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Music producer Richard Perry, known for his iconic collaborations with numerous artists from Carly Simon to Barbra Streisand, has died at the age of 82.

Daphna Kastner, Perry’s friend, confirmed his death to news outlets. “He maximized his time here,” Kastner said in a statement to ABC News. “He was generous, fun, sweet and made the world a better place. The world is a little less sweeter without him here. But it’s a little bit sweeter in heaven.” Kastner said that Perry died at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering cardiac arrest.

Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod Stewart’s “The Great American Songbook” series and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles, died Tuesday. He was 82.

Perry, a recipient of a Grammys Trustee Award in 2015, died at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering cardiac arrest, friend Daphna Kastner said.

“He maximized his time here,” said Kastner, who called him a “father friend” and said he was godfather to her son. “He was generous, fun, sweet and made the world a better place. The world is a little less sweeter without him here. But it’s a little bit sweeter in heaven.”

Perry was a onetime drummer, oboist and doo-wop singer who proved at home with a wide variety of musical styles, the rare producer to have No. 1 hits on the pop,...

Sara Sampaio isn’t watching Ray Nicholson in Smile 2!

The Portuguese model and actress admitted that she didn’t watch the hit horror film, which stars her 32-year-old boyfriend.

“I actually haven’t watched it. I can’t watch horror movies,” she revealed to Us Weekly at Darren Dzienciol’s Haunted Hotel.

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“I get really bad nightmares and he hates watching himself, so he is like, ‘Don’t watch it.’”

“I helped him with his scenes when he was filming, so I kind of know what happens, and I tape with him all the time,” she went on to say.

“He’s incredible. All my friends went to see it the other day and they told me it was amazing. Maybe I’ll watch just his scenes, but I’m too much of a baby and I asked him, ‘Is it really scary?...

Heeeeere’s Ray! As promotion for Smile 2 ramps up ahead of its wide release this week, comparisons have been drawn between one of its stars, Ray Nicholson, and his famous father, Jack. And yes, it comes down to the grin.

The main comparison between Ray and Jack Nicholson centers on the former’s character poster for Smile 2 and one of the most famous scenes in The Shining, in which he takes an ax to the bathroom door, pokes his head through the hole and takes time to make a reference to The Tonight Show. When asked about the similarities, Ray – in front of one of the movie’s posters, eerily giving the illusion of devil horns sprouting from his head – he told Deadline, “Obviously I love him, he’s my inspiration. I ate dinner with him every night, I studied it, that’s how I learned to be a human being.

Jack Nicholson’s daughter Tessa Gourin is speaking out about her estranged relationship with her famous father.

Since the 28-year-old actress was young, her mother, actress Jennine Gourin, told her “not to tell anyone that I have this famous dad,” Gourin recently told The Daily Beast.

“I knew he was powerful and Daddy Warbucks-level rich, so I kind of equated my life to being like Orphan Annie’s,” she told the publication, referring to the 1932 film “Little Orphan Annie”.

Gourin claimed that, as a child, Nicholson, who has never publicly acknowledged her as his daughter, “wasn’t interested” in having a relationship with her. While she refused to go into detail about her childhood, she did mention that her father, now 85, paid for her early education.

Read More: Pamela Anderson Says She Once Walked In On Jack Nicholson Having A Threesome

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After her recent split from Love Island star Eyal Booker, Delilah Hamlin may be wading into new waters. On March 9, the 23-year-old daughter of Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin was seen stepping out for dinner with Jack Nicholson's son, Ray Nicholson. For their nighttime outing, the model and the 30-year-old actor, whose mom is actress Rebecca Broussard, grabbed a bite to eat in Santa Monica, California. According to an eyewitness, when the two arrived, Delilah sat in the passenger seat of Ray's car. And when they left together a few hours later, she seemed to be "in great spirits." So perhaps her love life is on an upswing a little less than two months after she and her boyfriend of two...

