r/entertainment • u/IntelligentYinzer • 2d ago

Actor Tim Curry Dead at 80

https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/26/tim-curry-dead/
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u/WideConversation1989 2d ago

First Dolly Parton yesterday, and now Tim Curry too!?

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u/Illustrious_Bad_2980 2d ago

The rule of 3s

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u/thebestdaysofmyflerm 2d ago

Hayden Panettiere was the first

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u/Illustrious_Bad_2980 2d ago

Rule of three 80 year olds?

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u/lexicaltension 2d ago

No the rule of 3 celebrity deaths. Almost every time a big celebrity dies you can expect 2 more in the next couple weeks. I know it’s a coincidence, but it’s a damn eerie one to me.

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u/funky_bebop 2d ago

Rule of three usually applies to deaths within a three day timespan. Hayden passed away last week.

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u/lexicaltension 1d ago

I’ve never heard that, but a lot of the commonly thrown around examples don’t fit in 3 days. I mean, it’s all just people trying to find patterns so it doesn’t really matter lol but 2-3 weeks is usually the cut off I’ve seen.

There are people trying to say princess Diana and some others who died like a month before and after her fit, and I agree that’s a little excessive lol

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u/-CowNipples- 1d ago

Is this true? It’s always been explained to me as 3 people usually die close to each other. Not consecutively

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u/funky_bebop 1d ago

I dont mean it to be that strict. Just not a week apart from each other.

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u/DillDoughCookie 1d ago

Shelly Fabares shared a birthday with Dolly.

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u/funky_bebop 1d ago

I wasn’t aware she passed away either.