New Photo - Justin Cary of Sixpence None the Richer Dies at 50 After Suffering a Stoke: 'Love You Forever,' Says Band's Leigh Nash

Justin Cary of Sixpence None the Richer Dies at 50 After Suffering a Stoke: &x27;Love You Forever,&x27; Says Band&x27;s Leigh Nash Jack IrvinFri, June 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM UTC 0 Justin Cary of Sixpence None the Richer in August 2012Credit: Cindy Ord/Getty Justin Cary of Sixpence None the Richer died at age 50 on Thursday, June 18 The bassist recently suffered a stroke "There&x27;s never been anybody like Justin," wrote the band&x27;s lead singer Leigh Nash in a tribute on Instagram Justin Cary, longtime bassist in Sixpence None the Richer, has died. He was 50.

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Justin Cary of Sixpence None the Richer died at age 50 on Thursday, June 18

The bassist recently suffered a stroke

"There's never been anybody like Justin," wrote the band's lead singer Leigh Nash in a tribute on Instagram

Justin Cary, longtime bassist in Sixpence None the Richer, has died. He was 50.

Cary died on Thursday, June 18 after recently suffering a stroke, according to Sixpence None the Richer's lead singer Leigh Nash and a GoFundMe set up to support the bassist and his wife, Linda.

"Justin passed peacefully this morning and Linda was next to him," read a statement posted to the GoFundMe. "Please continue to pray and give strength during this very difficult time."

Per the fundraiser page, Cary "suffered a serious stroke" last week and was receiving care at Albany Medical Center in New York. "He has had two surgeries and is in the ICU," read a statement on the page earlier this week.

On Wednesday, June 17, another statement was shared to the GoFundMe noting that Cary was "in the ICU and on a respirator."

"Linda is right next to his bed reading to him and hopeful he hears her. She is also telling him how much he is loved," continued the note.

Earlier this week, Nash, 49, directed fans to the GoFundMe as she spoke about Cary on Instagram. "We love our brother so so much. Words don't cover it. I know so many out there love him too," she wrote.

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Nash continued, "Saw his brilliance, second to NONE professionalism, class, humor (oh my lord the humor) wit, tough as an old boot as they say. Many more adjectives to describe him. Please pray for Justin and Linda."

Following his death, Nash shared another post in tribute to the bassist. "'We sure had a great time' is an understatement. Thank you, Justin," she began.

"We love you forever. Please keep his dear Linda close to your hearts. She is our family," continued Nash. "There's never been anybody like Justin."

Sixpence None the Richer in February 2012Credit: Robin Marchant/Getty

Sixpence None the Richer was formed in 1992, and Cary joined the band in 1997 — the same year the group's self-titled album was released featuring the hit song "Kiss Me," which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2000, "Kiss Me" was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the Grammy Awards.

Beyond Cary's work in the band, according to his website, he's played bass with acts including Counting Crows, Jennifer Knapp and Lee Brice.

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New Photo - Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder reveals why he was jealous of Chris Wood's Kai

Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder reveals why he was jealous of Chris Wood's Kai By Samantha Highfill :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/SamanthaHighfillauthorphoto0917254112e875604542d49744a27de908d183.jpg) Samantha Highfill Samantha Highfill is an executive editor at , where she's worked for more than 12 years covering television. EW's editorial guidelines August 20, 2021 9:00 a.m. ET The Vampire Diaries creators have talked a lot about the importance of a great villain for the series, and in its later seasons, there was one villain that stood out among the rest: Kai Parker (Chris Wood).

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The* Vampire Diaries* creators have talked a lot about the importance of a great villain for the series, and in its later seasons, there was one villain that stood out among the rest: Kai Parker (Chris Wood). Introduced in season 6, the sociopathic siphoner quickly became a favorite in the *TVD* fandom, and for Ian Somerhalder, whose Damon Salvatore was the series' first villain, Kai marked a significant shift for the show.

In episode 6 of *EW's Binge: The Vampire Diaries*, Somerhalder recalls his hesitation about Damon becoming a good — or at least better — guy in the show's third season. "I was so upset about the trajectory of Damon," Somerhalder says. "So much so that at one point I was sitting across from [executive producer] Julie [Plec] in her office in Atlanta almost in tears so angry about this."

