Eagles of Death Metal ‘horrified’ by attacks

Eagles of Death Metal ‘horrified’ by attacks

NEW YORK

Members of the Eagles of Death Metal band say they’re home safe after the Paris attacks and “are horrified and still trying to come to terms with what happened in France.”

The U.S. band was performing at the Bataclan when the deadly attacks occurred. Last Friday’s night of terror in Paris killed 129 people and wounded over 350 others.

“Our thoughts and hearts are first and foremost with our brother Nick Alexander, our record company comrades Thomas Ayad, Marie Mosser, and Manu Perez, and all the friends and fans whose lives were taken in Paris, as well as their friends, families, and loved ones,” the band said in a statement released Wednesday.

E! network canceling parody ‘The Soup’

NEW YORK

The E! Entertainment network is pulling the plug on “The Soup,” its weekly show with host Joel McHale that mocks other television series.

McHale has been host for 12 years, and the network said Wednesday that he will do the final show on Dec. 18.

The program premiered in 1991 as “Talk Soup,” specifically targeting talk shows for parody, with Greg Kinnear as host. John Henson, Hal Sparks and Aisha Tyler took turns as hosts before it was relaunched as “The Soup” with McHale as host in 2004.

There was no immediate word on why E! decided to end the show.

Ex-NFL QB: Parents died in same hour

BOSTON

Former NFL quarterback Doug Flutie says both of his parents died within an hour of each other.

Flutie said Wednesday on his Facebook page that father Dick died of a heart attack in a Florida hospital and that mother Joan also suffered a heart attack and died less than an hour later.

Flutie wrote: “They say you can die of a broken heart and I believe it.”

Flutie did not elaborate on the circumstances of their deaths, but called them “incredible parents and grandparents” who had been married for 56 years and were always there for their children.

The 1984 Heisman Trophy winner at Boston College, Flutie played 13 seasons in the NFL with Chicago, New England, Buffalo and San Diego. He also spent a year in the USFL with New Jersey, and won three Grey Cup titles in eight seasons in the Canadian Football League with British Columbia, Calgary and Toronto.

Associated Press