obituaries

Former "MasterChef Junior" contestant Ben Watkins lost his battle with a rare form of cancer Monday, according to his family. He was 14.

The musician, whose real name was Chris Sullivan, passed away in the city on Tuesday.

He was found dead on Sunday in a hotel in Virginia.

Rapper Braxton “Brax” Baker has passed away. She was 21. The Richmond, Virginia-born artist and social media influencer is known for her 2017 mixtape “VERSE(atility).” Her

FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop cultural phenomenon, has died at age 77. Mayor Karin Wilson of Fairhope, Alabama, said in a message on social media that Groom had died in that south Alabama town. A local …

Stanley Crouch, a contentious and influential critic, columnist and self-taught Renaissance man who in fiction and nonfiction was inspired by his knowledge and love of blues and jazz and his impulse to step over the line, died Wednesday at age 74. His wife, Gloria Nixon-Crouch, told The Associated Press that he died at a hospice …

Alien Huang, the Taiwanese actor, singer and fashion designer also known as Huang Hong-Shen, has died. He was 36. Police confirmed that Huang’s body was discovered on Wednesday morning at his home in the Beitou district of Taipei, Variety reported. The official cause of death has not yet been announced, but Huang’s management team is …

Zoe Parker, an adult film actress who was nominated for Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene in 2017, has reportedly died. “We are sad to report that Zoe Parker passed away in her sleep on September 12th at around 2 am,” according to a GoFundMe page set up to help cover funeral expenses. “She was only …

Mark Newman, a key front-office figure in the Yankees’ 1996-2000 dynasty, died Saturday at 71, The Post has learned. A person familiar with the situation said Newman died in his sleep, though the cause of death was not immediately known. The Yankees held a moment of silence for him before Saturday’s game. Born in 1949, …

Dame Diana Rigg, of James Bond and “Avengers” fame, has died “peacefully” at 82. The acclaimed actress known for her role as Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo, the only Bond girl to ever marry 007, Rigg was bestowed her “Dame” title in 1994 for her contributions to all things drama. The iconic Brit suffered from cancer …