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Plec, along with her co-creator Kevin Williamson, explained that Damon couldn't be what they called a "one trick pony," that he was going to be the villain at times and the hero at others. But that's precisely why Somerhalder says he was jealous of what Chris Wood got to do as Kai in season 6. "That's why I was always so in love with what Chris Wood was doing on screen, because up until that moment, there was never a character in the show, other than Stefan in the Ripper age, that actually had the ability to not be so serious, to do horrific things but do it with a smile," Somerhalder says.

As far as Wood's inspiration for Kai, Wood, who's also on the podcast, says, "We talked about Ted Bundy if he was really funny. It was the worst person in the world who's also like maybe a good hang if you can get him to shut up for a second. That was sort of what I was always going for."

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Also, Julie Plec reveals why Bamon never happened. Vampire Diaries boss reveals the real reason they killed Katherine in season 5 Also, Julie Plec reveals why Bamon never happened. By Samantha Highfill :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/SamanthaHighfillauthorphoto0917254112e875604542d49744a27de908d183.jpg) Samantha Highfill Samantha Highfill is an executive editor at , where she's worked for more than 12 years covering television. EW's editorial guidelines August 18, 2021 9:00 a.m. ET Katherine Pierce was a staple of the Vampire Diaries universe.

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Katherine Pierce was a staple of the *Vampire Diaries* universe. But at one point in the series, the writers had to fight to tell more of her story.

"We had to negotiate for the right to let Nina [Dobrev] play Katherine again because the season 2 Katherine [story] had really taken everything out of her and the network was being very protective," executive producer Julie Plec says about the show's fifth season during episode 5 of *EW's Binge: The Vampire Diaries*. "[The network] and studio were being very protective and they were like, 'You can't do that anymore, you can't have Katherine.'"

On an earlier episode of the podcast, Dobrev spoke about how exhausted she was at the end of season 2, the first season in which she played both Elena and Katherine in the present day. So when it came time to make Katherine human and even introduce a third Petrova doppelgänger, the writers had to get creative. "We had to basically beg the network to let us even write story for Katherine," Plec says, noting that "the triplegänger made the whole thing worth it."

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Fans will remember that season 5 featured Katherine taking over Elena's body, which meant that for a good chunk of the season, Dobrev only had one character to play. And then, eventually, Katherine met her demise, a decision that also came about following those negotiations. "I literally think we had to say we'll kill her in order to get permission to use her," Plec recalls.

Additionally, during the podcast, Plec discusses the choice to have Bonnie (Kat Graham) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) be the two characters who "die" together at the end of season 5, which led to a discussion about Bamon, the popular ship. "Bonnie and Damon had a thing in the books we had sort of always said, 'We don't buy a romantic connection between Bonnie and Damon because Damon's just done too many terrible things and Bonnie just has more integrity than that,'" Plec says. "But we wanted to service that relationship in the canon a little bit."

For more about season 5—and the series overall—listen to the full episode below:

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New Photo - Why Socceroos’ World Cup breakthrough has come at the right time for fractious Australia

Why Socceroos’ World Cup breakthrough has come at the right time for fractious Australia Alan SmithFri, June 19, 2026 at 6:56 AM UTC 0 When Nestory Irankunda made a beeline for the corner flag after putting Australia in front against Turkey last Saturday, everyone knew who he was paying tribute to. Twenty years on, Australia are still trying to replicate the magic of Tim Cahill guiding them towards the last16 in Germany.

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When Nestory Irankunda made a beeline for the corner flag after putting Australia in front against Turkey last Saturday, everyone knew who he was paying tribute to. Twenty years on, Australia are still trying to replicate the magic of Tim Cahill guiding them towards the last-16 in Germany.

The sight of Cahill bobbing and weaving around the flag after the Socceroos' first World Cup goal against Japan in 2006 remains a defining image in their history, so Irankunda thought it right to pay tribute to his "biggest inspiration" after the moment of his nascent career to date.

"I look up to him and I want to be like him one day," the Watford winger said afterwards, instantly winning the hearts of many casual fans back home. But if they appear overly committed towards nods to the past, this was equally a breakout party for a team that are determined to far exceed low external expectations at World Cup 2026 - and simultaneously become central to a depressingly familiar political discourse.

