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'Young And The Restless' Star Kristoff St. John Dead At 52
Grammy’s To Honor Donnie Hathaway With Lifetime Achievement Award
DONNIE HATHAWAY
"Young and the Restless" star Kristoff St. John has died at age 52.
His attorney Mark Gera- gos confirmed the actor's death, saying in an email: "Sadly we can confirm."
The LA County Department of the Medical Examiner- Coroner Public Information Officer Sarah Ardalani said that St. John was pro- nounced dead at a home in Woodland Hills on Sunday and was pronounced dead at around 4 p.m.
Ardalani confirmed that an autopsy is scheduled for Monday.
Officer Rosario Cer- vantes, of the LAPD, said po- lice responded to an incident
KRISTOFF ST. JOHN
Sunday in the San Fernando Valley area where a person was pronounced dead. She could not confirm the name of
the deceased.
“We did respond yesterday
at 2:05 p.m. on Morea Way for a possible alcohol overdose and that’s going to be a coro- ner's case,” Cervantes said.
USA TODAY has reached out to the medical examiner's office for more information.
St. John had played the character of Neil Winters since 1991 on the long-running CBS daytime soap opera.
The actor was nominated nine times for Daytime Emmy Awards, and he won 10 NAACP Image Awards.
He also had roles in the 1990s on a variety of sitcoms, including "Martin," "The Cosby Show," "Living Single" and "The Jamie Foxx Show."
Jussie Smollett Performs For First Time Since Chicago Attack
R&B legend Donny Hath- away will be honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of his death.
The 2019 list of recipients was announced by the Record- ing Academy on Dec. 19 and features Dionne Warwick, George Clinton & Parlia- ment, Black Sabbath, Julio
Iglesias, Billy Eckstine, and Sam & Dave, vibe.com re- ports.
Hathaway, whose classics include “Someday We’ll All Be Free,” “A Song For You,” and “This Christmas,” is one of three posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, including Dave Prater of Sam & Dave.
Empire star Jussie Smol- lett performed at The Trouba- dour in West Hollywood, California on Saturday night (February 2). The performance marked the first time he’d been on stage since he was assaulted in Chicago on January 29.
Smollett’s family opened up the show with their own speech before giving him the stage. The actor/singer was ob- viously dealing with a lot of emotions but managed to ad- dress the fans in attendance with a clear message.
“I have so many words on
said. “The most important thing I have to say is thank you so much and that I’m OK ... I’m not fully healed yet, but I’m going to. And I’m gonna stand strong with y’all. It sounds ... I had to be here tonight, y’all. It sounds proud, but I couldn’t let those motherfuckers win.”
He added, “I will always stand for love. I will never stand for anything other than that. Regardless of what any- one else says, I will only stand for love. And I hope that you all will stand with me. So thank you.”
Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads
JUSSIE SMOLLETT
my heart that I wanna say,” he
And Allegedly Snitches
Guilty To Federal Charges
Netflix 'ReMastered' Investigate
If Sam Cooke's Murder Was Self-Defense Or Part Of A Conspiracy
This week in Hip Hop, Tekashi 6ix9ine pleaded guilty and allegedly snitched on others in the RICO case against the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods gang. Also, a rep de- nied Kanye West is holding Yandhi hostage amid a law- suit and Blueface learned he was signed to more than just Cash Money West while on The Breakfast Club.
On January 23, Tekashi 6ix9ine reportedly pleaded guilty to nine counts of racket- eering, conspiracy, firearms offenses and narcotics traffick- ing while allegedly part of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods gang.
According to TMZ, the con- troversial rapper struck a deal with the feds but is still facing 47 years in prison. The federal docs obtained by the outlet re- vealed Hernandez was in- volved in dealing heroin, fentanyl, ecstasy, ampheta- mines and marijuana.
6ix9ine admits he joined the Nine Trey gang in 2017. Transcripts from his hearing
Soul singer and activist Sam Cooke's murder has long been described as a "jus- tifiable homicide," but now his life and death are being re-ex- amined in an upcoming episode of Netflix's ReMas- tered.
Cooke was shot dead in 1964 by motel manager Bertha Franklin, who said Cooke attacked her in her of- fice. Franklin wasn't charged, and it was considered an act of self-defense. How- ever, Cooke's family believe that his death was part of a conspiracy against the civil rights movement.
SAM COOKE
You can watch the trailer for the episode, which high- lights Cooke's career and ac- tivism. His actions, such as
refusing to play in segregated venues and championing equality, made him a beloved member of Black America, but it also put a target on his back.
According to Netflix, Re- Mastered "investigates high- profile events affecting some of the most legendary names in music, presenting ground- breaking discoveries and in- sights beyond what’s been previously reported." The eight-part series includes episodes on Johnny Cash, Bob Marley and Jam Mas- ter Jay.
Cooke's episode of Re- Mastered drops Feb. 8.
TEKASHI 6IX9INE
last week reveal the 22-year- old artist being very open about the Chief Keef shoot- ing and how committed he was to the gang.
“I paid a person to shoot at a rival member of Nine Trey to scare him,” he says in the tran- script. “The shooting took place in Manhattan. I did this to maintain or increase my own standing in Nine Trey.”
Twitter has re-named him “Snitch9ine” since the re- lease of the transcript.
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