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Jennifer Runyon, an actor known for roles in “Ghostbusters” and the sitcom “Charles in Charge,” has died, according to her friends and family.

She was 65.

“Bewitched” actor Erin Murphy shared on social media that Runyon died “after a brief battle with cancer,” calling Runyon a “special lady.”

A family representative confirmed Runyon died Friday after a “long and arduous journey that ended with her surrounded by her family.”

Runyon’s daughter, Bayley Corman, honored her mother in a tribute carousel of photos and videos on Instagram.

“All of the best parts of me came from you. I would give anything for one more day together,” Corman wrote in the caption of the post.

Corman, who followed in her mother’s footsteps as an actor and has had featured roles in “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Jane the Virgin,” also shared a photo of Runyon in a hospital bed with her two dogs. “I wasn’t ready for this,” Corman’s post concluded.

Runyon made her film debut in the 1980 holiday horror movie “To All a Goodnight,” before rising to fame for her roles in “Ghostbusters” and as Gwendolyn Pierce in “Charles in Charge.”

Later, Runyon played Cindy Brady in the film “A Very Brady Christmas” and starred in “The In Crowd.”

The actor married collegiate basketball coach Todd Corman in 1991, and the couple had two children together.

After retiring, Runyon stepped back from the public eye, appearing in a few horror movies since her children were born in the early 1990s.

In a 2023 interview with a horror movie podcaster, Runyon shared that she worked with at-risk youth in high schools for six years after her retirement.

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Popular Nigerian singer Asake has reportedly bought a Toyota Landcruiser for his father, days after gifting his mother a luxury Mercedes-Benz G-Class, popularly known as a G-Wagon.

The development follows recent public conversations surrounding the singer’s relationship with his father, Fatai Odunsi, who earlier alleged in a viral video that the fast-rising music star had neglected him.

In the video that circulated on social media, Odunsi claimed he had been battling health challenges and had not received adequate support from his son.

The development also comes shortly after the singer reportedly gifted his mother a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon.

Ahmed Ololade, also known as Asake’s breakthrough came after he was signed to YBNL Nation. Under the label, he released a series of hit songs that has established him as one of the most prominent voices in the Afrobeats scene.

His debut album, Mr. Money With The Vibe, released in 2022, achieved remarkable success on streaming platforms and music charts. The project produced several popular tracks and became one of the most streamed African albums on its release.

The singer continued his momentum with subsequent releases, including Work of Art and Lungu Boy. Asake has since then built a distinct sound that resonates with young audiences.

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British rapper “Ghetts” was jailed on Tuesday by a London court for 12 years for killing a student while speeding and over the drink-drive limit.

The award-winning grime artist, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, failed to stop after his BMW hit Nepalese national Yubin Tamang, 20, in northeast London last October.

The 41-year-old defendant admitted causing death by dangerous driving.

At his sentencing at London’s Old Bailey court, Judge Mark Lucraft handed down the 12-year prison term and disqualified him from driving for 17 years.

He told Clarke-Samuel that CCTV footage showed a “quite appalling litany of incidents” leading up to the fatal collision, which was “simply shocking.”

The judge noted the father-of-two’s “genuine remorse” and letters of support, including from his partner, setting out how he had used his career in music to make a positive impact on his community.

Ghetts, who has collaborated on tracks with Ed Sheeran and won the best male act prize at the Music of Black origin (Mobo) Awards in 2021, was said to be one-and-a-half times over the legal drink-drive limit before the crash.

He went through six red traffic lights, repeatedly veered onto the wrong side of the road and was driving at more than twice the speed limit in a 30-mph (48 kilometres per hour) zone before his car hit Tamang as he was crossing the road, the court was told.

The defendant made no call to emergency services, and Tamang died in the hospital from his injuries two days later.

Clarke-Samuel had 12 previous convictions for 27 crimes from the age of 16, including robbery, aggravated vehicle taking, and driving offences.

Sharmila Tamang, the victim’s mother, wept as she read out a statement about her only child in court.

“My son had come for his studies to the UK, saying the UK had the best degree in the world,” she said.

“But on his way back from his work, this happened, and he lost his life.”

AFP