Gary Carter, an 11-time All-Star who will forever be associated with the 1986 World Champion New York Mets, has passed away from brain cancer. He was 57.

The former baseball legend was diagnosed with an aggressive tumor last year and lost his battle with the illness about two hours ago. His daughter confirmed the news in the following statement:

“I am deeply saddened to tell you all that my precious dad went to be with Jesus today at 4:10 p.m. This is the most difficult thing I have ever had to write in my entire life but I wanted you all to know.”

Carter, who also played for the Montreal Expos, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. He is survived by his wife, three children and three grandchildren.

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Welcome to the world, Blue Ivy Carter.

Granted, the first offspring of mega couple Beyonce and Jay-Z arrived on January 8, but her first photos only surfaced online today, courtesy of  the rapper’s blog, Life + Times. Look at happy mother and adorable daughter below:

At first, of course, there was a question over what the baby’s name actually was, but Beyonce and Jay-Z have most definitely made it very clear: they’ve already moved to trademark the moniker Blue Ivy.

A tad pretentious? Sure. But how can we find any fault in something really to someone so cute?!? Just look at the tyke again:

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Aaron Carter made headlines this week for an OK! Magazine report that quoted him as saying Michael Jackson provided him with cocaine at the age of 15. There’s just one problem:

The singer never said anything of the sort!

A rep for Carter didn’t simply label the tale a complete fabrication, he referred to an actual YouTube video of the interview between Carter and Daphne Barak. It’s hard to argue with this evidence, isn’t it?

Aaron Carter Interview

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