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Soap Star Paul Danan Found Dead on Sofa in Front of TV, Says Coroner
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- Paul Danan was found dead sitting on his sofa after taking a lethal cocktail of drugs at his Bristol home in England on Jan. 15, according to reports
- The soap star’s death was reportedly ruled as a “misadventure” in court during an inquest
- Danan’s death was caused by a combination of drugs, including heroin and cocaine, a post-mortem examination reportedly confirmed
Paul Danan reportedly died from a combined toxicity of drugs, including heroin and cocaine, while watching TV at his home, a court has heard.
During the inquest over the actor’s death at Avon Coroner’s Court in England, it was revealed that Danan was found unresponsive, sitting on the sofa in front of the television at his home in Brislington, Bristol, after ingesting a fatal cocktail of drugs, the BBC reported.
The inquest heard that the 46-year-old soap star was pronounced dead by emergency services after being found unresponsive at his home at 5:20 p.m. local time on Jan. 15, according to the outlet.
A postmortem examination determined that Danan’s death was caused by a combined toxicity of heroin, cocaine, methadone, codeine, pregabalin and zopiclone, contributed to by benzodiazepine use, the BBC reported.
Coroner Debbie Rookes ruled Danan’s death a “misdaventure” and said in court that there was no evidence to suggest the actor intended to take his own life, per the BBC.
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A neighbor reportedly used a ladder to look into Danan’s apartment, where he found him on the sofa with the television still on, according to the Daily Mail and the U.K. newspaper Metro. Danan’s girlfriend, Melissa Crooks, had raised concerns after not hearing from him since the early hours of Jan. 14 after they went out for drinks together, according to the outlets.
Danan was known for starring as Sol Patrick in the U.K. soap opera Hollyoaks, as well as appearing on the reality TV series Celebrity Big Brother and Celebrity Love Island.
In the opening inquest over the actor’s death on March 11, Coroner’s officer Alexis Camp told the hearing that Danan’s body was identified by Crooks, The Guardian previously reported.
“The circumstances are that Mr. Danan was found unresponsive at his home address,” Camp said, per the outlet. “Emergency services attended and confirmed he had sadly died. A postmortem has taken place and samples have been removed for further analysis.”
“I understand there are no family concerns. No note was left,” she added.
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Danan’s management company, Independent Creative Management, said in an Instagram statement following his death, “It is with heavy hearts that we share the tragic news of the passing of Paul Danan at just 46 years old,” the post read. “Paul was a beacon of light to so many. His untimely departure will leave irreplaceable voids in the lives of all who knew him.”
Danan was due to attend a plea hearing at Warrington Magistrates’ Court the day after his death on Jan. 16, for his charges of cocaine and cannabis possession, according to court documents obtained by the BBC.
PEOPLE reached out to the Avon Coroner’s Court for comment, but they did not immediately respond.
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Vanessa Trump breaks silence on boyfriend Tiger Woods’ DUI arrest

Vanessa Trump subtly addressed her boyfriend Tiger Woods’ DUI arrest via Instagram on Friday.
“Love you,” she wrote on her Story alongside a throwback photo of the couple cuddling.
The 48-year-old added two heart emojis to the social media upload.
Trump’s gushing post comes one week after Woods, 50, was involved in a rollover car accident while driving in Jupiter Island, Florida, last week.
The athlete crawled out of his Land Rover SUV and was photographed talking on the phone just before police arrived at the scene.
Sheriff John Budensiek stated during a subsequent press conference that Woods showed “signs of impairment” despite his breathalyzer test returning negative.
Woods, who had pills in his pocket, failed a sobriety test and questioned his arrest in bodycam footage.
The pro golfer was ultimately arrested after he “refused a urinalysis test, leading to charges of DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.”
At the time, an insider clarified to Page Six that Trump and her daughter Kai weren’t in the car when the accident happened.
He left the scene solo in the back of a cop car, with video showing him hiccuping, yawning and briefly falling asleep.
Woods, who was previously arrested for driving under the influence in 2017 and took a plea deal, was seen with bloodshot eyes in his mugshot.
He appeared visibly defeated when leaving the Martin County Jail hours after being detained.
Trump was reportedly “not happy” when she learned about her partner’s arrest, with an insider telling the Daily Mail on Sunday that she considers it “a definite red flag.”
The source claimed, “She told him that he’s going to get this sorted out and that she’s going to require that. He has to get things under control, or she’s not going to stick around.”
The former model initially shied away from commenting on the incident when she returned to social media on Sunday to share a photo of Kai.
Woods has, however, since released a statement about the “seriousness of the situation” and his plans to “seek treatment.”
Trump and Woods were first romantically linked in March 2025 when Page Six revealed they were “heading in [a serious] direction.”
The couple has since publicly flaunted the romance, most recently at a golf match on March 24.
Vanessa was previously married to Donald Trump Jr. from 2005 to 2018, and the exes share five children.
As for Woods, he wed Elin Nordegren in 2004.
After the duo’s 2010 divorce over Woods’ cheating scandal, he went on to date Olympian Lindsey Vonn, stylist Kristin Smith and restaurant manager Erica Herman.
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Zendaya’s ‘The Drama’ NYC premiere gown is covered in 27 shades of ‘something blue’