Nestory Irankunda celebrated in familiar fashion after scoring against Turkey (Getty)

Thanks to one fine result Tony Popovic's squad, unperturbed by being so unfancied to emerge from Group D, face a battle for top spot against the USA in Seattle at 8pm BST on Friday, a match predictably being framed as the Soccer Derby.

Yet parallel to an opportunity few will have envisaged one week ago, Irankunda and a handful of his team-mates – yes, the migrants – have been inserted into that invidious position of becoming figures in a societal battle.

A couple of hours after Irankunda's fantastic counter-attacking goal, a poll was released down under that said the far-right One Nation party is winning the nationwide popularity contest for the first time. On Wednesday its leader Pauline Hanson delivered an aggravating 51-minute address to Australia's National Press Club in which she took aim at targets familiar to anyone who keeps tabs on the US Republican Party, Reform UK and other contemporaries.

Stop us if you think you've heard these ones before but there were attacks on left-wing media outlets, Islam, transgender rights. More pertinent when it comes to the Socceroos were her comments on immigration. "We cannot be a multicultural society," she said. "We are a multiracial society but we must be monocultural. Australians must live under the one cultural umbrella."

The Australia squad are drawn from many backgrounds (Reuters)

Were that the case, Australia would not be looking well-placed to reach the knockout rounds for only the third time in history. Indeed they might not even be at the tournament.

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Irankunda was born in a Tanzanian refugee camp after his parents fled civil war in Burundi. Defender Alessandro Circati moved to Perth from Italy as a toddler because his dad, a journeyman in Serie B and C, got a transfer. Norwich forward Mohamed Toure was born in a camp in Guinea where his family lived for 14 years after escaping war in Liberia.

The defender Milos Degenek fled from Croatia to Belgrade as a baby and ended up in Sydney, the city where Ajdin Hrustic was born to a Bosnian father and Romanian mother. Awer Mabil spent the first 10 years of his life as a refugee in Kenya because his family fled from war in South Sudan. Captain Harry Souttar is from Aberdeen, eligible through his mother. There are others but you get the idea: all are Australian, all are from different backgrounds.

Zoom out a bit, though, and at a World Cup where minnows such as Curacao and Cape Verde have assembled squads that are not far off entirely reliant on the diaspora, the composition of Australia's squad is merely reflective of a global game.

Irankunda celebrates with fans after the Turkey win (Reuters)

A significant majority of England's squad, as with the previous few tournaments, were eligible to represent other nations. England can look at France and Germany and pick out players who could easily be in Thomas Tuchel's squad now. Nationality is an increasingly layered social construct. Football, as so often, just happens to offer a crystalisation.

Before the tournament the Australia squad filmed a video in which they spoke about their journeys to this point, taking turns to deliver a message that is stirring and easy to get behind.

"No matter where you come from, football is for everyone," part of the script reads. "We are a reflection of modern Australia. Our diversity is our strength. The Socceroos right now are a representation of what Australia is. There are a lot of journeys behind the jersey. To be a Socceroo has many meanings but with one purpose: to do the country proud."

There was joy as the Socceroos kicked off their World Cup campaign in style (Getty)

It had not been picked up in huge numbers before the Turkey win but since then the views have rocketed. Speaking at a press conference earlier this week, Mabil underlined its meaning further. "The reason why it went viral is because it was raw. It was not edited. It was just purely what the players wanted to say and all put together," he said. "It had an effect because individually Australians can feel and relate with it."

It is just a shame that the myopia of Hanson and her ilk renders them incapable of realising the irony that the Australian team have already done more good for their nation than she is ever likely to achieve.

And while Irankunda may continue to speak glowingly of Cahill's influence, the impact he has already had on other migrants this week still searching for a sense of belonging must not be underplayed.

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When is Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway? Date, start time, card and how to watch UFC 329 fight Alex PattleFri, June 19, 2026 at 7:10 AM UTC 0 Conor McGregor will make his longawaited return to the UFC this month, as he takes on Max Holloway in a rematch 13 years in the making. McGregor has not fought in five years, having broken his leg in his last outing in the Octagon, a 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier. As such, it&x27;s hard to know which version of the Irishman will appear at UFC 329, where he fights Holloway in Las Vegas.

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Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited return to the UFC this month, as he takes on Max Holloway in a rematch 13 years in the making.

