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Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
NYPD Blue actor files lawsuit against his late daughter's ex after she died under mysterious circumstances
NYPD Blue actor Dwayne Adway filed a lawsuit on Monday against his late daughter Daelena Mackay's ex-boyfriend, accusing him of having a hand in her death. The actor, 56, has also filed a lawsuit against the city and county of Los Angeles, TMZ reports, for negligence, wrongful death, civil rights violations and failure to train or supervise officers. Daelena was found dead in an alleged suicide by her ex-boyfriend Makar Kirikov, whom she lived with at the luxury apartment complex El Centro Hollywood. She died on May 23, 2024 - one month before her 21st birthday. Dwayne claims that the LAPD never fully investigated her death and just accepted with Makar told them, with clear foul play in the form of abrasions and bruises on her body at the time of her death completely ignored. In the lawsuit, the actor claims that the lack of a proper investigation in her death showed a 'systemic disregard for properly evaluating suspicious deaths involving young black women,' via TMZ. Daelena and Makar lived together for a year at their LA apartment, and she 'experienced multiple incidents of domestic violence,' per the lawsuit via the outlet. Her father claims in the suit that she ended things with Makar in January of that year because of the domestic violence and was already 'communicating with another romantic partner.' On the night of May 23, 2024, Daelena and Makar had an argument after he was reportedly jealous and agitated, Dwayne noted in the lawsuit. After their argument, Makar left the apartment and when he returned later in the evening he found her dead in the bathroom shower, per the police report. He said he started CPR until paramedics arrived - but she could not be revived and was pronounced dead by paramedics just after midnight. In July 2024, Daelena's mother Elaine insisted her daughter would not have killed herself and accused authorities of failing to properly investigate her death. 'Her body tells a different story than what police are telling us, with bruises and bleeding from two puncture wounds approximately an inch apart that go from the front of her body straight thru to the back and other bleeding,' she said. 'All of these findings that I found because I was left no choice but to have to examine her body myself, the county coroner left out of his report. 'Only toxicology was done by county coroner, no autopsy.' The LA County Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled her death a suicide by hanging and said an autopsy 'was not required' due to an external examination and the circumstances of her death being conclusive. At the time, the LAPD said the case was thoroughly investigated and detectives met with the family several times to talk through their concerns. The police report detailed how the 'boyfriend' told detectives he and Daelena were arguing about her reconnecting with a man in another state before he left. Mackay claimed this man was her daughter's real boyfriend in Texas, whom she had been on and off with for the past three years. She said they got back together in January when she broke up with the man she was living with and he planned to visit her for the first two weeks of July. 'He was coming to LA to visit her as they often would travel back and forth to visit one another in their long distance relationship,' she said. 'Daelena had love for all of her family and we have love for her. Daelena loved him, she would have never abandoned her star-crossed lover. 'Anyone who knew Dae knew she would not have killed herself.' Mackay said her daughter had too much for live for as she was just about to graduate from university, majoring in English and cinematography, and had grand plans. 'My daughter was not suicidal, she saw a therapist the day before and [they] said there was zero clinical indication of depression or suicide, that my daughter was full of life, very much excited about life,' she said. 'She was so excited about wining a poetry contest and her upcoming 21st birthday, she was actively pursuing modeling and acting after her parents footsteps. 'She had plans for her future including traveling plans to visit her sister in Florida on June 8-10, she was so excited to go to a rave with her brother, and she had plans to visit me her mom and two younger sisters in Maine this summer.' Mackay said her daughter told a friend she was saving up to move into her own apartment without her ex when the lease was up. 'We found in her coat pocket the place she was looking at,' she said. The distraught mother claimed because there was no autopsy she had to do her own investigation of Daelena's body when she came to identify it. 'That was very emotionally damaging and scarring for me to go through that process,' she said. 'As a parent you don't even want to live this nightmare and it's not something you want to go through. 'Having to even ID the body of a daughter of yours, a baby that you... it's so hard to go through that process let alone have to conduct your own investigation because [the various authorities] failed to do their job. 'And I had to take photos of my daughter's body. 'The emotional distress has caused me to suffer from panic attacks, sporadic muscle spasms, migraines, and physical immobility.' Adway said he was 'heartbroken and grieving the loss of my beautiful smart and talented daughter'. 'I am seeking a full investigation from LAPD in hopes of finding the truth and justice,' he told NBC. However, Mackay claimed her ex-partner demanded she pay half of the at least $4,000 cost of a private autopsy. 'This autopsy is crucial in the case and I don't understand why her father would choose to forgo the autopsy when he knows it's vital,' she said. 'All because I don't have 'my half' when he has money, more than enough to just pay for it in full. Why would he do our daughter like this she's just been sitting at the mortuary since June 18?' Mackay raised more than $8,200 online to pay for Daelena's funeral and asked for more to fund the autopsy - or the body would be cremated and any evidence lost. In July, Daelena's brother Kaevaan Mackay said he wanted her death investigated more fully before it was written off as a suicide. 'Did she take her life, or was her life taken from her? I want the Coroner's Office to do their job and look into the details,' he told NBC.