If you found yourself wondering why Panic's Ray Hall looked so familiar, you're not alone. That might be because Ray Nicholson, the actor behind the bad boy of Carp, TX, is the spitting image of his father, Jack Nicholson. That's right, Jack has a hot 29-year-old son. It didn't take long for us to be charmed by his character, and the more we've learned about real-life Ray, the more we've fallen for him. Despite having a famous father and mother - actress Rebecca Broussard - there's still an air of mystery to the actor; Amazon Prime Video's Panic is essentially his breakout role. If, like us, you have already binged the show and just want to know more about Ray, ahead are five facts to tide you over until he can grace our screens once more.

Random things that happened on this day (June 17th) in film history

1919 Happy Beryl Reid Centennial. The British stage actress didn't make many movies but is perhaps best remembered today for her leading role in the lesbian drama The Killing of Sister George which netted her both a Tony Award on stage and a Golden Globe nomination for its film version. 

1962 Jack Nicholson, pre-superstardom, marries actress Sandra Knight  (their only movie together, The Terror, will be released the next year). The marriage lasted six years. Despite high profile relationships thereafter Nicholson never tied the knot again.

1988 It was quite an actressy weekend in movie theaters...

Jack Nicholson didn’t look pleased seeing his favorite team lose.

The longtime actor, 81, took his usual seat courtside at the Lakers game in Los Angeles on Thursday alongside his 27-year-old son Ray Nicholson. Wearing all black, the longtime Lakers fan watched his team closely while Ray followed along sporting a floral print shirt and black baseball cap. The Lakers lost to the Golden State Warriors, leaving Nicholson visibly displeased.

Nicholson is rarely seen at public events — he was last spotted at a Lakers’ game in November, again accompanied his son.

Nicholson hasn’t appeared in any projects since 2010’s...

An actress known for roles in Click and Soul Surfer, Lorraine Nicholson has quietly been working away as a writer and director of short films, establishing herself as a director to watch. Bringing her tense and engrossing short film Life Boat to Tribeca, the daughter of Jack Nicholson and Rebecca Broussard has demonstrated that she most certainly has the chops, finding herself among a cadre of young female directors making waves at Tribeca this year. In just 18 minutes…...

Jane Fonda and Richard Perry are calling it quits after eight years together. The 79-year-old actress and 74-year-old music mogul put their Beverly Hills home up for sale last week, and a source told Page Six, "They are selling the house because they will live separately - they will still be friends." Richard also confirmed the news on Tuesday, telling the publication, "That's true. We are still very close." Jane and Richard first began dating in 2009, and while the couple never officially tied the knot, Jane was married three times before and Richard was previously married to actress Rebecca Broussard.

After eight years together, Jane Fonda and Richard Perry are ending their relationship. Perry confirmed with Page Six that the former couple has parted ways and explained that the two are "still very close." They have also listed their Beverly Hills home on the market for $13 million. The 7,100-square-foot gorgeous mansion features four bedrooms, six-and-a-half bathrooms, a glass elevator, bamboo floors, a state-of-the-art kitchen, home gym, meditation garden and stunning views of the city. Perry and Fonda never tied the knot, however he was previously married to Rebecca Broussard. Meanwhile, the Grace and Frankie star has been married three times in the past, with her most...

Jane Fonda and Richard Perry have called it quits.

The 79-year-old actress and her partner of eight years have gone their separate ways, according to Page Six. The couple had just listed their Beverly Hills home for $13 million.

Related: Why Jane Fonda Went to Therapy After Filming ‘Grace & Frankie’

"That's true," Perry told the outlet, adding that he is planning to move into another home. "We are still very close.

Fonda opened up about her special relationship with Perry in a 2012 interview with U.K.'s The Sun.

"The only thing I have never known is true intimacy with a man," she continued. "I absolutely wanted to discover that before dying. It has happened with Richard. I feel totally secure with him."