McGregor has not fought in five years, having broken his leg in his last outing in the Octagon, a 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier. As such, it's hard to know which version of the Irishman will appear at UFC 329, where he fights Holloway in Las Vegas.

Holloway has been much more active than his old rival, who outpointed him in 2013, but the Hawaiian enters this fight on the back of a defeat – a one-sided decision against Charles Oliveira in March.

Conor McGregor before his leg break against Dustin Poirier in 2021 (Getty)

Still, the 34-year-old is a former champion like McGregor, 37, and is deemed one of the greatest featherweights of all time. He has also had success at lightweight, although he will fight McGregor at welterweight, where the Irishman has experience and Holloway does not.

In the co-main event, Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett aims to bounce back from his first UFC loss, but the Liverpudlian faces a stern test as he takes on the heavy-hitting, well-rounded Benoit Saint-Denis.

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When is the fight?

UFC 329 will take place on Saturday 11 July at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, US. The early prelims will begin at 10pm BST (2pm PT / 4pm CT / 5pm ET), with the regular prelims following at 12am BST (4pm PT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET) on Sunday, before the main card starts at 2am BST on Sunday (6pm PT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET on Saturday).

How can I watch it?

In the UK, the card will air live on TNT Sports and is also accessible via HBO Max, EE TV, Virgin Media, Amazon Prime Video, and Sky Sports. In the US, Paramount+ will stream the action, with CBS showing a segment of the card.

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McGregor – 5/2; Holloway – 3/10

Pimblett – 13/10; Saint-Denis – 8/13

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Brandon Royval vs Lone'er Kavanagh (flyweight)

Gable Steveson vs Elisha Ellison (heavyweight)

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Robert Whittaker vs Nikita Krylov (light-heavyweight)

Luke Riley vs Kai Kamaka III (featherweight)

Damian Pinas vs Cesar Almeida (middleweight)

Cody Garbrandt vs Adrian Yanez (bantamweight)

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Tracy Cortez vs Wang Cong (women's flyweight)

Ryan Gandra vs Zachary Reese (middleweight)

Ode' Osbourne vs Cody Durden (flyweight)

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Turns out, Baumgartner and Dreyer's families are friends. The Office's Brian Baumgartner recalls making Today host Dylan Dreyer's son cry Turns out, Baumgartner and Dreyer's families are friends. By Raechal Shewfelt :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/RaechalShewfeltauthorphotoc49d3a3b6aa442f588f2bbc0de804e09.jpg) Raechal Shewfelt Raechal Shewfelt is a writer at . She has been working at EW since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on Yahoo and in American Journalism Review and The Shreveport Times. EW's editorial guidelines June 18, 2026 5:46 p.m.

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- Brian Baumgartner has revealed that he and *Today *contributor Dylan Dreyer and their families have vacationed together.

- On one ski trip, Dreyer's young son became upset after Baumgartner supposedly yelled at him. The actor said his booming voice just makes it seem like he's yelling when he's not.

- The families still joke about the incident.

As Kevin on *The Office*, Brian Baumgartner was so low-key that it was a joke. But don't try telling that to the son of *Today *meteorologist Dylan Dreyer.

The actor and Dreyer are actually longtime friends whose families have vacationed together, he explained Thursday on her show *The Parent Chat*.

He recalled that once on a ski trip, where they were joined by his wife, Celeste, their two daughters, and Dryer's three sons, he and Dreyer's middle son, 6-year-old Oliver, had a moment that's still discussed by the parents.

It happened when Baumgartner was urging the kids to get ready for ski school and out the door more quickly one day.

That didn't sit well with Oliver, who "loves breakfast," his mom noted.

She could tell he was unhappy when Baumgartner continued urging people to hurry.

"His cheeks are shaking and his eyes are welling up with tears," Dreyer said of her son.

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She took a guess at the culprit.

"I said, 'Did Brian yell at you?'" Dreyer said, "and the waterworks just came out."

Baumgartner countered that he hadn't yelled. He just has a loud voice.

Still, Dreyer said, "When a 5-year-old doesn't realize you’re kidding, it's terrifying."

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Still, the incident remains a joke between the families.

Baumgartner teased on the podcast that "Ollie needs to buck up," to which his mom agreed.

He vowed to actually raise his voice in their next encounter: "The first thing I'm going to do when I see him is yell, 'Ollie, come here!'"