Boston Globe
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Rick Levine, who gave commercials cinematic flair, dies at 94
Advertisement Often serving as his own cinematographer, Mr. Levine approached his big-budget commercials like a director of Hollywood blockbusters. 'We decided to make our ads look as good as films,' he said in a 2009 interview with DGA Quarterly, published by the Directors Guild of America. 'I would direct and shoot, so I would have complete control.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The guild named him the best commercial director in 1981 and 1988, in particular for three specific spots. Most notable among them was the Diet Pepsi commercial with Fox, which Mr. Levine made for BBDO New York; it was one of many ads he shot for Pepsi. Known as 'Apartment 10G,' the commercial stars Fox as a timid New York professional who turns heroic after he hears a knock on his apartment door and opens it to encounter a beautiful blond new neighbor (played by Gail O'Grady, later of ABC's 'NYPD Blue'). She flirtatiously asks if he has a Diet Pepsi to spare. Advertisement When a 2-liter Pepsi bottle in his refrigerator turns out to be empty, a bedazzled Fox, determined to fetch what she asked for, climbs out of his bedroom window and clambers down the fire escape into a pounding rainstorm on a busy street. Fox, who did many of his own stunts, survives near miss collisions with oncoming traffic in a mad dash to a Diet Pepsi vending machine. He returns, soaking and breathless, to present a can to the woman, only to find that her equally lovely roommate has shown up with the same request. The ad aired during Super Bowl XXI (New York Giants vs. the Denver Broncos) on Jan. 25, 1987. It was named the world's best video commercial the next year at the International Broadcasting Awards in Los Angeles; was cited by ESPN as one of the best Super Bowl spots ever; and was honored at the Smithsonian as an artifact of Americana. Mr. Levine was admired as well for another BBDO commercial, for chemical company DuPont, featuring Bill Demby, a real-life Vietnam veteran. He is first seen lacing up his basketball shoes in his New York City apartment before heading to a local schoolyard to shoot hoops with friends. When he arrives, he strips down from sweatpants to basketball shorts, revealing two prosthetic legs — made from DuPont plastic — that he has relied on since being maimed in a Viet Cong rocket attack. What appears to be a noble, if doomed, effort to keep up with the other players turns into a star turn for Demby, as he races around the court dishing assists and draining buckets. Advertisement Mr. Levine won a total of four Clio Awards — advertising's equivalent of the Oscars — for both spots in 1988. In explaining his success, he told The New York Times: 'I attract the story kind of commercial. People don't come to me just for pictures; they come with stories.' Richard Laurence Levine was born July 10, 1930, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the only child of Harry and Sally (Belof) Levine. His father was a philatelist. After graduating in 1957 from the Parsons School of Design (now part of The New School), he worked as a graphic designer for NBC and CBS. He later became an art director for the storied Doyle Dane Bernbach agency, known for its 'Think Small' campaign for Volkswagen, before moving to Mary Wells Lawrence's agency, Wells Rich Greene, hailed for its landmark 'I [HEART] NY' campaign. He also served as a creative director for Carl Ally Inc. Mr. Levine started directing ads in about 1970, creating memorable spots for a host of U.S. clients, including Coca-Cola, FedEx, Polo Ralph Lauren and General Electric, as well as for international companies. He became known for his episodic approach, following the same characters through a series of commercials. One campaign in the 1980s — for Pacific Bell, a California telephone company, shot for the San Francisco agency Foote, Cone & Belding — played out like a TV miniseries, with 13 spots following three characters — close friends Garland, Lawrence and Mary Ellen — from their youth in the 1920s into their golden years. Advertisement One episode, 'The Depression,' set in the desperate 1930s, portrays an act of selfless friendship when an unemployed Garland, who has been chosen to travel to day job, purposely slips off the back of a truck crowded with other men and pretends to injure himself so that Lawrence can take his place. The commercial, which had the warm look and feel of scenes from Don Corleone's early years in Francis Ford Coppola's 'The Godfather, Part II,' concludes with Lawrence in his later years, bathed in memories of the incident, phoning Garland to give thanks. It won a Gold Lion award at the International Advertising Festival in Cannes, France (now the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity). In addition to his daughter Abby, Mr. Levine is survived by another daughter, Susan Levine Henley, both from his first marriage, to Ina Levine, which ended in divorce; two grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. His second marriage, to Lark Levine, also ended in divorce. Despite his cinematic flair, Mr. Levine never forgot his mandate. 