The actress has been married three times, to Roger Vadim, Tom Hayden and Ted Turner, and has three children. Perry was married to model Rebecca Broussard in 1987, but split the following year.

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Let's hope Jack Nicholson has a pleasant birthday on Wednesday, or at least a less disturbing one than the birthday when pal Hunter S. Thompson showed up outside his house, turned on a spotlight, blasted a recording of a pig being eaten alive by bears, fired several rounds from his 9mm pistol, and (when the terrified actor and his kids refused to open the door) left an elk's heart on the doorstep.

Nicholson turns 78 on April 22, and even though he hasn't been in a movie for five years, he still looms large in our collective imaginations. Younger viewers know him from his flamboyant performances in "The Departed," "The Bucket List," "Something's Gotta Give," and "Anger Management," but his older films remain ubiquitous on TV as well, including "As Good as It Gets," "A Few Good Men," "Batman," "The Witches of Eastwick," "Terms of Endearment," "The Shining," and "Chinatown." A late bloomer,...

Good looks run in the Nicholson family!Jack Nicholson stepped out with his gorgeous daughter Lorraine Nicholson at Taschen and David Bailey's "It's Just A Shot Away: The Rolling Stones In Photographs" Exhibit in Los Angeles on Saturday.The 24-year-old aspiring actress looked lovely in a white lace dress with a knit cardigan as she stood with her famous father. The 77-year-old actor looked dapper in a gray collared shirt under a printed blazer and his trademark sunglasses. The Brown University graduate has been pursuing an acting career, appearing in 2004's "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement," 2011's "Soul Surfer" and the upcoming "Hacker." Lorraine is Nicholson's daughter with his ex-girlfriend, Rebecca Broussard. The estranged couple also has a son, 22-year-old Raymond. Jack and Ray recently were photographed sitting courtside at the Lakers game and the resemblance was striking. This kid is definitely the spitting image of his handsome dad.

Anjelica Huston's on-again, off-again love affair with Jack Nicholson was turbulent, to say the least. The actress chronicles her 17-year relationship with the Departed star in her new memoir Watch Me, out today. Most notably, Huston speaks candidly of the moment she suggested that she and Nicholson tie the knot. "I [said], 'If you had any balls, you'd marry me,'" writes Huston. "And he said, 'Marry you? Are you kidding?'" The 63-year-old actress goes on to say that she "sobbed for three days after that." Here are five over things we learned about the pair's relationship from the...

Anjelica Huston's on-again, off-again love affair with Jack Nicholson was turbulent, to say the least. The actress chronicles her 17-year relationship with the Departed star in her new memoir Watch Me, out today. Most notably, Huston speaks candidly of the moment she suggested that she and Nicholson tie the knot. "I [said], 'If you had any balls, you'd marry me,'" writes Huston. "And he said, 'Marry you? Are you kidding?'" The 63-year-old actress goes on to say that she "sobbed for three days after that." Here are five over things we learned about the pair's relationship from the...

Tinseltown fixture and Academy Award winner Anjelica Huston is what we associate with retro glamour. At 61 and fresh off the second season of her show "Smash," lady Huston sat down with The Saturday Evening Post for its March/April issue and talked love, lost and finding Mr. Right.

Decades ago, Huston was famously linked to Jack Nicholson for a long time. The two stars met in 1973 and their romance lasted until 1989, when Anjelica learned that actress Rebecca Broussard was pregnant with Jack's baby.

"Jack is someone I've adored in my life and will continue to love forever," the actress told The Saturday Evening Post. "I don't take him lightly. As it happens, we had a really lovely conversation on the phone yesterday -- a conversation that started off a little bumpy and wound up just completely wonderful."

"That's a real relationship," added Huston. "Real relationships have continuity, and Jack and...

