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Jamie Lee Curtis Pens Poignant Tribute To 'First Love' Robert Carradine After His Tragic Death
Curtis opened her tribute with the news that changed her morning:
"I woke up to the news that Robert Carradine died.”
She later revealed that actor Melanie Griffith, who starred alongside Carradine in 1977’s Joyride, was the one who told her he had passed.
Curtis, 67, reflected on how their story began decades ago during a live appearance on The Dinah Shore Show. Both came from famous Hollywood families—Carradine was the son of John Carradine and Sonia Sorel, while Curtis is the daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh—but their first meeting felt straight out of a movie.
Curtis recalled their unforgettable introduction on live television:
"Bobby and I came on last, and Bobby rearranged where we were all sitting so that he could sit next to me, and he kissed me, live on television. A very public meet-cute."
Their romance eventually ended, but their bond did not. Curtis shared that they remained friends through the years, even as their lives moved in different directions. Carradine later appeared in the 1980 Western The Long Riders alongside Curtis’ future husband, Christopher Guest, whom she married in 1984.
She also remembered the quieter moments, particularly those involving Carradine’s daughter, Ever.
She shared a tender memory from their Laurel Canyon days:
"I remember walking with Ever to the little Canyon market and bringing our laundry down to the laundromat below and folding her little clothes for the first time and the simplicity and beauty of Laurel Canyon in the late 70s."
Carradine had three children: daughter Ever with Susan Snyder, and Marika and Ian with his wife, Edith Mani. Curtis also revealed that Carradine had unknowingly been her first on-screen crush years before they ever met.
She remembered the moment she realized he had once been her childhood crush:
"One day I remember the sun hitting his face and me turning and looking at him and saying 'Wait, were you in the movie The Cowboys? Were you Slim?' He was my first crush in the movies and I didn't realize it."
Carradine starred opposite John Wayne in 1972’s The Cowboys, portraying Slim Honeycutt, one of the young ranch hands hired to help drive cattle across the country. The coming-of-age Western marked one of his earliest film roles and introduced him to audiences long before Revenge of the Nerds made him a household name.
Curtis closed her tribute with a final farewell that reflected decades of shared history:
"We ... remained friends after we broke up, and Ever and I have as well. The long and winding road. Rest in speed and humor and love, Bobby."
You can view her entire post below:
Carradine died Monday. His brother, Keith Carradine, confirmed to USA TODAY on February 24 that the actor died by suicide. His family later released a statement to Deadline, acknowledging his nearly two-decade struggle with bipolar disorder.
Carradine’s family addressed his long battle with mental illness in a statement:
"We are bereft at the loss of this beautiful soul and want to acknowledge Bobby's valiant struggle against his nearly two-decade battle with Bipolar Disorder. We hope his journey can shine a light and encourage addressing the stigma that attaches to mental illness."
Tributes quickly poured in across social media, as friends, collaborators, and longtime fans reflected on Carradine’s warmth and lasting impact.
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Carradine later found a new generation of fans as Sam McGuire in Lizzie McGuire, reprising the role in the 2003 film and the canceled 2020 reboot. Hilary Duff, who played his on-screen daughter in the Disney Channel series, was among those who shared a heartfelt tribute.
She honored the man who played her TV dad:
"There was so much warmth in the McGuire family and I always felt so cared for by my on-screen parents. I'll be forever grateful for that. I'm deeply sad to learn Bobby was suffering. My heart aches for him , his family, and everyone who loved him."
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Carradine’s real-life daughter, Ever Carradine—known for her roles in The Handmaid’s Tale, Runaways, and Commander in Chief—also reflected on the childhood they shared in Laurel Canyon.
Ever wrote:
"Growing up in the 70s and 80 with a single dad in Laurel Canyon is not exactly the recipe for a grounded childhood, but somehow mine was. Whenever anyone asks me how I turned out so normal, I always tell them it’s because of my dad."
You can view her post below:
From first love to lifelong friendship, Curtis’ tribute captured the through line of Carradine’s life—one defined by humor, heart, and an enduring bond with those who knew him best.
Flavor Flav Extends Vegas Party To All U.S. Female Olympic Medal Winners After Trump Diss—And We Love To See It
The women's team declined Trump's invitation to the White House following his comments, in which he mocked the team and jokingly asked the men's team's forgiveness for having to invite them along.
In response, Flav rounded up a huge list of corporate sponsors to throw the women's team a huge celebration. And now, he's extending the bash to ALL female medalists.
Flav is no stranger to sticking up for female athletes. During the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, he offered to fund the U.S. women's water polo team after they went viral for discussing just how hard it is for them to afford to attend the games.
Then, when U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles was stripped of her bronze medal due to rather silly technicality, Flav had a special commemorative necklace made for Chiles to replace the medal.
His gesture this year just may be the biggest one yet. After Trump's comments went viral for, as usual, all the wrong reasons, Flav immediately stepped in and began lining up huge corporate sponsorships for a big bash.
He posted on X:
"If the USA Women’s Hockey team wants a real celebration and invite ,,, I’ll host them in Las Vegas."
"Do some nice dinners and shows and good times. I’m sure I can get a hotel and airline to help me out here and celebrate these women for real for real."
Airlines, hotels, and beauty brands all quickly joined in to help Flav fete the insulted women's hockey players.
Now, it seems the largesse is at such a huge level that he's expanding it well beyond just the hockey team.
In several social media posts, Flav announced that every female medalist from this year's Milano Cortina Winter Olympics was officially invited to party like a rock star in Vegas.