'It's a beautiful craft, but a craft,' he said in a 1976 interview with the trade newspaper Backstage. 'It's possible to be artistic within the confines of a commercial, of course, but that is not really my job as a commercial film director. My purpose is to make the advertising come across.' This article originally appeared in
Fox News
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
'NYPD Blue' star Kim Delaney's felony arrest caps alcoholism battle spanning decades
For over two decades, "NYPD Blue" star Kim Delaney has had her fair share of personal and public struggles. From multiple run-ins with the law to a couple stints in rehab, the 63-year-old actress's latest arrest caps her long battle with alcoholism. Delaney got her first taste of Hollywood in the early '80s, when she starred as Jenny Gardner Nelson in "All My Children." While she appeared in a handful of television shows and films in the years following, it wasn't until 1995 that she really made a name for herself. Delaney began portraying Detective Diane Russell on "NYPD Blue" in 1995. Similar to her character, who battled with alcoholism and emotional issues, the Pennsylvania native's internal struggles slowly began surfacing publicly. In 2002, the actress was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, per the Los Angeles Times. She pleaded no contest and was sentenced to two years of probation, fined and ordered to take a defensive driving course. One year later, Delaney reportedly checked into a rehabilitation center, per the outlet. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Delaney checked into rehab for a second time in 2006. But her public struggles didn't stop there. In 2011, the actress had to be escorted offstage after slurring her words and rambling during a speech at an event honoring former Defense Secretary Robert Gates. "So I've served in active duty military family for five years," the "Army Wives" star said during her speech. "Like so many others, I've struggled with multiple deployments, supported my spouse through changes in administration, changes in station as he made difficult as a senior officer. I've seen soldiers come home with painful life altering injuries born of their time and service. I've attended numerous military funerals, including that of my best friend's son." "For me, it's all make believe. I do that as a job. It's make believe. I have the luxury of doing all this on a television show," she continued, before being cut off by a voice-over and a producer escorting her off of the stage. Delaney, who has appeared on a handful of shows, including "The O.C.," "Army Wives," "All My Children" and "Chicago Fire," had her latest run-in with the law on Saturday. On Saturday, deputies from the Marina Del Rey, California, station responded to a domestic disturbance at Delaney's home at about 9:45 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD). After an investigation, Delaney was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, and her partner, James Morgan, was arrested for battery. Delaney was booked into the Marina Del Rey Sheriff's Station at 10:15 a.m. and charged with assault, likely to produce gross bodily injury. On Tuesday, she was released from custody by the LASD, where she had been held since her arrest, according to records obtained by Fox News Digital. Delaney was initially scheduled to appear in court but was released because prosecutors found insufficient grounds to file a complaint against the television star. Representatives for Delaney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment at the time. Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman told Fox News Digital, "Based on a review of the evidence to date, the District Attorney's Office has not filed charges against Kim Delaney or James Morgan. Should additional evidence or witnesses emerge during the course of the investigation, this decision may be reconsidered." Delaney, who has been married twice before, married Morgan on Oct. 11, 2022. However, according to the L.A. Times, the actress filed for divorce five months later. She also sought a temporary restraining order against Morgan for alleged domestic violence, according to court documents obtained by the outlet. In the documents, Delaney — who shares one son with ex-husband Joseph Cortese — stated that they were at a hotel in Philadelphia when Morgan got angry, grabbed her by the arm and by the hair, and yelled at and pushed her, the outlet reported. "Whenever James gets mad, which is often he will shout loudly, push me, hit me, pull my hair. Neighbors have heard the noise & intervened often in the past year. The Sheriff came in March 2022 and many times in 2023," she said in the restraining order request, per the Times. The TRO was dropped after no one appeared in court that May to formalize or extend it. In October, Delaney and Morgan celebrated their second wedding anniversary together. "A beautiful 2nd wedding anniversary!!! 