Baumgartner, who's also appeared on shows such as *Melissa and Joey*, *The Goldbergs*, and *Suits LA*, has talked about his relationship with the long-running NBC comedy, which aired between 2005 and 2013.

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"*The Office* being 10 years, nine seasons, I mean, I was essentially on the show the entirety of my thirties," he said while hosting the iHeartRadio podcast *Off the Beat* in July 2022.

"I mean, it was a decade. To give people perspective, that's like progressing from high school through college and then a couple of more years," he said. "It's such a long period of your life and you establish such deep relationships and obviously, such close identification with those characters. At the time we were doing 30 episodes a year, which now is like never, ever done. So we were working a lot of weeks."

When the show ended, he said, he "wanted to distance myself."

"I thought, 'I don't want to be Kevin Malone forever,'" Baumgartner said. "I spent a long time turning down roles that I felt were too similar or wanted a similar sort of feeling and character."

But *The Office* has stayed popular through reruns and streaming services. He's given up on trying to shake off his most famous role and even come to embrace it.

"I consider it a blessing, especially the amazing fans who talk about how *The Office* gave them comfort, how it helped them during a difficult time," he noted. "I mean, countless stories, way more than I can mention. That's an amazing thing."

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“Summer House” star Kyle Cooke clarifies cryptic post hinting he quit Bravo series: &x27;I was feeling emo&x27; Kathleen PerriconeFri, June 19, 2026 at 12:44 AM UTC 0 'Summer House' star Kyle CookeCredit: Kareem Black/BravoKey Points Summer House star Kyle Cooke is clarifying his cryptic Instagram post that made fans think he quit the Bravo show. "The show isn&x27;t cancelled and this is not me announcing I won&x27;t return," insisted the reality star. Earlier this week, it was revealed that West Wilson, who is now dating Cooke&x27;s estranged wife, will not be back for season 11.

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Summer House star Kyle Cooke is clarifying his cryptic Instagram post that made fans think he quit the Bravo show.

"The show isn't cancelled and this is not me announcing I won't return," insisted the reality star.

Earlier this week, it was revealed that West Wilson, who is now dating Cooke's estranged wife, will not be back for season 11.

Summer should be fun, but instead it's been an emotional rollercoaster for Kyle Cooke.

The Summer House veteran sent fans into a frenzy on Thursday with an Instagram post that read like he was saying goodbye to the Bravo reality series after 10 seasons.

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"I'm tearing up as I type this because we truly become a family shooting this show and it was a gut wrenching way to leave this house for good," Cooke captioned a photo carousel featuring him and Summer House producers posing in front of the Hamptons residence featured on the show.

"I think we can finally close this chapter," he continued. "Thank you to the fans for believing in this show and for all of your support over the last decade."

Within minutes, he edited the photo to clarify his cryptic caption.

"The show isn't cancelled and this is not me announcing I won't return," wrote Cooke, who is currently starring in Summer House's spinoff, In the City. "I was feeling emo and always planned sharing the cover photo because it DID feel like the end of an era, which is why everyone else was so emotional saying their goodbyes on the finale. Sorry everyone!"

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Cooke may be back for season 11, but the Summer House cast member accused of betraying him has been evicted. West Wilson will not return to the show, following the shocking revelation that he and Cooke's estranged wife, Amanda Batula, have been in a secret relationship. Further complicating matters, Wilson was in an on-and-off relationship with Summer House's Ciara Miller, one of Batula's closest friends.

The couple's attempt to defend themselves during the show's explosive reunion special was unanimously rejected by both the cast and fans. However, it was behind-the-scenes drama that ultimately led to Wilson's exit.

'Summer House' reunion special featuring Kyle Cooke, Ciara Miller, Amanda Batula, and West WilsonCredit: Clifton Prescod/Bravo

According to Us Weekly, he pushed to have Cooke, Lindsay Hubbard, and Carl Radke — all original Summer House cast members — fired ahead of season 11.

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"His goal was to be with Amanda and then just film with his friends," a source claimed of Wilson, who joined the show in season 8. "There's a tear in the friend group. The cast doesn't want to film with him."

And the majority aren't speaking to Batula either, added the Us Weekly insider who revealed it's "still up in the air if she's going to come back."

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