In a post on Threads, Flav wrote:
"Cuz this wasn’t big enough,,, I wanna invite ALL the female Olympic and Paralympic medalists from the United States out to Vegas and we got you covered,, we gonna do some nice dinners, throw a big party and a parade and a concert,,, and go to some concerts and shows."
"Thankx to all the companies and brands and musicians and entertainers who reached out. We gonna celebrate and show em SHE GOT GAME,!!"
You can rest assured this celebration will be much better than the embarrassing McDonald's buffet Trump threw for the men's hockey players.
Anyway, on social media, people have been cheering Flav non-stop for his generosity and for giving female Olympians and Paralympians the celebration they deserve.
And since Flav made the announcement on Instagram, brands and celebrities are STILL pouring in offering their support, products, and funding to make this the most epic Olympics celebration ever.
Everyone from former boy band members Lance Bass and AJ McLean, to Vegas burlesque icon Dita Von Teese, to sports arenas and drinks companies have thrown their hat into the celebratory ring.
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The Mayor of Las Vegas himself is even planning to get in on the action to celebrate the winning women.
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And to think, the U.S. men's hockey team could have had all this instead of having to sit and watch our President cram stale Big Macs into his orange gob, if they'd only had the decency to not laugh along with his sexist nonsense.
Some lessons have to be learned the hard way, eh fellas? Hope those cold McChickens were worth it.
Trump Calls For Robert De Niro To Be Deported After His Blistering 'State Of The Swamp' Speech
De Niro, speaking on stage, was firm that "regardless of our political affiliation or whether we engage in politics or not, we all love our country," but stressed that "in our current climate, professing love for our country is like an abused spouse professing love for their abuser."
He added:
"I've never thought of being a citizen as an act of love. I've tried to be a good citizen: I pay my taxes, vote, obey the law, recycle, stay within the speed limit. ... In return, I'm grateful for the opportunities and freedoms my family, my fellow citizens, my immigrant ancestors have enjoyed."
"But my heart is broken as I see them being taken away, both the freedoms and, increasingly, my fellow citizens. I'm not going anywhere. This is my house, my home. But I have to tell you I'm not too crazy about living in this dysfunctional relationship. Our country, as President Lincoln reminded us, is meant to be government of the people, by the people, and for the people."
“Tragically, we are now in a country of, by and for a handful of dishonest and greedy and cruel authoritarians. Love our country? Let me ask you: Can you love a country where our neighbors are shot down in the streets by masked government thugs? Can you love a country that denies healthcare for tens of millions of our fellow citizens?"
"Can you love a country that ends contributions to sick and starving people around the world, causing hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths, many of them innocent children? Can you love a country that trashes our economy to give tax breaks to its billionaire cronies? Can you love a country that denies science and sacrifices the climate, the very air our children breathe?"
"Can you love a country that pardons violent criminals and protects pedophiles? I could go on and on and on. The bottom line is that I feel betrayed by my country. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it does need to return to the values that gave us our strength and humanity.”
You can hear what he said in the video below.
Shortly afterward, Trump lashed out on his Truth Social account, calling Democratic Representatives Ilhan Omar (Minnesota) and Rashida Tlaib (Michigan) “lunatics” and suggesting they should be deported after the two Democrats heckled him during his address in the House chamber.
Omar said Trump should be “ashamed,” while Tlaib called him a liar; both shouted that he had “killed Americans” through his immigration policies. In response, Trump threatened to send Omar—who was born in Somalia—and Tlaib—born in Detroit—back to their supposed places of origin.
He said:
"When you watch Low IQ Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as they screamed uncontrollably last night at the very elegant State of the Union, such an important and beautiful event, they had the bulging, bloodshot eyes of crazy people, LUNATICS, mentally deranged and sick who, frankly, look like they should be institutionalized."
"When people can behave like that, and knowing that they are Crooked and Corrupt Politicians, so bad for our Country, we should send them back from where they came — as fast as possible. They can only damage the United States of America, they can do nothing to help it."
He then pivoted to attacking De Niro, accusing him of engaging in criminal acts by criticizing the government and comparing him to comedian Rosie O'Donnell, one of Trump's longtime rivals who fled the U.S. for Ireland:
"They should actually get on a boat with Trump Deranged Robert De Niro, another sick and demented person with, I believe, an extremely Low IQ, who has absolutely no idea what he is doing or saying — some of which is seriously CRIMINAL!"
"When I watched him break down in tears last night, much like a child would do, I realized that he may be even sicker than Crazy Rosie O’Donnell, who is right now in Ireland trying to figure out how to come back into our beautiful United States."
"The only difference between De Niro and Rosie is that she is probably somewhat smarter than him, which isn’t saying much," he added. "The good news is that America is now Bigger, Better, Richer, and Stronger than ever before, and it’s driving them absolutely crazy!"
You can see Trump's post below.
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Many have condemned Trump's remarks.
De Niro, one of the more prominent anti-Trumpers in Hollywood, delivered a similarly hard-hitting message aimed at Trump during The New Republic's "Stop Trump Summit" in New York City during the 2024 election cycle.
De Niro was not physically present at the event due to his recovery from COVID-19. Instead, he had former Trump administration official Miles Taylor read his remarks to the audience.
In his message, De Niro made a passionate case, drawing on his extensive experience playing various film roles, including gangsters and criminals. The essence of his message was that Trump is not merely a bad figure but an evil one.
De Niro said Trump, who was twice impeached, is "still a fool." But he nonetheless warned Americans that evil "thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously."
The actor has also compared Trump to notorious fascists Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, noting that Trump's supporters "might think [backing Trump is] gonna make their life better or they just wanna f**k with the rest of the country."