Trainer Dawn Brancheau, 40, passed away after being attacked by the orca named Tilikum or “Tilly” last Wednesday at SeaWorld in Florida.

One witness reports, “I saw the trainer was in the water and the whale had a hold of her. The trainers and other employees were trying to get him to let her go.”

Another witness reports eerily, “We realized when the whale came up for air that [Tillikum] had the trainer in his mouth.”

“I saw Tilly surface with a trainer in his mouth. He was becoming frantic himself. After they finally got him enclosed somewhat, they were closing in on him. I saw Tilly go into the adjoining pool and surface. I saw her lying on top of him as he came up. That was all before I was ushered out of the venue,” another witness said.

Yet another witness said that while Brancheau was laying face to face with the whale, “I then noticed immediately that he had bit down on a piece of her hair. Within the span of two seconds she was pulled into the pool, unable to get her hair released from his mouth.”

One woman wrote, “One of the guests that was at Dine with Shamu asked if she was going to be okay ’cause she witnessed Dawn being pulled under by the hair.”

In a tragic incident on Friday night, Marie Osmond’s son Michael Blosil leapt to his death in Los Angeles.

Michael, who was 18 and is one of Marie’s eight children, died after jumping from his downtown Los Angeles apartment at about 9 p.m. on Friday night. He left a note explaining he intended to commit suicide due to his life-long battle with severe depression that left him, he said, feeling as if he had no friends and could never fit in.

“My family and I are devastated and in deep shock by the tragic loss of our dear Michael and ask that everyone respect our privacy during this difficult time,” said Marie, who helped her son fight depression throughout his life.

Donny and Marie’s Las Vegas show has been cancelled tonight.

We inform our readers with a heavy heart that actress Brittany Murphy passed away on Sunday, December 20 at the young age of 32.

Brittany Murphy’s family released a new statement on Sunday night.

They said, “The sudden loss of our beloved Brittany is a terrible tragedy. She was our daughter, our wife, our love and a shining star. We ask you to respect our privacy at this time.”

The family also says that funeral arrangements are pending.

You can take a look at her life in pictures, courtesy ET.

Actor Patrick Swayze has died after a very public battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.

Swayze’s publicist said Monday that he died with his family at his side, including longtime wife Lisa Niemi.

In the 20 months since Swayze’s cancer diagnosis, fans watched the once-rugged actor and dancer grow frail but remain upbeat as he fought the disease. He continued working on his A&E series The Beast while undergoing chemotherapy.

Swayze’s wife of 32 years remained steadfastly by his side as he battled grim odds. Pancreatic cancer has a 5 percent survival rate within five years of diagnosis.

For a legion of teenage girls who came of age in the 1980s, Swayze will forever be remembered as Johnny Castle from the 1987 hit film Dirty Dancing. Other enduring performances include his roles in Ghost, The Outsiders and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.

We have confirmation that former Presidents George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter will pay their final respects to Ted Kennedy at the late senator’s private funeral mass on Saturday.

Bush and Carter will be accompanied by their wives to the mass, at which President Barack Obama will eulogize Kennedy. The mass takes place in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood, and then the senator’s body will be flown to Arlington National Cemetery.

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