would be gone.”

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“I watched him achieve all his skateboard dreams, and I sat next to him at the Away Days premiere—only to later watch his career fall apart.

“I still don’t understand why my friend is gone at 49 years old. I don’t know why he chose to come visit me. Was there some bigger purpose to it, or was he looking for closure?

“Marc was a genius and a tortured soul. He told me he wanted to be remembered for his skateboarding, not for his failures or shortcomings.

Barletta went on to write that after a troubled youth, Johnson “made it out, traveled the world, and touched so many lives.”

“He gave opportunities to people who might never have had a chance otherwise,” Barletta concluded.

Our thoughts go out to Marc Johnson’s loved ones during this enormously difficult time.

Marc Johnson Cause of Death: Skateboarding Icon Was 49 was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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It’s no secret that Kate Gosselin is a dog-lover. At least, that’s the way that she sees it.

Critics would argue that she might not fully understand what it’s like to love and nurture unconditionally.

At any rate, one of her dogs died late last year.

In an emotional update, the disgraced former reality star is detailing the trials of adopting her newest dog.

‘It’s getting to be a lot’

On Tuesday, May 26, Gosselin took to her TikTok page to share a video in which she seemed to be emotional.

“I was just crying this morning,” she told viewers.

The video specified that this was the “day 12 update” on her recently adopted rescue dog, Koda.

“I’m tired,” Gosselin expressed. “It’s getting to be a lot, which makes me sound like a baby.”

She continued: “But the truth is, I’ve just been on watch constantly hoping nothing happens and watching them all the time.”

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Day 12 update on our #rescuedog #Koda and her sister #Meika

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Gosselin had already adopted Meika, Koda’s sibling. Both are Belgian Malinois mixes. She is now seeking to integrate Koda into the household.

The disgraced former reality TV star explained that it has been “a lot” trying to manage the schedules of both dogs.

“Koda is a humongous personality,” she described.

“She is now very obsessed with her ball, equally as Meika, and she could run forever,” Gosselin listed.

“[Koda] destroyed a rug yesterday and she tried to destroy — this makes me cry — Nanuq’s bed that used to be Shoka’s,” Gosselin said of her late German Shepherds.

‘That would really break my heart’

“It’s our favorite bed. I’ve had it for 15 plus years or more … and it’s very special to me,” Gosselin expressed.

“[Koda] sleeps on it at night. It’s the bed we keep in our room. That really upset me. That would really break my heart. And I know that things get destroyed.”

Gosselin complained that the “pressure” and “strain and stress” have been “weighing on” her.

On her and on her former bodyguard, current boyfriend Steve Neild.

All of the stress, Gosselin reported, had caused her to “doubt” herself.

“At the end of the day, probably no one else would have saved her,” Gosselin then claimed about her new dog.

“So, I know that we’re doing a good thing,” she continued.

Gosselin declared: “We just have to hang in.”

Considering the sort of parent to human beings that she has shown herself to be, it is sad — but not a surprise — that the same institutions that allowed her to be a parent to eight (eventually, just six) kids also allow her to adopt dogs.

It seems that Gosselin sees herself as almost a martyr for adopting these dogs. That seems consistent with how many critics have described her.

Kate Gosselin Complains About ‘Stress and Strain’ of Training New Dog: … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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As we previously reported, troubled Teen Mom star Ryan Edwards is back in the news after his wife, Amanda Conner, was arrested on suspicion of DUI over the holiday weekend.

Ryan was the one who called the cops, and while he also (reportedly) bailed Amanda out after she spent a few hours in police custody, it seems that that gesture wasn’t enough to make amends.

Later that same day, Amanda called the cops on Ryan and alleged that he had abused her. Now, her sister has entered the fray to corroborate those claims.

As The Ashley’s Reality Roundup first reported, Amanda’s sister, Ashley, took to Facebook earlier this week to share her own take on the situation.

“I did just wanna get on here and clear up a few things … in this whole situation involving my sister Amanda Conner and Ryan, y’all definitely don’t have the whole story,” Ashley stated, adding:

“There are large, like, very crucial elements to the story, to the situation, and not just that night … there’s large pieces of information missing that y’all don’t know about or whatever, because they were not brought to your attention.”

Ashley went on to accuse of Ryan of physically assaulting Amanda.

“I’m not taking up for Amanda, because you know, I’m not taking up for that at all, but I was on the phone with Amanda, she called me,” she said.

“[Ryan and Amanda] had got into it. They have been getting into it a lot here lately, and even to the point of him being physical with her, whooping her a–, choking her out,” Ashley continued, adding:

“I mean, it was a couple of months ago and he about killed her. I mean, choking her out, whooping her a– and everything. [He] about killed her and y’all don’t know about that because she didn’t call the police.”

Ashley went on to state that Amanda “probably definitely should have” called the police because “she thought that her life was going to end.”

“She lost consciousness multiple times and continued to be choked and strangled,” Ashley alleged.

As Teen Mom fans know, Ryan claims to be sober after several years of jail stints and court-ordered rehab. He met Amanda while they were both in recovery.

Now, Ashley is suggesting that Ryan and Amanda have both relapsed.

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“There are no innocent bystanders in that situation,” she said.

“They’re right there, hand-in-hand. They are husband and wife, they live together. I mean, they’re both addicts, so take from that what you will … I’ll say that, that no, these assumptions that because he called the law that he is sober, that is a completely false narrative. That’s not true at all.”

Ashley went on to say that Ryan and Amanda were sober for the early days of their relationship — possibly while Amanda was pregnant with their first child — but she claims those days are gone.

“They were doing good for a good year-and-a-half [to] two years that I know of,” she said. “They were doing good, and when I say doing good, they were taking care of business, doing what they were supposed to be doing, sober– everybody was sober.”

Ashley sort of just trailed off at that point — but we think she made her point loud and clear.

Amanda Conner’s Sister Says Ryan Edwards Nearly Killed Her By Strangulation was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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