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Former University of Hawai’i quarterback Colt Brennan died in Newport Beach, California, early Tuesday morning. His father, Terry Brennan, confirmed to ESPN that his son had ingested something laced with fentanyl and lost consciousness.

Terry explained that his son had tried to enter a detox program, just hours prior, but was rejected because of a lack of space.

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Terry said that the treatment program was something Colt was “really into.”

“It involved a lot of physical activity and he liked it,” Terry added. “He was working with soldiers who had come back from Afghanistan and Iraq with similar problems. He was doing quite well with it for four months. Then something happened and he went to the dark side, and it was just not good.”

Colt set multiple NCAA records while playing for Hawai’i.

He held the single-season record for touchdown passes with 58 until Joe Burrow surpassed it in 2019. Colt also ranks fourth all-time in career touchdown passes with 131.

Hawai’i’s athletic department put out a statement following news of his passing:

It’s hard to put into words the impact that Colt Brennan had on Rainbow Warrior fans and the people of Hawai’i. He was a phenomenal player and provided us some of the greatest sports memories we’ll ever have. But he was more than that. For all that he accomplished on the football field and the adulation he received for it, he always remained among the people. He never turned down an autograph, he never turned down a picture with someone. He inspired everyone, from our keiki to our kupuna. He had a Warrior mentality on the field but a true aloha spirit off of it. Today is any extremely tough day. Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Brennan ‘ohana and we mourn together with all those across Hawai’i and Rainbow Warrior nation who were touched by Colt.

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No one faults Seth Rogen for being stunned when he ran into Beyoncé. The comedic actor has been building his successful Hollywood career for two decades and he’s acted alongside some of the industry’s most coveted talents, but when he saw Beyoncé backstage at the Grammys, he admitted to having a bit of a freak-out moment. Rogen visited E!‘s Daily Pop to talk about his new memoir Year Book and explained the cringeworthy moment with Beyoncé’s security.

“I actually write about it in the book,” Rogen said with a laugh. “I was at the Grammys and I saw Beyonce with Gwenyth Paltrow, actually, and they were together.”

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“And I charged over—instinct took over!—I was like, ‘I gotta go say hi!,'” Rogen continued. However, Bey’s security doesn’t play around. “And, yeah, I was hit so hard by her security guard that I spilled a drink. I was drinking a screwdriver, which is a bad drink, I deserve what I got. But I spilled it all over myself and then a second later, someone came up to me and was like, ‘Uh, you now have to present a Grammy.’ And I was covered in screwdriver and I was humiliated and I didn’t get to meet Beyoncé.”

“And I did have to present a Grammy, literally while holding my arms in a very weird position.” Watch Rogen share his story below.

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Courtney Stodden claims that Chrissy Teigen told them “to kill myself” in private DMs, years ago after Stodden married Doug Hutchison, which was a controversial relationship at the time.

“[Chrissy] wouldn’t just publicly tweet about wanting me to take ‘a dirt nap’ but would privately DM me and tell me to kill myself,” Stodden told The Daily Beast. “Things like, ‘I can’t wait for you to die.’”

The model explained that the messages were so mean that “there have probably been five times that I’ve felt like I wanted to kill myself — and made the actions to go ahead and do it.”

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This isn’t the first time that Stodden has claimed they’re the victim of cyberbullying from Teigen. Last year, they explained that Teigen “stalked,” “bullied,” “harassed,” and “slut-shamed” them.

Later in the interview, Stodden said that Hutchison, their now ex-husband, was a “master groomer.”

“There were very difficult times where I thought I would never speak to my mom again—and Doug loved that,” they revealed. “He didn’t want her to be in my life at all or give her any regard. He would even email my mom from different emails saying that I don’t love her anymore. Just crazy, manipulative tactics he used to isolate me.”

