Mar. 15, 2025
Kyle Marisa Roth reacting to the Grammy Awards in February 2024.Photo:Kyle Marissa Roth Instagram
Kyle Marissa Roth Instagram
Kyle Marisa Roth, known for her controversial pop culture takes on TikTok, died at 36 years old in April 2024.
The TikTok creator’s family announced her death on April 15, 2024. Four months later, hercause of death was revealedto be from cardiac arrhythmia — or an irregular heartbeat — from myocardial fibrosis, or the scarring of heart tissue, perTMZ.
Mar. 15, 2025
Lyle and Erik Menendez; Jose and Kitty Menendez.Photo:AP Photo/Nick Ut
AP Photo/Nick Ut
LyleandErik Menendezbecame household names aftermurdering their parents, Kitty and José Menendez, on Aug. 20, 1989.
The Menendez brothers, born into a life of wealth and privilege, testified that they killed their mother and fatherin self-defenseafter a lifetime of emotional, physical and sexual abuse. At the time, Lyle was 21, and Erik was 18.
The case, which is featured inRyan Murphy’s Netflix seriesMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, took two different trials to reach a unanimous jury verdict, and the siblings were each found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in 1996.
Mar. 15, 2025
A look at the damage The Herb Lyceum’s carriage house sustained during the fire (left); the interior of the carriage house prior to the blaze.Photo:Will Gilson
Will Gilson
An early morning fire scorched a historic wedding venue and restaurant, The Herb Lyceum in Groton, Mass., on Sunday, Sept. 1, leaving a couple without a place to tie the knot as planned later that day. But thanks to widespread local efforts, the nuptials went on as scheduled.
Mar. 15, 2025
Whoopi Goldberg’s birthday treat was bittersweet this year.
After an hour of celebrations that included Goldberg gifting the audience with her favorite things, and friend James Monroe Iglehart performing the title track from Broadway’sA Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical,The View’s co-hosts enjoyed a dessert close to the actress’s heart: Charlotte Russe.
The dessert — a trifle-esque treat with layers of sponge cake, Bavarian cream and fruit — was one of Goldberg’s mom’s favorites growing up, the star explained before revealing that she had a difficult time obtaining the cherry-topped dish from the Staten Island bakery.
Mar. 15, 2025
Whoopi Goldberg.Photo:Whoopi Goldberg/Instagram; ABC
Whoopi Goldberg/Instagram; ABC
Whoopi Goldbergis doubling down onher claimthat a bakery refused to make the sweet treats she tried to order for her birthday.
The previous day, Goldberg celebrated her 69th birthday onThe Viewwith a tray of Charlotte Russe desserts, saying the bakery declined her initial order likely due to her “politics.” While theSister Actstar didn’t name the business,Entertainment Weeklyidentified the establishment as Holtermann’s Bakery in Staten Island and quoted its owner denying Goldberg’s claim.