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According to a friend, Kenny DeForest's family gathered around his deathbed to listen his favorite songs and share his favorite tales before removing him from life support after a horrific e-bike accident

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 15, 2023
DeForest, 37, died on Wednesday night, less than a week after a horrific e-bike accident near Prospect Park in Brooklyn. "Kenny's last moments featured some of his favorite songs, tales of his childhood, and recollections of his ferocious optimism and joy for life,' Friend and fellow comedian Ryan Beck told Deadline. It was initially believed that the accident involved another vehicle, but DeForest's relatives and friends now suspect he crashed at the Rogers Avenue and Sterling Place intersection, but Beck said: "I talked with crossing guards at the Rogers Avenue and Sterling Place intersection today and am looking for more details.' There was no police report because it was not a hit and run as first imagined.' It's unclear how or why DeForest's e-bike crashed.

Kenny DeForest, a comedian, died in New York City after a horrific e-bike crash caused by failed skull surgery for a brain bleed

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 15, 2023
Kenny DeForest, a beloved comedian, died tragically on Wednesday, less than a week after being hospitalized in the aftermath of a horrific crash in Brooklyn. He was 37 years old at the time. The comedian was riding his e-bike when the accident occurred, according to a GoFundMe page that was hosted by DeForest's friends. Doctors tried to relieve the pressure on his brain by removing a piece of skull, but the surgery was unsuccessful. The funds collected will go to assist his family's pay for medical expenses.

Warner Bros. David Zaslav admits that striking writers were "right about 80%" but briefly that they may now be overpaid

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 15, 2023
Zaslav has said in a New York Times Magazine interview that he does not regret anything about the contract but that writers could be overpaid. 'They are correct about half of it,' he said. So what if we overpay?'

Playboy model slams striking Hollywood writers for 'ruining late-night television'

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 7, 2023
Jessica Vaugn (left) said the plight of Hollywood scribes (inset) would have resonated with her more if not 'politicized everything.' The strike, which is over a controversy over low pay in the streaming era, could have a major effect on millions of viewers every day as major television shows are canceled and replaced with re-runs. While driving past Burbank, California, Vaugn caught a video (right) of strikers. Rather than uniting, the writer and Playboy actor accused the writers of being "a tool of cultural division rather than unification."