Entertainment Tidbits

Grammy-nominated opera singer Jubilant Sykes died Monday night after being stabbed at his Santa Monica home. He was 71. Police arrested his 31-year-old son Micah Sykes on murder charges following a 911 assault call. Officers discovered Sykes with fatal stab wounds and declared him dead at the scene. Micah Sykes was taken into custody without incident. (Story URL)

Ricky Gervais has donated $3.24 million to nearly two dozen animal charities worldwide. He said the funds came from profits from his Mortality stand-up tour. “My mum always used to say, ‘You can’t take it with you.’ No, I can’t mum. But I could’ve bought 30 speedboats and raced ’em round the Med with my mates, off our heads on weed and Bollinger,” Gervais said. (Story URL)

Darius McCrary has been released from custody in Michigan after entering a no-contest plea to five felony charges. The Family Matters star was arrested Oct. 5 by Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border on an out-of-state warrant tied to a missed court appearance for alleged unpaid child support. He was extradited from California to Michigan after being held in San Diego. (Story URL)

John Stamos, Dale Dickey, and Cam Gigandet will appear as guest stars in Season 2 of Netflix’s The Hunting Wives, based on May Cobb’s novel. Returning are Brittany Snow, Malin Akerman, Jaime Ray Newman, Dermot Mulroney, Evan Jonigkeit, George Ferrier, Karen Rodriguez, Hunter Emery, and Branton Box. Production is underway on eight new episodes. (Story URL)