RIP, Dennis Hopper

[Eireann]

Another one gone.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100529/en_nm/us_hopper

[BookstoreEscapee]

Wow!

[Caveat Emptor]

That's two...Who will be the third?

[BookstoreEscapee]

That's two...Who will be the third?

Heh..that's pretty much what my roommate said when I texted her.

[Exaspera]

Omigosh!

[El Pollo Guerrera]

Very sad. I had heard that he had been ill for the last while, so I guess it's good that he's no longer in pain.

You could always count on an energetic performance from him, no matter how bad the movie was.

Rest in peace, sir.

[Misty]

As soon as I heard about Dennis Hopper I too immediately thought of the "rule of three"; celebrities everywhere must be shaking in their ridiculously overpriced shoes.

Gary Coleman's death was surprising, but Hopper's wasn't; it's such a shame that the last few months of his life had to be spent not only battling cancer but smack in the middle of super-bitter family drama. At least he's at peace now. Too bad the same can't be said for his family; they're going to be battling it out in court for years to come.

As far as I'm concerned, if you can't put your differences aside long enough to allow a loved one to spend their last days in peace, then Karma should put a boot up your ass. At least my relatives had the decency to let my grandfather die peacefully before they started fighting over his money. I don't know if Hopper's ex or his adult children are the bad guys, or if they all are or none of them are. I only hope that in the end everyone gets exactly what they deserve.