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Ex-Yankee Hideki Irabu Dead in Los Angeles Home

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Hideki Irabu, who started for the New York Yankees for three seasons in the late 1990s, was found dead at his Los Angeles-area home of an apparent suicide, the coroner's office said on Thursday.

Joe Pesci sues Gotti producers

Actor Joe Pesci
Actor Joe Pesci has sued the makers of a movie about crime boss John Gotti and his son, accusing producers of reneging on a contract after he gained 30 pounds to play the notorious crime boss' right-hand man.

Joe Pesci accuses Gotti producers of yanking role

FILE PHOTO OF ACTOR JOE PESCI.
Actor Joe Pesci has sued the makers of a movie about crime boss John Gotti? and his son, accusing producers of reneging on a contract after he gained 30 pounds to play the notorious crime boss' right-hand man.
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