And the bride wore something blue.
Zendaya arrived at the New York City premiere of “The Drama” on Thursday night in a strapless black and blue feathered gown from Schiaparelli Haute Couture, completing the bridal tradition she and longtime stylist Law Roach have been threading through her press tour for the film.
The dress was made up of 65,000 blue and black raw silk feathers in 27 different shades of blue.
The Emmy winner, 29, paired the look with sparkling silver and blue earrings as well as a massive matching ring on her hand.
She styled her hair slicked back and wore her makeup light aside from the matching blue eyeshadow.
She and Roach organized the tour around the classic wedding rhyme — “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue” — revealing the framework at the film’s LA premiere on March 17.
For “something old,” Zendaya resurrected the white Vivienne Westwood gown she first wore to the 2015 Oscars at 18 — a look that made headlines after Giuliana Rancic made offensive comments about her dreadlocks.
In Paris, “something new” took the form of a backless white Louis Vuitton gown with a dramatic black bow train.
Then came Rome, where she went with “something borrowed”: a black Armani Privé gown pulled from Cate Blanchett’s closet.
The bridal breadcrumbs haven’t stopped at the Big Four premieres, either. Throughout the tour, Zendaya has nodded to themes of romance and destruction — think shredded tulle and tattered chiffon — while alternating between bridal white and sharp, groom-inspired menswear.
The fashion theater has doubled as a guessing game about her personal life. Roach claimed at the Actor Awards on March 1 that Zendaya and fiancé Tom Holland are married, telling Access Hollywood, “The wedding has already happened.”
He doubled down at the Oscars two weeks later, while Zendaya herself has played coy — swapping her 5-carat diamond engagement ring for a thin gold band and responding to Jimmy Kimmel’s prodding about online rumors with a sarcastic, “Really? I haven’t seen any of that.”
She’s since worn the same ring in every appearance, seeming to confirm her martial status.
“The Drama,” the A24 film in which she and Robert Pattinson play an engaged couple whose relationship unravels days before their nuptials, opens in theaters Friday.
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Jim Belushi’s Oregon ranch is his ‘spiritual’ sanctuary with sweat lodge, roaming cattle

Jim Belushi has it all: success in a decades-long career, legions of friends in high and low places, and a sweat lodge on his Oregon ranch.
The host of the A&E series “K9 PD with Jim Belushi” exclusively told Fox News Digital that his “sanctuary” up north is not only an idyllic retreat for him, but also serves as an incredibly “spiritual” haven.
“I love Oregon, it’s a beautiful property,” Belushi explained of his ranch, which is also featured on a reality series about his cannabis farm. “I’ve got a sweat lodge. I built a sweat lodge there. They do all kinds of little ceremonial Native American practices.”
Belushi, 71, planted roots in the southern part of the state nearly two decades ago.
“There’s 50 cows on my property right now that just had 50 calves, and it’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. These little calves running around chasing each other,” Belushi said. “Actually, last night, I got video of it.
“They broke down the fence and came over to my place. They’re going, ‘Where’s Jim?’ So I had 60, 70 cows in my front yard. They wrangled them up and put them back in the fenced area.”
He added, “It’s beautiful. Very nice people up there. It’s a beautiful, beautiful place.”
While Belushi faces unique challenges on his farm, working with animals isn’t something he’s afraid of. The comedy giant starred as detective Michael Dooley who was paired with police dog Jerry Lee in the 1989 classic, “K-9.”
Two years later, he played a homeless con artist who caught a break with a rich lawyer, thanks in part to the antics of his orphaned daughter in the John Hughes classic, “Curly Sue.”
“There’s an old saying that goes don’t work with dogs and don’t work with children,” Belushi chuckled. “And I did ‘K9’ and ‘Curly Sue.’ What’s different about working with dogs is what you hope every other actor has – the ability to be extremely present.”
He added, “When you’re extremely present, spontaneity happens, and that’s when you capture the magic.
“There was a moment in ‘K9’ where I was on the couch, and I was leaning in for my first kiss of the girl and the dog was there, and he took his paw and pushed my head down. That wasn’t planned, he wasn’t trained to do that.
“The cameras were rolling and all I kept thinking as my head went down was, ‘I hope there’s no hair in the film, I hope nobody blew this take,’ because it just was a magic moment.”
Belushi noted that children have a similar presence while working in front of the camera.
“They don’t know the difference between the rolling and cut and action,” he said. “So you gotta be – I’m trained as an improvisational actor, so it helps. You just gotta be in the moment with dogs and react sincerely in that moment.”
He added, “By the way, that’s why they don’t want you to work with children or dogs because the moment that is the most present is the moment that’s the most vulnerable, and vulnerability wins the scene.”
Belushi’s latest endeavor, hosting “K9 PD with Jim Belushi” – which follows officers and their K-9 counterparts in the field with bodycam, dash and drone footage – only amplified his love for animals and the unsung heroes in law enforcement.
“When I did the ‘K-9’ movies, I did ride-alongs, quite a few, in LA, San Diego,” Belushi said. “I went to the academy and worked with the handlers and the dogs and watched training, participated in the training.
“The thing that excited me the most about the ability to do this movie was the relationship that this man or woman had with that animal. It was way beyond having a little small dog and so cute and laying on my lap. They protected each other and they both felt it and knew it.”
He added, “The bond is hard to articulate, but it is really deep. And they take these guys home. And that dog becomes part of their family, and that dog protects that family, and that protects that officer. Not on the street, they’re protecting everybody, including the bad guy. To me, that’s what was the most interesting thing is the relationship between the handler and their animal. It runs really deep.”
As an avid fan of action and adventure, Belushi was excited to host the A&E reality series.
“It’s visceral. You’ve got drama, you’ve got a little humor in it, but you really have that warmth between the handler,” Belushi said. “They are in moments of life and death always, and how they care for each other, protect each other — It’s beautiful to watch.”
He added, “This piece of that relationship between the canine and the canine’s officer. I mean, that is what attracted me … And the action. I’m an action guy. I love action.”
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