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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Cosby Show Star, Dead at 54
Warner was just 14 when The Cosby Show premiered in 1984, with the actor starring as Bill Cosby’s only on-screen son until the show wrapped in 1992.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for playing Theodore “Theo” Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died.
He was 54.TMZ first broke the news, reporting his death occurred in Costa Rica and was an apparent drowning.
Per AP, Costa Rican officials said he was swimming at Playa Cocles in Limon when the current pulled him deeper into the ocean.
“He was rescued by people on the beach,” officials said in a report, but he was without vital signs when first responders arrived.
Notoriously private about his personal life, Warner is survived by his wife and daughter, the latter who was born in 2017.
While he has shared photos of them both on social media, their identities have remained private.
Warner was just 14 when The Cosby Show premiered in 1984, with the actor starring as Bill Cosby’s only on-screen son until the show wrapped in 1992.
In that time, he also hosted Saturday Night Live, appeared on Sesame Street and played his Cosby character on spinoff A Different World for a couple episodes.
He also voiced The Producer from 1994-1997 on The Magic School Bus, before costarring on Malcolm & Eddie opposite Eddie Griffin from 1996-2000.
Later work included Jeremiah on Showtime, Sherri Shepherd’s sitcom Sherri, BET’s Reed between the Lines, and, most recently, The Resident and 9-1-1.Warner was also a Grammy winner, picking up the Best Traditional R&B Performance trophy alongside Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lala Hathaway for the song Jesus Children in 2015.
Entertainment
Meta suspends Idris Abdulkareem’s Accounts Over New Song, ‘Open Letter to Donald Trump’
In the song, Abdulkareem accuses Nigerian leaders of enriching themselves while ordinary citizens endure hardship, describing them as “criminals of all shades and hues” who dominate society.
“Facebook just suspended my Facebook and Instagram account because of my new song, Open Letter to Donald Trump,” said Nigerian rapper and activist Eedris Abdulkareem.
Abdulkareem, in a post on Sunday said that that he has been unable to access either account since the release of the track.
“I can’t access it.”
Abdulkareem, known for politically charged music and criticism of government policies, did not provide further details on the duration of the suspension imposed by Meta, Facebook’s parent company.
Released in November 2025 under his label, Lakreem Entertainment, Open Letter to Donald Trump is framed as a direct address to the former U.S. President but primarily targets Nigeria’s political class.
In the song, Abdulkareem accuses Nigerian leaders of enriching themselves while ordinary citizens endure hardship, describing them as “criminals of all shades and hues” who dominate society.
The track references worsening insecurity, including kidnappings, killings, and terrorism, and seeks to draw international attention to Nigeria’s crises.
Entertainment
India’s Bollywood legend Dharmendra dies at 89
Dharmendra, one of India’s most beloved actors, enjoyed a six-decade career spanning more than 300 films.
•Dharmendra Krishan Deol
Legendary Bollywood actor Dharmendra Krishan Deol has passed away in Mumbai at the age of 89, marking the end of a remarkable era in Indian cinema.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the tributes on his X handle Monday, describing Dharmendra’s death as “the end of an era.”
Dharmendra, one of India’s most beloved actors, enjoyed a six-decade career spanning more than 300 films.
Best known for his role as Veeru in the 1975 classic Sholay, he was celebrated for his versatility, excelling in romance, action, comedy, and drama.
Born on December 8, 1935, in Punjab’s Ludhiana district, Dharmendra rose from modest beginnings to become one of Bollywood’s most admired stars.
After winning a nationwide talent contest, he moved to Bombay and made his film debut in 1960.
His breakthrough came with Bimal Roy’s Bandini in 1963, followed by decades of box-office hits.
Entertainment
2Baba Natasha Deliver Baby Girl
The new arrival brings the number of 2Baba’s children to eight, shared among four different women, with Natasha now becoming the fourth woman to have a child for the Afrobeats legend.
Celebrity Nigerian musician, Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has welcomed a baby girl with his wife, Natasha, a lawmaker in the Edo State House of Assembly.
In the brief announcement, Natasha expressed gratitude with the caption: “It’s a Girl”, followed by prayer emojis.
The new arrival brings the number of 2Baba’s children to eight, shared among four different women, with Natasha now becoming the fourth woman to have a child for the Afrobeats legend.
The child was delivered in an Abuja hospital last week Thursday night.
This delivery comes a few months after the singer and his wife, Annie Idibia, reportedly parted ways following prolonged marital issues.
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