News about Tyler Ford

It's America's longest-running TV soap opera currently in production. But after the murder of actor Johnny Wactor, fans of General Hospital are asking the question - is the show cursed? Wactor is the latest cast member to die before his time and in tragic circumstances, although his slaying in Los Angeles at the hands of a gunman was the most brutal and shocking. Suicides, cancer battles, serious accidents, homelessness and run-ins with the law have blighted the lives of actors on the daytime ABC show, which has notched more than 15,000 episodes since first airing in 1963.

Sonya Eddy, a veteran of a planned surgery, is at the center of a controversy involving her family and her friend just over a year after she died of an infection after a scheduled surgery. Last week, the seasoned actress received a Daytime Emmy for her role on the longest running American soap opera last week, as her friend and production partner Tyler Ford accepted the award on her behalf. According to TMZ, her estranged family is determined to take the trophy from Ford but is angry that they did not receive it in the first place. Robbie Eddy, Sonya's younger sister, told TMZ that the Television Academy didn't even tell their families that she was going to win the award before, and her friend Ford told them he would be the one holding the trophy.

Eric Lewis, a veteran of NBA Eric Lewis, was not selected as one of the 12 referees for the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat but the league is still investigating him. Lewis used a Twitter account to shield himself and other members of online critiques, according to the NBA. Lewis had been selected to play in the finals in each of the previous four seasons. This year's finals referees were announced by the league's Thursday morning, about 12 hours before the title series's commencement.

Sonya Eddy, a physiotherapist in the United Kingdom, died of an infection after a scheduled surgery. Octavia Spencer, 52, of Oscar fame, revealed the tragic death of Sonya on Tuesday, posting a poignant snap of the actress and lauding her 'creative angel'. Tyler Ford, her close friend and producer, told TMZ that she had developed a serious infection after a procedure that wasn't an emergency.