Richard Chamberlain, the golden-voiced actor whose career spanned stage, screen, and the hearts of millions, has died at age 90.

Born George Richard Chamberlain in Beverly Hills on March 31, 1934, he initially pursued a career in painting at Pomona College.

But, after serving in the Korean War as an infantry clerk, Richard Chamberlain redirected his ambitions toward acting, a move that would define the next five decades of his life.

Richard Chamberlain, Star Of ‘Dr. Kildare,’ ‘Shogun,’ And ‘The Thorn Birds,’ Dies At 90

Publicist Harlan Boll confirmed that the Emmy-nominated star passed away late Saturday in Hawaii due to complications from a stroke.

“Richard is with the angels now,” said Martin Rabbett, Chamberlain’s longtime partner, in a statement to Variety. “He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us. How blessed were we to have known such an amazing and loving soul. Love never dies. And our love is under his wings lifting him to his next great adventure.”

Chamberlain’s rise to fame was meteoric. He became a television icon in the early 1960s thanks to his breakout role as the dashing Dr. James Kildare in Dr. Kildare, a medical drama that ran from 1961 to 1966.

According to Daily Mail, The Guardian once described the young star as if he had been “sculpted by a loving god out of butter, honey and grace.”

Chamberlain became known as the “king of the mini-series,” cementing his reputation with memorable turns in “Shogun,” “The Thorn Birds,” “Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story,” and the 1988 mini-series adaptation of “The Bourne Identity,” in which he portrayed the original on-screen Jason Bourne.

“What’s fascinating about Richard is that his range is enormous,” producer Susan Baerwald told The New York Times in 1988. “His ability to be different each time out is what makes him such a valuable property.”

Richard Chamberlain Remembered For Golden Globe-Winning Roles And Unmatched Range

His talent earned him three Golden Globe wins, for “Dr. Kildare,” “Shogun,” and “The Thorn Birds,” and four Emmy nominations over the course of his career.

When television miniseries lost steam, Chamberlain returned to the stage, showcasing a resonant singing voice that earned him acclaim in classic roles such as Professor Henry Higgins in “My Fair Lady” and Captain von Trapp in “The Sound of Music.” He also tackled “Shakespeare,” portraying Hamlet and Richard II.

On the big screen, Chamberlain’s performances were equally varied. He portrayed composer Tchaikovsky in “The Music Lovers,” starred in “The Towering Inferno,” and took on swashbuckling roles in “The Three Musketeers” and its sequels.

He revisited his role as Father de Bricassart in the 1996 TV film “The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years.”

Chamberlain Came Out At 68 And Called It The ‘Most Liberating’ Moment Of His Life

Even in the 21st century, Chamberlain remained active, with appearances on shows such as “Will & Grace,” “The Drew Carey Show,” and “Touched by an Angel.” Most of his roles leaned into his image as a romantic lead, a persona he maintained publicly even as he quietly concealed his sexuality.

He did not come out as gay until the age of 68, revealing his truth in his 2003 memoir “Shattered Love: A Memoir.”

“When you grow up in the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s being gay, it’s not only ain’t easy, it’s just impossible,” he told The New York Times in 2014, per The Sun. “I assumed there was something terribly wrong with me.”

Looking back on the experience, he described his coming out as liberating. “I had no fear left,” he said in a 2019 interview. “It was a wonderful experience. People were open, friendly, and sweet.”

Catherine, Princess of Wales, honored Mother Nature to celebrate Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom this year.

Sunday, March 30 marks Mother’s Day in the U.K. (Mother’s Day in the United States will be celebrated on Sunday, May 11). The former Kate Middleton penned a touching message for the holiday, which comes one year after she announced her cancer diagnosis.

Her message was posted on social media alongside a video shared on the official Instagram account for the Prince and Princess of Wales. The clip featured a wide variety of nature shots, including a sunny meadow, flowers blooming, a snowy field, foggy mountains, waves crashing, and more stunning scenes.

“Over the past year, nature has been our sanctuary,” Kate’s message in the caption read. “This Mother’s Day, let us celebrate Mother Nature and recognise how our bond with the natural world can help not only nurture our inner selves, but remind us too of the role we play within the rich tapestry of life.”

Last year, Kate’s Mother’s Day post was met with controversy, as it featured a family photo that was later retracted by news agencies after it appeared to be manipulated.

“The Associated Press initially published the photo, which was issued by Kensington Palace,” the AP said in a statement to NBC News at the time. “The AP later retracted the image because at closer inspection, it appears that the source had manipulated the image in a way that did not meet AP’s photo standards.”

A March 2024 statement from Kate posted on the official X account for the Prince and Princess of Wales addressed the controversy, reading in part, “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing.”

“I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused,.” the statement continued.“I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day.”

That same month, Kate revealed in a video statement that after she underwent abdominal surgery in January, she was diagnosed with cancer and was in the “early stages” of preventive chemotherapy. Months later in June, she released her first comments about her cancer treatment since sharing her diagnosis, writing that she was “making good progress” but was “not out of the woods.”

Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series “Dr. Kildare” who found a second career as an award-winning “king of the miniseries,” has died. He was 90.

Chamberlain died Saturday night in Waimanalo, Hawaii of complications following a stroke, according to his publicist, Harlan Boll.

“Our beloved Richard is with the angels now. He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us,” Martin Rabbett, his lifelong partner, said in a statement. “How blessed were we to have known such an amazing and loving soul. Love never dies. And our love is under his wings lifting him to his next great adventure.”

Tall, with classic good looks and romantic style, Chamberlain became an instant favorite with teenage girls as the compassionate physician on the TV series that aired from 1961 to 1966. Photoplay magazine named him most popular male star for three years in a row, from 1963-65.

Not until 2003 did he acknowledge publicly what Hollywood insiders had long known, that he was gay. He made the revelation in his autobiography, “Shattered Love.”

The actor became known as “king of the TV miniseries” in 1978 when he landed the starring role in “Centennial,” an epic production 24 hours long and based on James Michener’s sprawling novel. He followed that in 1980 with “Shogun,” another costly, epic miniseries based on James Clavell’s period piece about an American visitor to Japan.

He scored his greatest miniseries success in 1983 with another long-form drama, “The Thorn Birds,” based on Colleen McCullough’s best-seller. He played Father Ralph de Bricassart, a Roman Catholic priest in Australia who falls in love with beautiful Meggie Cleary (Rachel Ward). The ABC production, which also starred Barbara Stanwyck, reportedly attracted 100 million viewers.

Chamberlain won Golden Globes for his work in “Shogun” and “The Thorn Birds.” Years earlier, he received one for “Dr. Kildare.”

When the public began to lose interest in miniseries, Chamberlain turned to the theater, where he displayed a fine singing voice. He appeared as Henry Higgins in a 1994 Broadway revival of “My Fair Lady” and as Captain von Trapp in a 1999 revival of “The Sound of Music.”

He reprised his role of de Bricassart in the 1996 TV movie “The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years.”

He also appeared in numerous films, including “The Music Lovers” (as Tchaikovsky), “The Madwoman of Chaillot,” “The Towering Inferno” and “The Three Musketeers” and its sequels.

The “Kildare” series was based on a string of successful 1930s and ’40s films that had starred Lew Ayres in the title role.

Chamberlain’s hunky, All-American appearance made him an overnight star. Another medical show that debuted the same season, “Ben Casey,” also was a smash and made its leading man, the darkly handsome Vince Edwards, a star, too.

The “Ben Casey shirt” became a fashion item, both shows’ theme songs made the pop Top 40 (the Kildare song performed by Chamberlain himself) and there was even a pop song called “Dr. Kildare! Dr. Casey! You Are Wanted for Consultation.”

But in his book, Chamberlain recounted how he was forced to hide his sexuality. He would escort glamorous actresses to movie premieres and other public events at the request of studio executives and dodge reporters’ questions about why he had never married with a stock reply: “Getting married would be great, but I’m awfully busy now.”

“When I grew up, being gay, being a sissy or anything like that was verboten,” he said in an NBC interview. “I disliked myself intensely and feared this part of myself intensely and had to hide it.”

The book also described a troubled childhood and an alcoholic father, and Chamberlain said that writing it finally lifted a heavy emotional burden. He also expressed relief that he was no longer hiding his sexuality.

“I played a cat-and-mouse game with the press. Game over,” said Chamberlain, who for years was involved with fellow actor Martin Rabbett.

Born George Richard Chamberlain in Beverly Hills on March 31, 1934, the actor originally studied at Pomona College to be a painter. But after returning from the Army, where he had served as an infantry clerk in the Korean War, Chamberlain decided to try acting.

Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty on all counts in their federal wire fraud trial in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Friday.

Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, and his mother, Janice Turner, were accused of defrauding a jewelry business, a luxury bed company, a used luxury and exotic car dealership, and a luxury microLED TV company, arrest warrants said.

A jury delivered the convictions after 3½ hours of deliberation.

Kingston, 34, was ordered to be confined to house arrest with electronic monitoring. He must post a surety bond of a home valued at $500,000 and $200,000 in cash, according to the court.

Turner, 61, was remanded into federal custody, where she was ordered to remain until sentencing.

Both are scheduled to be sentenced on July 11.

As the verdicts were read on Friday, Kingston and his mother dabbed away tears.

Kingston was arrested in Fort Irwin, California, in May on a warrant issued by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida after a SWAT team raided his home in Southwest Ranches, a community in Broward.

A federal grand jury indicted the pair in July 2024. The indictment accused Kingston of using his celebrity influence and social media accounts to convince sellers of luxury goods to deliver items before payment.

His mother, the indictment said, often followed up to ensure delivery dates and other details. Payment was then made via fraudulent and worthless wire transfers, the criminal complaint said, while the items were retained by Kingston.

The scheme went on for a few years until March 2024, the indictment said

Follow live coverage as Brighton & Hove Albion face Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup today.

