As a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, he penned classic off-Broadway plays including "True West," "Buried Child" and "Fool for Love." To fans of underground music, however, Shepard served a lesser-known role as the drummer for seminal New York avant-garde folk band the Holy Modal Rounders, with whom he performed on the crucial late 1960s albums "Indian War Whoop" and "The Moray Eels Eat the Holy Modal Rounders." Sam Shepard — Oscar-nominated actor and critically acclaimed playwright, author, screenwriter and director — died on July 27 after suffering complications from ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).
When news of his death broke Monday morning, Twitter erupted with posts to mourn, honor and remember one of show business' beloved renaissance men.
Previously he slammed James Corden for being a 'pandering tool' after he unleashed a series of jokes about Harvey Weinstein.
Over the last year, conspiracy theorist and influential radio host Alex Jones has come under intense scrutiny for his fringe beliefs, most notably his claim that the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax perpetrated by the government.
Bourdain also went after Hillary Clinton after she condemned Weinstein's behavior.
The food and travel journalist characterized her response as 'disingenuous'.
He appeared to confirm that his Tarantino jab was in reference to Harvey Weinstein.
Argento, who has accused Weinstein of rape, tweeted her support Tarantino admitted two weeks ago that he had known about Weinstein's alleged conduct for decades.