Actor Michael Douglas is best-known for his roles in films such as "Wall Street," "Basic Instinct," "Romancing the Stone" and "Fatal Attraction, which was released 25 years ago today. He's won two Academy Awards, including a best actor nod for "Wall Street," and three Golden Globes; and has produced 18 films, including "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," which won five Oscars, including best picture. But according to author Marc Eliot, who has written a new biography of Douglas, he grew up troubled by his parents' divorce and his father Kirk's stardom -- and these factors played a role in Michael's reported battles with alcohol and drugs. Douglas' 30-day stint in rehab made headlines in 1992. Here is an excerpt from the book, "Michael Douglas: A Biography."

After completing “Falling Down,” perhaps to repair his relationship with Diandra, Michael took her and Cameron to Spain to spend the summer of 1992 at their hillside retreat in Majorca.

Hollywood heavyweight Jack Nicholson made a special visit to his daughter's university campus on Saturday to discuss his acting career with students.

Nicholson was part of a panel including producers Robert Evans, Brad Grey and former studio boss Peter Bart, which hosted the Ivy League Film Festival session at Rhode Island's Brown University.

Students were shown clips of movies the four have been involved with and lectured on loyalty and artistic integrity, reports the New York Post.

After the panel, Nicholson got the chance to catch up with 19-year-old Lorraine, his daughter with ex-girlfriend Rebecca Broussard.

Rebecca Broussard, the mother of Jack Nicholson's two youngest children, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on Sunday afternoon, according to reports. The 44-year-old, who has a daughter, 17-year-old Lorraine, and son, 15-year-old Raymond, with Something's Gotta Give star Nicholson, spent Sunday night at Valley Jail in Van Nuys, California. Broussard was released on $100,000 bail on Monday morning, according to website Tmz.com. She is due back in court on September 17.

Legendary actor and lothario Jack Nicholson has made a stunning admission - he's losing his sex drive. The 65-year-old once described by actress Kim Basinger as "the most highly sexed individual I have ever met," now claims that a lifetime of bedroom activity with a vast list of beautiful women has finally caught up with him. The Shining star says, "I'm a different guy here in my sixties. I don't have the same libido. It used to be that I didn't think I could sleep if I wasn't involved in some kind of amorous contact or another. Well, I spend a lot of time sleeping alone these days. That's different. And very liberating. It wasn't until the last few years that I became completely comfortable with it. You know, my fear is that I'm beginning to prefer it." Although father-of-four Nicholson is proud of his romantic exploits, which include Anjelica Houston, ex-wife Rebecca Broussard and a string of Hollywood beauties, he just doesn't feel he has enough energy anymore. His admission can only come as a disappointment to actress Lara Flynn Boyle who has once again been spotted out with the actor who's tipped to be nominated for a 12th Oscar for his performance in About Schmidt.

Jack Nicholson has moved in with neighbor Marlon Brando after splitting from his girlfriend of 11 years. Nicholson, 63, stormed out of the Los Angeles, California, home he shared with on-off lover Rebecca Broussard, 37, when she called in lawyers after a particularly vicious row. Jack immediately moved in with the Hollywood heavyweight next door in order to remain close to his two young children by Broussard, Lorraine, 10, and Raymond, eight. A friend says, "Jack and Marlon have lived next to each other for 25 years. They don't pop round much for cups of sugar but have always been friends." The pal adds, "Jack's furious that Rebecca consulted lawyers. He wanted to sort it out amicably but knows with them involved it's going to get nasty."...

Jack Nicholson and Lara Flynn Boyle have split up and the stunning actress is telling friends, "now I need to find a good man". The couple started dating earlier this year and were pictured, last month enjoying a romantic holiday in the lavish French resort of St Tropez. But Oscar-winner Nicholson infuriated his close friends by taking up with Boyle, 30, just after he'd broken up with Rebecca Broussard. Boyle's spokesman claimed Nicholson's friends were "jealous" because the couple were so close. But Boyle has now been spotted on the town without Nicholson and told a close pal recently, "It is so over with Jack that is it. Now I just need to find myself a good man."...

Hey, four words: Jerry Springer -- The Movie.

