Former WWE legend Chyna, real name Joanie Laurer, has died aged 45.
The sportswoman was found at a property in Redondo Beach, California, on Wednesday evening (April 20), with police called at around 7.30pm.
Her passing was confirmed with a statement on Chyna's official Twitter account, which read: "It is with deep sadness to inform you today that we lost a true icon, a real life superhero. She will live forever in the memories of her millions of fans and all of us that loved her."
According to TMZ.com, officers are now investigating Laurer's passing as a potential overdose, due to her history with drug addiction.
She battled her demons for years and even made an appearance on reality show Celebrity Rehab back in 2008.
Laurer first made a name for herself when she joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), as it was then called, back in 1997. She performed under the...
The sportswoman was found at a property in Redondo Beach, California, on Wednesday evening (April 20), with police called at around 7.30pm.
Her passing was confirmed with a statement on Chyna's official Twitter account, which read: "It is with deep sadness to inform you today that we lost a true icon, a real life superhero. She will live forever in the memories of her millions of fans and all of us that loved her."
According to TMZ.com, officers are now investigating Laurer's passing as a potential overdose, due to her history with drug addiction.
She battled her demons for years and even made an appearance on reality show Celebrity Rehab back in 2008.
Laurer first made a name for herself when she joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), as it was then called, back in 1997. She performed under the...
- 4/21/2016
- GossipCenter
Stop, collaborate, and listen: Ice is back with a brand new reality show. It’s called Vanilla Ice Goes Amish, and it’s about — you guessed it — professional punchline Vanilla Ice (a.k.a. That’s My Boy star Rob Van Winkle) learning construction from an Amish community in Ohio.
This isn’t Ice’s first time at the reality rodeo, of course: He’s also currently starring in The Vanilla Ice Project, a home renovation series on the Diy network (which will air Amish as well.) And in the past, he’s appeared on the second season of trailblazing humiliation factory The Surreal Life,...
This isn’t Ice’s first time at the reality rodeo, of course: He’s also currently starring in The Vanilla Ice Project, a home renovation series on the Diy network (which will air Amish as well.) And in the past, he’s appeared on the second season of trailblazing humiliation factory The Surreal Life,...
- 4/23/2013
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
TV Guide Network has acquired rerun rights to the first five seasons of the VH1 reality series Celebrity Fit Club.
The channel plans to premiere the show this month as part of its late-night programming block that also features recently acquired VH1 series The Surreal Life, My Fair Brady, Flavor of Love, Strange Love, I Love New York and The Surreal Life: Fame Games.
TV Guide has exclusive cable and satellite rights to 40 episodes of Fit Club as part of the two-year deal (VH1 also can air repeats). TV Guide declined comment on the financial terms.
Fit Club, which features celebrities working to lose weight, wrapped its fifth season on VH1 in June. Season 5 celebrities included Maureen McCormick, Warren G, Dustin Diamond and Tiffany. According to Nielsen Media Research, the season finale averaged 2.7 million viewers -- the most in the series' history.
VH1 hasn't yet made an announcement on a sixth season of the show.
TV Guide acquired the Surreal Life package of programs -- its largest acquisition ever -- from Debmar-Mercury in April.
The channel plans to premiere the show this month as part of its late-night programming block that also features recently acquired VH1 series The Surreal Life, My Fair Brady, Flavor of Love, Strange Love, I Love New York and The Surreal Life: Fame Games.
TV Guide has exclusive cable and satellite rights to 40 episodes of Fit Club as part of the two-year deal (VH1 also can air repeats). TV Guide declined comment on the financial terms.
Fit Club, which features celebrities working to lose weight, wrapped its fifth season on VH1 in June. Season 5 celebrities included Maureen McCormick, Warren G, Dustin Diamond and Tiffany. According to Nielsen Media Research, the season finale averaged 2.7 million viewers -- the most in the series' history.
VH1 hasn't yet made an announcement on a sixth season of the show.
TV Guide acquired the Surreal Life package of programs -- its largest acquisition ever -- from Debmar-Mercury in April.
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