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We have tragic news to report from the world of social media today.
Beloved content creator Michael Duarte, better known as FoodWithBearHands, has passed away unexpectedly.
While details are still scarce, Duarte’s loved ones have confirmed that he passed away in a “horrible accident” while traveling with his family in Texas.
News of Duarte’s passing comes to us courtesy of his talent agency, Alooma Media Group.
“It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our valued client and dear friend, Michael Duarte,” the company said in a statement (via People).
“He was a true & loyal partner, a trusted collaborator, and above all, a remarkable person. His passion, professionalism, and creativity left a lasting mark not only on our team but on everyone who had the privilege of working with him,” the statement continued.
“We ask that you lift Michael’s family up in prayer during this extremely difficult time. This heartbreak came without warning, leaving Jessica to incur the expense of bringing him back home to California and covering funeral expenses.”
Michael’s loved ones echoed those remarks in a GoFundMe page created for the benefit of his wife and daughter.
The page describes Mike as a “devoted husband to his wife Jessica, a loving father to his daughter, brother and a loyal friend to so many around the world.”
“His warmth, kindness, and generosity were felt in every interaction, and he had a way of making everyone around him feel valued and inspired,” the post continued.
“Michael’s passing is a tremendous loss to all who knew him. His legacy of integrity, compassion, and dedication will continue to live on through the lives he touched.”
Mike started making food-related videos after checking into rehab for issues related to his mental health during the Covid pandemic.
“My first one was with my daughter,” he wrote in a post explaining his background. “That’s when I realized how happy creating content made me. Over time, I began to see it wasn’t just a hobby — it could be a business, something bigger than myself.”
In the years since, his barbecue and grilling content has been viewed by millions of people across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
Michael is survived by his wife of nine years, Jessica, and their six-year-old daughter, Oakley.
The GoFundMe page notes that his death occurred just three days after his wedding anniversary.
Our thoughts go out to Michael Duarte’s loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
Michael Duarte Cause of Death: Food Influencer Killed In ‘Horrible Accident’ was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Cleto Escobedo III — who had served as the bandleader on Jimmy Kimmel Live since the show began back in 2003 — has passed away.
He was just 59 years old.
News of Escobedo’s passing comes courtesy of a social media statement posted by Kimmel on Tuesday afternoon.
Jimmy Kimmel announces death of lifelong friend
“Early this morning, we lost a great friend, father, son, musician and man, my longtime bandleader Cleto Escobedo III,” Kimmel wrote.
“To say that we are heartbroken is an understatement. Cleto and I have been inseparable since I was nine years old.
“The fact that we got to work together every day is a dream neither of us could ever have imagined would come true. Cherish your friends and please keep Cleto’s wife, children and parents in your prayers.”
The cause of Escobedo’s death is unknown at this time.
Kimmel and Escobedo were childhood friends, and the host has stated on numerous occasions that there’s no one else he would’ve hired to lead his band.
Kimmel paid tribute to their friendship in a 2016 segment for Escobedo’s 50th birthday.
“Cleto had a bicycle with a sidecar attached to it. We called it the side hack. I would get in the sidecar and then Cleto would drive me directly into garbage cans and bushes,” the comic recalled at the time.
He added that Escobedo could often be found “on the lawn with his BB gun just shooting at me” and that they would steal his dad’s shotgun and “shoot kites out of the sky,”
In a later interview with ABC7, Kimmel described his bandleader as “a child prodigy.”
“The whole school would gather to watch. He’d get standing ovations. It was a crazy thing.”
Escobedo, Kimmel explained, “toured with Earth, Wind and Fire, Paula Abdul” and “had his own record deal” before joining his show.
Kimmel recalled that hiring Escobedo was non-negotiable when he landed his late night gig.
“I’ll tell you one thing. It had to have my band leader, Cleto,” the host told ABC7, adding:
“I was nervous, because I thought they’d say, ‘We don’t want your friend to be the band leader.’ So I took the president of ABC to see him play with his band, and he loved it.”
