The Washington DC madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey, who ran an upscale call girl ring, committed suicide Thursday in her mother’s Florida home.

Palfrey was convicted on April 15 of money laundering, racketeering, and using mail for illegal purposes. She was awaiting sentencing when she took her own life.

She got her revenge when she released approximately 15,000 names of former and current customers before the trial.

Ling Ling the Panda died at a Tokyo zoo yesterday of old age. Ling Ling was 22 years-old, which is the equivalent of 70 years-old in human years.

The zookeeper said:

"Ling Ling was a representative of our zoo. He died peacefully. I think he lived a full life."

The Tokyo zoo now has no Pandas left. All of the other 8 Pandas are on lease to China.

Cameron Diaz made a statement to Us magazine about her father, Emilio Diaz (58), who died Tuesday from pneumonia:

"My mom, sister and I are deeply appreciative of the overwhelming outpouring of love and support during this difficult time for us and all of our family. My dad was loved by so many people and his humor and spirit will always live on in our hearts."

So unexpected. So sad. Make a point today to tell the important people in your life what you’ve always wanted to tell them, because tomorrow they could be gone forever.

Emilio Diaz (58), the father of Cameron Diaz, died this morning from pneumonia. Emilio was said to have been in "terrific health," developed the flu, which progressed to pneumonia, then he died suddenly. Emilio worked as a foreman for an oil company.

This is heartbreaking.

Herb Perterson, the man who invented the McDonald’s Egg McMuffin, died on Tuesday at the age of 89. He ivented the Egg McMuffin in 1972, and owned six McDonald’s in Santa Barbara.