Poetry in motion, right? You take your average Springer guests and show them in their natural, pretaping habitat. And while you're at it, you also reveal what makes Jerry tick. It's money, baby.

Apparently, it's what the five producers and seven exec producers behind the low-budgeted "Ringmaster" are thinking. The problem is, their fictionalized account of the events leading up to an appearance on Springer's show, a k a "Lifestyles of the Poor and Trashy," plays like one of Jerry's "Too Hot for TV" videos, with the added bonus of bad writing and direction.

But will the guarantee of a bleep-free 90 minutes, complete with a generous flashing of breasts (including Jerry's), plus cheesy, simulated sex acts be enough to lure viewers out of the comfort of their trailer park? Artisan Entertainment, in a bid to break out of its usual art house mode, clearly hopes so, but "Ringmaster"'s true destiny lies on the video racks. Or maybe Jerry will thoughtfully throw in a copy as an incentive to buy his upcoming tell-all book.

Little do Angel, Connie, Rusty and Willie know, their sordid little lives are about to become the "You Did WHAT With Your Stepdaddy?" episode on the next "Jerry Springer".

It seems Angel (Jaime Pressly), a motel chambermaid who goes the extra distance for male guests, is about to tie the knot with the slow-witted Willie (Ashley Holbrook) while also carrying on with Rusty (Michael Dudikoff), who just happens to be married to Angel's mom, Connie (Molly Hagan). When she catches the two in action, Connie decides to teach her daughter a lesson by servicing her fiance.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the park, the take-no-prisoners Starletta Wendy Raquel Robinson) catches her man Michael Jai White) getting freaky with her best friend (Tangie Ambrose). With said boyfriend having previously played the dog with her other best friend (Nicki Micheaux), the grouping is a natural for a "My Traitor Girlfriends" episode.

More than willing to air their dirty laundry for a trip to Hollywood (apparently Chicago isn't sexy enough), both parties head for the "Springer" show -- but not before doing a little interfacing, if you know what we mean.

Playing out like watered-down John Waters, the Neil Abramson-directed, Jon Bernstein-written enterprise awkwardly goes for a poor approximation of cheap, sleazy satire one minute and (inexplicably) quiet, tender introspection the next, with nothing capturing the sheer, guilty-pleasure adrenaline rush of an installment of Springer's real TV show.

The acting styles are similarly all over the place, with Hagan's I-just-wanna-be-loved competitive mom bravely striving for something more noble. She's a trailer trash Ma Joad. At least Robinson ("The Steve Harvey Show") seems to be a enjoying herself as the wrong woman to mess with.

As for Jerry's big acting debut, in which he gets to share a post-coital embrace with Rebecca Broussard and delivers an encore performance of his country song ("Dr. Talk"), here's a Final Thought: Don't quit your day job.

RINGMASTER

Artisan Entertainment

A Motion Pictures

Corporation of America production

Director: Neil Abramson

Screenwriter: Jon Bernstein

Producers: Jerry Springer, Gina Rugolo-Judd, Brad Jenkel, Steve Stabler, Gary W. Goldstein

Executive producers: Brent Baum, Don Corsini, Richard Dominick, Erwin More, Brian Medavoy, Donald Kushner, Peter Locke

Director of photography: Russell Lyster

Production designers: Dorian Vernacchio, Deborah Raymond

Editor: Suzanne Hines

Costume designer: Gail McMullen

Music supervisor: Marcus Barone

Music: Kennard Ramsey

Casting: Carmen Tetzlaff

Color/stereo

Cast:

Jerry: Jerry Springer

Angel: Jaime Pressly

Troy: William McNamara

Connie: Molly Hagan

Starletta: Wendy Raquel Robinson

Demond: Michael Jai White

Willie: Ashley Holbrook

Rusty: Michael Dudikoff

Vonda: Tangie Ambrose

Leshawnette: Nicki Micheaux

Willie: Ashley Holbrook

Running time -- 90 minutes

MPAA rating: R...