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The American public has been calling on Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to become the next President of the United States, but we’re not sure that’s going to happen, at least anytime soon. The famed professional wrestler was one of few who has been able to crossover into Hollywood’s mainstream lane, and he’s continued to do so effortlessly. The award-winning action film star is one of the highest-paid actors in the industry, and Chris Rock recently reflected on those days when he turned down roles alongside a then-budding Hollywood star.

The comedic icon sat down with Esquire and discussed various aspects of his career, including his days with fallen Saturday Night Live legends and working to reboot the Saw franchise, but he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to poke fun at himself for passing on the two Rocks working together.

“Here’s the sad thing: Years ago when I was famous and The Rock wasn’t, and they would say ‘Hey, you wanna do a movie with The Rock?’ I’m like ‘Are you f–king crazy? That’s the wackest s–t I’ve ever heard,'” Rock admitted according to Page Six. “Now the guy’s like the biggest action star in the world and I’m like ‘Hey, can I get two lines? Hey, Mr. Johnson, maybe I can be in ‘Fast and Furious.’ I can have a wrench! I don’t even need a car. Maybe I change tires.'”

He reportedly joked, “I’m begging the f–king Rock for a job.” Check out a few snaps from Chris Rock’s cover feature below and let us know if you’d be down to see the two Rocks star in a film together.

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Rick Ross has one of the biggest, most luxurious homes in Georgia if not, the United States. Formerly owned by Evander Holyfield, Ross has constantly flaunted the home on social media which likely helped secure the estate as the set for Coming 2 America with Eddie Murphy. Unfortunately, it’s currently surrounded by cops following a police chase with an allegedly armed man.

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According to TMZ, a man who police said was armed with a gun reportedly led officials on a vehicle pursuit on Tuesday. Police said they were responding to a call about a man with a gun which turned into a police chase. The car ended up crashing right by Rick Ross home before fleeing the scene.

Police have reportedly arrested the driver but they’ve yet to find any firearm. Police said that they’re searching for the alleged gun on and around Rick Ross’ property. No word on if Rick Ross was home at the time of the incident. Photos reveal that there are tons of sheriff’s deputies around the rapper’s home.

In other Rick Ross-related news, the rapper recently was spotted alongside Pharrell Williams as fans anticipate Richer Than I Ever Been. The producer and rapper have formed an excellent rapport with one another on wax so, naturally, fans have been expecting a collaboration from the two on Rozay’s next album. 

We’ll keep you posted on any more updates regarding the situation at Ross’ Georgia estate. 

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The debacle at Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul‘s recent press conferences has reportedly caused the boxing brothers to beef up their security. In less than a month, Mayweather and Paul will face-off in one of the most anticipated bouts of the year thus far, but it was Jake Paul who stole attention at the press conference. He decided to grab his brother’s spotlight in his continual taunting of Mayweather and snatched the boxing icon’s hat off of his head. The display was captured by cameras and shared globally on social media, and millions saw Mayweather threaten to kill Jake while in the thick of his anger after feeling disrespected. 

Following the incident, Jake tweeted that Floyd sent his goons after him, and now both Paul brothers tell TMZ that they’ve added a 24-7 detail because they fear Mayweather will make good on his threat.

“Dawg, when you have a guy with the resources and the wealth that Floyd Mayweather has and the connection and the network and he’s saying sh*t, ‘I’mma kill that motherf*cker’ — kill?! Death?!” said Logan. “You’re gonna kill my brother over a f*cking hat?! Yo, we take that sh*t seriously man!” He added that both he and his brother travel with security all day, every day.

The outlet reports that Logan did share that Jake wouldn’t be filing a police report or going to court over the impassioned threat, with Jake adding that would be “b*tch sh*t, bro.” Meanwhile, Jake and Logan, in good ol’ fashioned boxing fun, have remained on the trolling train. Jake has received a “Gotcha Hat” tattoo and is continuing his demand to meet Mayweather in the ring. Jake has been banned from being in the arena to watch his brother’s fight against Mayweather.

Check out the Paul brother discussing their security and much more with TMZ below.

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