Sir Patrick Stewart Dead at 86

Acclaimed actor Sir Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: The Next Generation, the X-Men franchise) died today at the age of 86 following a brief battle with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. His family posted a statement about his death to social media on October 29, a day after his death on the 28. “He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all,” wrote family spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak.