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Popular Actress Dies At 66 After Battling Cancer
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Dee Freeman, an actress best known for starring in The Young and the Restless and Sistas, has died.
She was 66.
The actress died following a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis, her publicist Desirae L. Benson said in a statement.
Freeman’s family confirmed her death in a post on her Instagram.
“On behalf of her family, it is with deepest sadness that we share this update with you. Dee passed away peacefully on April 2, after a brave fight with cancer,” the family captioned a photo of the actress.
“Thank you to everyone who supported Dee during her battle. It blew her away to know how many people cared about her and were pulling for her,” the caption continued.
“ We know Dee is up there in heaven, being the force of nature she always was. Now she’s doing it with her angel wings on. Rest in peace, Dee.”
Benson described Freeman as “someone I truly respected and admired” in her statement, while praising the actress’s “strength” amid her cancer battle.
“Even in the face of stage 4 lung cancer, she showed up with courage and dignity,” Benson wrote. “Dee had a quiet power that commanded respect without ever needing to demand it.
“Her legacy is not just in her work, but in how she made people feel — and that will stay with us forever,” she concluded.
Freeman served six years in the United States Marine Corps before starting a career in acting, appearing in her debut onscreen role in a 1995 episode of the ABC sitcom, Coach, Deadline reported.
The Louisiana-born actress also starred in three episodes of the soap opera,
The Young and the Restless, in 1997 and 2009, and led the satirical parody show Pretty the Series from 2010 to 2015.
She starred in several other TV shows, including Seinfeld, Rude Awakening, ER, The Hughleys, The X-Files, Dexter, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Do Us Part, Shameless, and NCIS: Los Angeles.
Freeman most recently appeared in the Tyler Perry-directed show Sistas in January.
Her previous onscreen appearance was in a 2022 episode of the TV series Reasonable Doubt.
Freeman is survived by her two children, Amber and Shane.
Phyna has just knocked out Nkechi Blessing in Round 4 at the Chaos in the Ring celebrity boxing match in Lagos.
Phyna, whose real name is Ijeoma Josephina Otabor, stopped Nkechi Blessing in their scheduled four-round celebrity contest at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island. After the fight, the former Big Brother Naija winner named Nollywood actress, Etinosa Idemudia, as her next target, claiming that she had been disturbing her through her direct messages (DMs).
Etinosa accepted the challenge, setting up the possibility of another celebrity boxing contest. Phyna also announced that she intends to pursue professional boxing, indicating that her appearance against Nkechi could be the beginning of a longer career in the sport.
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Carter Efe defeated Speed Darlington by unanimous decision in celebrity boxing bout at Balmoral Promotions’ Chaos in the Ring event in Lagos on October 1, 2026.
Carter Efe dominated Speed Darlington across their four-round crossover bout and secured a unanimous decision after four one-sided rounds. The victory extended Efe’s unbeaten run in the Chaos in the Ring celebrity boxing series.
Efe had previously defeated singer Portable in another celebrity boxing contest on May 1, 2026, at Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island. He won that three-round contest by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30-27 in his favour.
The rivalry between Efe and Speed Darlington had intensified before their October meeting, with the two entertainers exchanging confrontational remarks during the build-up. Their face-off generated significant attention before they settled the rivalry inside the ring.
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Another Nollywood actor, Chijioke Nwokafor, popularly known as CJay Nwoks is dead.
He died on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at an undisclosed hospital in the Badore area of Lagos State.
The sad news was announced by actress Nkechi Blessing, who recently cast CJay as the lead actor in her new film.
Speaking on why the film will no longer be released, Nkechi, who was seen crying in a video on her Instagram page, said, “it took me a lot to do this video because we won’t be dropping the movie again by 5pm.
Right now, I’m in the hospital in Badore. I just lost CJay. CJay is dead. I don’t even know where to start.”
The cause of his death is still very sketchy as at the time of filing this report.
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