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Crazy Town Frontman Shifty Shellshock’s Cause of Death Revealed

  After the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed that Shellshock (born Seth Binzer)  was found dead in his home at the age of 49 on Monday, June 24, the band’s manager told   people that the rapper died of an accidental drug overdose.  “Seth Binzer, after struggling with addiction and Crazy Town’s rapid success with ‘Butterfly,’ never was able to reach out on a more successful level to deal with his addictions,” Hubberman told the outlet in a  Thursday, June 27, statement. “We all tried, but ultimately we all failed, or Shifty would still be here.” The statement continued, “The cause of death was a combination of prescription drugs and street purchased drugs. Shifty was a friend and really wanted to get himself fixed — unfortunately no one had the exact tools to do this, myself included.” The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner is still awaiting a toxicology report for more information. A rep for Shellshock previously told  Us Weekly  o...

What Moscow, Beijing and Delhi think of Biden v Trump rematch

  When Americans choose their next president, the contest is always closely watched around the world. There are countless ways US foreign policy - and the actions of the White House - has an impact on different parts of the globe. American influence abroad is sure to play a part in the first debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump on Thursday. But it's not just in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza that this election matters. Eight of the BBC's foreign correspondents explain why this election rematch is making waves where they are. Russians will watch closely for instability By Steve Rosenberg, Russia editor, Moscow Imagine you’re Vladimir Putin. Who would you prefer in the White House? The man who’s called you “a killer” and pledged to stand by Ukraine? (that’s Joe Biden). Or the candidate who has criticised US military assistance to Kyiv and said he’d encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to any Nato member country that doesn’t meet defence spending guidelines (a ce...

How an 80-year-old Judy Garland song became a Pride anthem

  It was 1944 when the  trolley first started to clang . “The Trolley Song,” a second-act standout from the 1944 movie musical “Meet Me in St. Louis,” was sung by Judy Garland in striking Technicolor. It was released back when gay was more commonly understood to mean “happy,” a rainbow was just a weather phenomenon and a trolley was just another mode of transportation. And yet it has found new life online nearly 80 years later as an unlikely anthem for LGBTQ Pride. atOptions = { 'key' : 'a800181136bd5691f46095927da0c203', 'format' : 'iframe', 'height' : 90, 'width' : 728, 'params' : {} }; uri="cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clxt9vdy000023j6kdoa3gq7x@published" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--style-type-primary-1-highest); font-family: var(--theme-paragraph__font-family); left: 118.3px; line-height: var(--theme-para...

Emma Roberts says nepo baby criticism is harder on young girls

    atOptions = { 'key' : 'a800181136bd5691f46095927da0c203', 'format' : 'iframe', 'height' : 90, 'width' : 728, 'params' : {} }; uri="cms.cnn.com/_components/article/instances/clxxb5vyg000w3nnodlou04re@published" role="main" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 48px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> Emma Roberts has shared her thoughts about nepotism in the entertainment business. The daughter of actor Eric Roberts and niece of Oscar-winner Julia Roberts was asked about debate over “ nepo babies ” in a recent conversation on the “Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi”  atOptions = { 'key' : 'a800181136bd5691f46095927da0c203', 'format' : 'iframe', 'height' : 90, 'width' : 728, 'params' : {} }; href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-table-for-two-105373224/" s...