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Renuald White -- a soap opera star who broke down barriers for Black people in modeling -- has died ... according to one of his longtime friends.

Fashion designer Jeffrey Banks revealed the news to Women's Wear Daily -- a popular fashion magazine -- Friday sharing that White died last week while under hospice care in Manhattan. He did not provide a cause of death.

White rose to prominence via modeling in the 1970s ... becoming just the second Black model to appear on the cover of GQ in 1979 -- two years after Urs Althaus.

Prince Harry isn't fit to receive the Pat Tillman Award at the ESPYs, and it's shocking ESPN let him ... at least, that's what the late veteran's mother thinks.

Mary Tillman -- mom to former NFL safety Pat Tillman who joined the U.S. Army after 9/11 and died in a friendly fire incident -- spoke to Daily Mail about ESPN choosing Prince Harry to receive the ESPY named in Pat's honor ... and, suffice to say, she's not happy with the decision.

Tillman says, "I am shocked as to why they would select such a controversial and divisive individual to receive the award."

Carol Connors -- the legendary songwriter -- is telling all about her fame ... breaking it down in a new book and accompanying documentary.

Connors -- who's rubbed elbows with some of Hollywood's brightest stars -- recently released her new book "Elvis, 'Rocky' & Me" just recently ... and, TMZ can reveal she's also got a documentary coming out about her under the same title.

CC -- who skyrocketed to fame with her hit track "To Know Him Is To Love Him" written by infamous music producer Phil Spector -- will double down on the revelations in her book and tell her full story on-camera.

Orlando Cepeda -- a Baseball Hall of Famer and teammate of the late Willie Mays -- has died ... according to statements from his family and MLB.

The Giants legend passed away at his home Friday according to his wife, Nydia, while surrounded by family and listening to his favorite music. She says the family takes comfort he's now at peace.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred remembered Orlando for his on-field accomplishments ... as well as his role as one of the first Latin American players in the game who paved the way for more inclusion in baseball during the 1960s.

A 13-year-old boy apparently brandishing a gun was shot to death by police in New York – and the violence was all caught on video.

The footage opened with three cops running down a street after the teen in the upstate city of Utica on Friday night.

The officers caught up to the boy and wrestled him to the ground in a residential area. A cop can be seen standing over the boy outside a house and punching him as he lay on the front lawn. There was a brief scuffle before one of the officers fired a bullet into the youth.

Seth Binzer -- the lead singer of Crazy Town -- was homeless in the months preceding his death -- according to his friend and sober coach Tim Ryan ... who tells us he was helping Binzer on his sobriety journey over the last few years.

As we reported ... the L.A. County Medical Examiner said Binzer - aka Shifty Shellshock -- died Monday at an L.A. home. According to Tim, Binzer was living in a tent in downtown L.A.'s McArthur Park, after bouncing from house to house following a recent relapse.

He tells us his wife, Jennifer Gimenez from "Celebrity Rehab" ... received a call last week informing her of Seth's whereabouts and Tim was planning to fly to L.A. to help locate Seth in the park and get him back into treatment ... but sadly, it was too late.

Martin Mull -- famous for his work on "Roseanne" -- is dead.

The longtime actor died Thursday at his home, the result of a long illness ... according to his rep, Jennifer Craig.

Martin played Leon Carp on "Roseanne" back in the day, appearing in 46 episodes. He was also a regular on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and had a recurring role in "Two and a Half Men."

TikToker Eva Evans' official cause of death is suicide ... TMZ has confirmed.

A NYC medical examiner rep tells TMZ ... Eva died after hanging herself in her NYC apartment Saturday.

As we reported, law enforcement sources found Eva hanging inside her place after obtaining a key from a friend who last saw her the previous morning. When paramedics arrived, they pronounced her dead at the scene.

Lizzy Musi -- a drag racer who rose to fame on Discovery's "Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings" -- has died ... TMZ has confirmed.

A family member of the television personality tells us ... Lizzy passed away Thursday at her home in North Carolina after struggling with breast cancer for several years.

Her father, Pat, broke the news on Facebook last night, moments after his daughter passed away ... and thanked her fans for supporting her and the family.

Crazy Town's frontman Shifty Shellshock died from an accidental drug overdose after mixing prescription drugs with street-purchased drugs ... his manager has confirmed.

Howie Hubberman explained the singer -- real name was Seth Binzer -- really wanted to turn things around ... but unfortunately, no one had the tools to help him with his addiction battle -- including himself.

Howie added to PEOPLE, "Seth Binzer, after struggling with addiction and Crazy Town's rapid success with 'Butterfly,' never was able to reach out on a more successful level to deal with his addictions. We all tried, but ultimately we all failed, or Shifty would still be here."

Riley Strain's death is not the fault of the bars that served him while he was clearly intoxicated ... so says the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

The TABC released its findings Thursday after a months-long investigation, and it says it found no clear evidence via eyewitnesses, interviews, or camera footage to suggest bartenders served him booze while he was visibly drunk.

TABC lays out the timeline of the night in detail, according to several of Riley's fraternity brothers ... who say the group went from Miranda Lambert's bar to Garth Brooks' place before walking into Luke Bryan's for the first time.

The family of one of Jeffrey Dahmer's victims is speaking out, slamming Ariana Grande for once saying she'd be interested in having a sit down with the late serial killer.

ICYMI ... the pop star's gotten some backlash this week for a recent podcast interview where she recounted saying Dahmer -- who killed and dismembered 17 men over a 13-year period -- was her dream dinner guest.

Ari says she'd shared that tidbit with a group of young fans during a Q&A early in her career.

Sergei Berezin, who played 7 seasons in the National Hockey League, has died at the age of 52.

Sergei's death was announced Wednesday by the NHL Alumni Association ... though the cause of death is unclear.

The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Sergie in the 10th round of the 1994 NHL Draft out of Voskresensk, Russia. He went on to play 5 seasons for the franchise, scoring more than 20 goals in four of those campaigns.

Bill Cobbs, an actor with over 50 years of experience in Hollywood, is dead ... TMZ has confirmed.

Bill died Tuesday at his home in the Inland Empire in CA ... according to his publicist, Chuck I. Jones.

With an acting career spanning all the way back to the 1970s, Bill has nearly 200 movie and TV show credits to his name.

University of South Florida football player Teigan Martin tragically died this week in a horrific car crash in Minnesota, officials said. He was just 20 years old.

According to the Carver County Sheriff's Office, Martin was involved in a one-vehicle wreck at around 5 AM on Monday on a roadway in Hollywood Township.

Police say when first responders arrived at the crash site ... they found a black 2013 BMW M5 that had skidded into a ditch. They ID'ed Martin as the driver ... and stated he died on the scene.

Bret "Epic" Mazur -- who formed Crazy Town with Shifty Shellshock -- talked to his late ex-bandmate a few months before he died ... and says SS seemed upbeat about the future.

We caught up with Epic Tuesday in the studio -- and he tells TMZ ... Shifty was actually stoked about making new music when they last spoke over the phone, and there was no indication Shifty was in a bad space, or going through something out of the ordinary.

TMZ broke the story ... cops are looking into Shifty's sudden death Monday as a possible fatal overdose. But based on what his former bandmate's saying here ... Seth was far from that reality.