“Of course I wanted great musicians, but I wanted somebody I had chemistry with. And there’s nobody in my life I have better chemistry with than him,” Kimmel explained.
Cleto’s father, Cleto Escobedo Sr., is also a member of Kimmel’s house band.
His passing comes at a time when Kimmel’s show has been making headlines due to the host’s ongoing feud with Donald Trump.
Our thoughts go out to Cleto Escobedo’s loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.
Cleto Escobedo Cause of Death: ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Bandleader Was 59 was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Coco Austin breastfed her daughter until little Chanel was ready to stop.
As it turns out, she was no longer so little when that time came. She was six years old.
Coco knows that critics have a lot to say about that.
Well, she has a lot to say right back at them.
Coco Austin knows that her breastfeeding choices are controversial
On the Sunday, November 9 episode of Bunnie XO’s Dumb Blonde podcast, Coco Austin — wife of Law & Order: SVU actor Ice-T — sat down to discuss an array of experiences.
One of those was motherhood, which included breastfeeding her daughter … until she was 6 years old.
“It wasn’t like I was feeding her because she needed a meal,” Coco clarified.
(We suspect that this is not the issue for critics)
“She was able to eat by a year, full solids,” Coco detailed of Chanel’s development.
“It was more that she wanted to be around me,” Coco recalled.
“It was mostly when she went to sleep,” she explained, adding that “she wanted me to be there.”
Coco summarized: “So it was more of a comfort thing.”
Thinking back to that time, she explained that she decided: “I’m going to let her stop when she wants to stop.”
Many parents do this with their children — with some babies weaning themselves before their parents had imagined. But, in this case, that’s not what happened for Coco and Chanel.
‘That happened around 6’
Coco Austin discussed the “bonding experience” with her now-9-year-old daughter, Chanel.
“She’s not going to be 16 on my boob,” she reasoned.
Coco recalled thinking: “:She’s eventually going to figure out that this is kinda strange or weird and stop.”
She continued: “And that happened around 6.”
Coco did acknowledge that she knows that this was “an extremely long time” to nurse.
Over the years, Coco has heard from “so many people who loved” that she unabashedly breastfed her daughter until she was 6 years old.
However, there are numerous critics. Some worry about Chanel’s social development, where others just seem squicked by the whole thing.
“In Europe, they’re doing it until 7,” Coco claimed, sounding defensive. “There, it’s nothing to them. We Americans think that’s weird. But I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it as long as it’s just in your home, you know?”
While there may be individuals in Europe breastfeeding to such extremes, that is no more “normal” there than in America. In Europe, one year is standard for breastfeeding, with two years considered the extreme end of normal.
Coco may be thinking of higher exclusive breastfeeding rates in some European countries (lower in the UK but higher in places like Norway) — which stems from maternity leave policies that give parents many months to bond with babies.
‘I’m loving every moment I can’
Now, Coco Austin was right to condemn those who “sexualize” breastfeeding. “It’s not a big thing,” she reasoned. “It’s a boob.”
She shared that 9-year-old Chanel remains “obsessed with boobs … to this day.”
Additionally, they still have a good rapport, cuddling even years after breastfeeding has ended.
“It’s just a really nice moment because it’s not going to be like this when they get into the teenage years,” Coco reasoned. “I’m loving every moment I can with Chanel.”
Critics are not unreasonable for recoiling at the thought of a child growing up with conscious memories of having breastfed. It is well outside of the experiences of most people on the planet. Yes, even in Europe.
But, hopefully, in this instance, it’s harmless.
Coco Austin Defends Breastfeeding Daughter Until She Was 6: She’s ‘Obsessed … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Wendy Williams has had a rough couple of years.
But she received some long-overdue good news today, as a top Manhattan neurologist determined that the embattled TV personality does not have frontotemporal dementia.
Wendy was diagnosed with the neurological ailment back in 2023, and she’s been insisting ever since that she was misdiagnosed.
News of her re-diagnosis comes courtesy of Page Six. And the ramifications are massive.
As a result of her alleged illness, Williams was placed in a treatment facility against her will.
Insiders say the controversial host began to “lose words” and “act erratically” in 2022, leading to a series of tests.
She was placed under a guardianship and eventually committed to inpatient care.
Williams has given numerous interviews in which she appeared cogent and insisted that she does not require round-the-clock medical treatment.
Wendy has been aided in her fight for freedom by her second ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, who filed a $250 million lawsuit seeking to end her conservatorship.
Hunter alleged that Wendy’s conservatorship under a Sabrina Morrissey had “become a weapon, not a shield” and a tool for financial exploitation.
“[Williams is] being abused, neglected, and defrauded under the care of court-appointed guardians,” Hunter alleged.
“The guardianship … serves no therapeutic purpose, no protective function. It is punishment—pure and simple,” the court docs read.
He also claimed that his ex was being “confined against her will at one of Coterie’s assisted living facilities with restricted access to her own phone and meaningful contact with her friends and family.”
It’s unclear at this time what Wendy’s new diagnosis might mean for her future.
But while she likely has many legal hurdles ahead, this is certainly a step in the right direction.
We probably don’t need to tell you that Wendy is a highly controversial figure who has made quite a few enemies during her years in the spotlight.
But no one deserves to be locked up because of an inaccurate diagnosis, and watching Williams beg for help over the past couple of years has been truly heartbreaking.
We hope this is the beginning of a blissful new chapter in Wendy’s life.
Wendy Williams Does NOT Have Dementia, Top Neurologist Says was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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In a single new interview, Hailey Bieber manages to come across as both hopeful and also pessimistic about the future of her marriage to Justin Bieber.
“We’re just taking it a day at a time,” the 28-year old tells GQ of her seemingly rocky relationship with the artist.
“We both feel very protective of our son and I don’t think that’s ever going to change, but our life is our life and it is really public, so I think we’re just going to cross every bridge that we need to when we get there.
“But as of right now, I feel really comfortable about the way we are sharing things and not sharing things.”
On the surface, this sounds logical and sensible.
However, there’s been chatter for many months that the Biebers are stuck in a toxic marriage.
There have been endless rumors that a divorce is imminent, especially in the wake of her husband sort of falling apart and even struggling (allegedly) with drug use.
If Hailey truly wants to shoot down this sort of talk, one would think she’d come across as more forceful than a generic “one day at a time” type of statement, you know?
Hailey and Justin welcomed their first child, a son named Jack Blues, in August 2024.
The spouses have since dealt with the aforementioned rumors of tension in their relationship, but an insider told Us Weekly that the two were able to “reconnect” earlier this year.
“There’s a sense of relief on both sides,” the source told this tabloid in August.
“Justin’s behavior has been more relaxed. He felt a lot of pressure hanging over him and has been in a better mental headspace these last few weeks. He is very happy there have been positive reviews of [his album Swag] and that fans like it.”
For her part, the model has had to deal with both her marriage being in the spotlight at the same time she has entered the challenging world of motherhood.
“Being postpartum is the most sensitive time I’ve ever gone through in my life, and learning a new version of myself is very difficult,” Bieber told Vogue for a cover story published in May.
“And to be doing that all the while going on the internet every day and people being like, ‘They’re getting divorced and they’re this and they’re not happy’: It is such a mindf-ck. I cannot even begin to explain it. It’s a crazy life to live.”
All this said, Hailey is pushing through.
She wants to expand her family someday.
“I don’t think there’s anything someone can tell you about it that will ever, ever, ever prepare you until you do it yourself,” she also told GQ this week.
“But I feel much more prepared to do it again, as opposed to how not prepared I felt doing it for the first time. And I think for me personally, there’s so much unknown to it, but so much happens and so much changes and you evolve in a totally different way that you would never be able to prepare for until you do it.”
Hailey Bieber Says She’s Taking Marriage “Day at a Time” With Justin Bieber was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Taco Bell and Chipotle have some serious competition from a newer chain with a bunch of locations. If there isn’t one in your area, there might be soon.
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