10/11. And now anniversary weekend! Great memories! I love you, hubby-your wife for life," Delaney captioned the Instagram post, which included a photo of Morgan hugging his wife.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Los Angeles County Prosecutors Won't Charge Actress Kim Delaney in Domestic Incident
Kim Delaney, best known for her roles in NYPD Blue and All My Children and her husband James Morgan will not be immediately prosecuted in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident that led to their arrest in Marina del Rey over the weekend. Delaney and her husband James Morgan were taken into custody by L.A. County Sheriff's deputies following an incident Saturday around 10:15 p.m. at their Marina Del Rey home, according to police officials. Delaney was arrested on suspicion of felony assault and Morgan on suspicion of a misdemeanor. Two weeks ago, Delaney posted an Instagram photo with Morgan captioned "true love." Right now, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has said no criminal charges have been filed against either, despite reports of a violent altercation between the two, who have been married for roughly two and a half years. 'Based on a review of the evidence to date, the District Attorney's Office has not filed charges against Kim Delaney or James Morgan. Should additional evidence or witnesses emerge during the course of the investigation, this decision may be reconsidered," according to a statement from Hochman's office. TMZ reported that Morgan told LASD deputies that the actress, who has had run-ins with the law before, tried to mow him down with her vehicle. She was taken into custody but released Tuesday morning after Hochman declined to prosecute. After several hours in custody, Morgan was let go on a $20,000 bond hours after the couple's Saturday morning arrest. Get the latest news delivered to your inbox daily! Sign up for Los Angeles Magazine's The Daily Brief below or click here.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'NYPD Blue' actor Kim Delaney and her husband won't be charged after arrest
Los Angeles prosecutors declined to file formal charges against former "NYPD Blue" actor Kim Delaney and her husband after they were accused of domestic violence. The pair was arrested Saturday morning after Los Angeles Sheriff's Department deputies were called to their home in the coastal community of Marina del Rey to investigate a possible domestic disturbance, sheriff's officials said. Delany, 65, was booked on suspicion of felony assault and held with no bail through Tuesday morning, the maximum without formal charges and the day she was scheduled to appear in court for arraignment, according to authorities and inmate records. James Morgan, 54, was booked on suspicion of domestic violence but was soon released, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Kenneth Jose Salgado said. His bail was listed as $20,000. Both were scheduled to make initial appearances in court on Tuesday. "Our office has declined to file charges against Kim Delaney and James Morgan due to insufficient evidence," the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office spokesperson Pamela J. Johnson said by email. It wasn't clear if Delaney and Morgan had lawyers for the case. Delaney's representatives did not respond to requests for comment. According to inmate records, Morgan was arrested at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, with Delaney's arrest following about 30 minutes later. On her Instagram page, Delaney has portrayed the relationship as loving, posting a photo with Morgan alongside the words "pure love." She marked the couple's second wedding anniversary on the social media platform, where she expressed love for her husband and said she's "your wife for life." Delaney has appeared in widely viewed prime-time shows and miniseries throughout the years, but it was her role as Det. Diane Russell on the police drama 'NYPD Blue" that earned her fame as well as an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series in 1997. This article was originally published on