This season marks the 144th edition of the world’s oldest cup competition, with Manchester United the reigning champions after they beat local rivals Manchester City in the final at Wembley.

While the usual suspects are likely to be in the running this season – Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham all included as well as the aforementioned Manchester duo – it’s those without silverware in recent years who will hope to challenge into the latter stages, such as Newcastle United, Everton and even Chelsea, who are without a domestic trophy in over six years despite European success.

Premier League clubs enter from the third round of the competition, but every team takes part: from non-league to EFL sides in the lower leagues, everyone gets a shot at glory and the chance to face the country’s finest in the FA Cup.

Authorities say 39-year-old suffered an injury after jumping a fence when fleeing police and later died in the hospital

A rapper signed to fellow lyricists Future and Waka Flocka Flame died on his 39th birthday in his home town of Atlanta after injuring his leg while running from police and jumping fences, according to authorities as well as multiple media reports.

The death of 39-year-old Young Scooter, born Kenneth Edward Bailey, was confirmed by Atlanta’s Fulton county medical examiner’s office, as Variety first reported.

In a statement on Friday, Atlanta police – without identifying Scooter – said that they responded to initial reports of shots being fired at a home on William Nye Drive SE and that a woman was being dragged back inside.

“Once officers arrived they knocked on the door. A male opened the door and immediately shut the door on the officers,” Atlanta police lieutenant Andrew Smith said, adding that police subsequently cordoned off the area to search it for a suspect.

“During the process of establishing the perimeter, two males fled out of the rear of the house,” Smith said. “One male returned back into the house. The other male jumped two fences as he was fleeing. When officers located him on the other side of the fence, he appeared to have suffered an injury to his leg.”

He added: “Just to be very clear, the injury that was sustained was not via the officers on scene. It was when the male was fleeing.”

According to the medical examiner’s office, Bailey was taken to the Grady Marcus trauma center and died there from his injuries.

His cause of death was not immediately determined, with an autopsy pending.

Born in Waterboro, South Carolina, Young Scooter entered the hip-hop scene in Atlanta at a young age where he maintained a “consistent presence … during its commercial boom in the 2010s”, Variety wrote.

Beside appearing on songs by other rappers including Future and Young Thug, Scooter worked with Juicy J, Kodak Black and Rick Ross.

Speaking to Complex in 2013 about his creative process, Young Scooter said: “I don’t really care what I say on a beat as long as it’s about some money.

“When you try to think hard and write it out, that’s when it’s gonna be fucked up.”

Last March, he released one of his latest projects, Trap’s Last Hope, featuring songs including Grind Dont Stop, Ice Game, Free Bands and Letter to God

President Trump’s dramatic rug pull of Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) UN ambassador nomination has given House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) a new series of headaches.

Why it matters: Johnson has to reassure GOP lawmakers after their president said he’s nervous about a Trump +20 district.

• He also must reintegrate Stefanik, who was planning to bolt town next week, into a leadership lineup that’s full.
• Stefanik was crushed and scrambled to reverse Trump’s decision before he announced it on Truth Social, according to people familiar with the matter.
• But for Trump, the margins were too close for comfort.

Driving the news: In explaining his decision, Trump undercut the NRCC line that there was no risk of the GOP losing any special elections this year.

• “With a very tight Majority, I don’t want to take a chance on anyone else running for Elise’s seat,” Trump said on Truth Social.
• Republicans are “afraid they will lose the special election to replace her,” Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday.

What we’re hearing: Stefanik’s congressional staff has mostly resigned. She surrendered her slot on the House Intelligence Committee and had one foot out of Washington. Her Instagram was a showcase of that extended goodbye.

• She’ll have to slink back to the House and reintegrate herself into Johnson’s leadership structure, even as Trump dangled the possibility of joining his administration down the line.
• Inside the White House, there’s a view that under Trump there isn’t necessarily a need for an ambassador to the United Nations, according to a person familiar with the matter.

In a first, Democrats were tripping over themselves to agree with Trump.

• “Republicans and Donald Trump knew they were on track to lose the special election because of their deeply unpopular, disastrous agenda,” said DCCC spokesperson Courtney Rice.
• “A few weeks ago, they were too scared to face voters at town halls. Now, they are so scared they can’t even face voters at the polls.”

• Republicans insisted there was no risk of losing Stefanik’s seat. “We’d win this seat in a special election and we’ll win it in a general election,” said NRCC spokesperson Maureen O’Toole.

Zoom out: The problem of tight margins in the House was imminently foreseeable. Axios wrote about Trump’s obsession with poaching House members in early December.

• “They just realized that now?” quipped Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Thursday.
• In November, Johnson said Trump “fully understands and appreciates the math here.”

Zoom in: Stefanik, a rising star in her party, had her bags packed and was ready to move to New York.

• When Trump gave his joint address to Congress last month, Stefanik triumphantly sat with the Cabinet.
• Now she’ll have to find her place with her House leaders and colleagues.