Philadelphia radio station WDAS and CNN correspondent Roland Martin are reporting that "Lovergirl" singer Teena Marie has died at age 54. Marie (a.k.a. Lady T) released 13 albums over her career, including the utterly badass Irons in the Fire.

Adrienne Martin, the 27-year-old girlfriend of Anheuser-Busch heir August Busch IV, was found dead at Busch's home on Sunday. Martin was an aspiring model and art therapist (here's her iStudio page); police are investigating her death as a "possible overdose."

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, died today. Her breast cancer had metastasized to the liver and she stopped treatment. She released a farewell statement, to life, just yesterday. R.I.P.

Italian director and multiple Best Foreign Film nominee Mario Monicelli died in Rome today after jumping out of a hospital window. He was 95 and the second old movie director to die today. Sidney Lumet better watch his back.

The mysterious shooting death of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen gets even more mysterious: Citing a "city official," The Hollywood Reporter reports that the attack was planned in advance—"not the result of road rage or a carjacking gone awry."

Noted Italian film producer Dino De Laurentiis—who worked with Federico Fellini before making classics like Serpico, Death Wish, Three Days of the Condor, Blue Velvet, and Barbarella—died in Los Angeles today of undisclosed causes. He was 91.

Penthouse Founder Bob Guccione has died of cancer. He was 79. Guccione was once one of America's richest men because he published a softcore porno mag where women actually showed their vaginas. Then the Internet happened. [Image via AP]

Tom Bosley, the actor best known as Mr. Cunningham on Happy Days as well as his stints on Murder She Wrote and Father Dowling Mysteries, died at his home in Palm Springs today from lung cancer. He was 83.

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Two American troops were killed on Tuesday, the first to die since the official end of combat.

American Apparel just can't catch a break. An employee was found dead at the company's downtown Los Angeles headquarters yesterday, adding yet another misfortune to the clothing retailer's ever-growing list of public relations woes.

Morrie Yohai, "an accomplished photographer, poet, professor and businessman," as well as one of the dudes that created Cheez Doodles, died of cancer at age 90. Today, we are all Chester Cheeto.

One of the film and television industry's most prolific "Ohhhh that guy!"s has died in Toronto. Chaykin, who recently had a run on Entourage as a Harvey Weinstein-esque movie executive, worked in Canadian and American productions for forty years.

Famed grump and comic book author Harvey Pekar was found dead early this morning in his Cleveland home. The disgruntled and curmudgeonly writer was most famous for his American Splendor comic series, adapted into a well-reviewed film in 2003.

As the New York Times *tried* to write earlier this morning, Sen. Robert's Byrd's death could affect pending financial reform legislation. No one is happier about this than Twitter whore Steve Forbes, who has his grave-dancin' boots out.

The Times mourns Robert Byrd, 92-ish: "A graf or two supplied by the bureau on his death's impact on pending legislation. e had been in failing health for several years." Indeed. What? Click through to see the Times' unedited insta-remembrance.

We knew all season that we would eventually see Capt. Phil Harris die on The Deadliest Catch. Last night America watched the stroke that eventually killed him. It was sad and strange and awful and tasteful. It was death reality-TV-style.

The actor, director of movies including Easy Rider, hellraiser and Hollywood legend died today at his home in Venice, California after a long battle with cancer. He was 74. [Washington Post]

Gary Coleman, who was as famous for his downward slide from childhood fame as he was for his role on Diff'rent Strokes, died in a Utah hospital today after suffering an intra-cranial hemorrhage. He was 42.

Famed '50s and '60s TV host Art Linkletter has died. He was 97.