Clint Black opens up about his dad's death by suicide: 'This is how painful things can be'

Clint Black reflects on his dad's 2012 death by suicide in his upcoming memoir.

Key points

• The country star said losing his father was a "devastating blow" that revealed "just how painful life can be."

• "I miss him all the time," the musician said.

Clint Blackis remembering his late father.

The "Like the Rain" singer reflects on his dad's 2012 death by suicide in a new interview.

"We loved him very much. He was a great character. All of our friends, everybody loved him," the musician toldPEOPLE. "[People say], 'Well, he lived a long life.' Yeah, well, we got more addicted to him too. The longer they're around, the more you want them around."

Black described his father's death at 78 as a "devastating blow" that revealed "just how painful life can be."

"I hadn't been exposed to it in such a way as to realize, 'Oh wow, this is how painful things can be,'" the singer said.

Black also explained how 14 years after his father's death, he is still constantly reminded of him. "I was watchingThe Mastersand I was missing him because we'd just sit on the phone together and watchThe Masterstogether," he recalled. "And we didn't have to talk. Every now and then, 'Ooh.' Those days are gone now. So it's tough."

Blackannouncedhis dad's death in a press release in December 2012, noting how shocking the tragedy was. "Our family is devastated by this news," he said in a statement. "We are still in the beginning stages of preparations to honor our father, and at this time, we respectfully ask for privacy until we have had the opportunity to fully process what's transpired over the last 48 hours.”

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The singer chronicles his final moments with his father in his upcoming memoir,Killin' Time: My Life and Music. "I just felt like I needed to tell the end of his story, what it did to me, and it's still doing it," Black told PEOPLE of the book. "I miss him all the time."

The memoir will also be a candid reflection on his working-class background. "This is the life of a blue-collar family, coming up with a little education and really making a good go of it, persevering through just determination," he said. "I was just a scrappy little kid, trying not to drown, finding my way into the nightclubs and then the record business."

"I pushed through hurdle after hurdle, injury after injury, surgery after surgery, and all those things that happen in every life," he added, "and continued to strive for excellence."

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Killin' Time: My Life and Musicis out May 19.

If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health challenges, emotional distress, substance use problems, or just needs to talk, call or text 988, or chat at988lifeline.org24/7.

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Melissa Gilbert shared a makeup-free selfie with a message to "#LoveLifeEvenWhenItsHard"

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• The May 16 Instagram post was shared as the Little House on the Prairie star's husband faces legal troubles

• Timothy Busfield has been accused of child sex abuse, and he has a trial scheduled to begin in May 2027

Melissa Gilbertshared an unfiltered photograph of herself and a candid message about rolling with the punches amid her husbandTimothy Busfield's ongoing legal troubles.

In a Saturday, May 16,Instagram post, the actress, 62, tagged @OfficialModernPrairie, her lifestyle brand and digital community for women over 50 years of age, and wrote in her caption, "So many women posted photos on our app, I’ll accept the challenge and bring it here to IG."

"This is me. No makeup. Early morning. Jammies. No filter," Gilbert continued, referencing her accompanying selfie.

"Definitely getting into the picture of my life today. So much more to come," she then wrote, adding a group of hashtags, including: "#KeepMovingForward," #NeverGiveUp" and "#LoveLifeEvenWhenItsHard."

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Gilbert's post was shared after shereturned to Instagramdays earlier on Tuesday, May 13.

Though theLittle House on the Prairiealumhas appeared on her company Modern Prairie's socialsfrequently in recent months, she posted for the first time since January on her ownInstagramaccount.

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Gilbert initiallydeleted her social media accountwhenchild sex abuse allegationssurrounding her husband were first brought to light. Busfield, 68,was indicted by a grand jury in New Mexicoon four counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor (child under 13) on Feb. 6. All counts are third-degree felonies and pertain to alleged events in October 2022 and September 2023.

The actor, who has been married to Gilbert since 2013, has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.

Busfield initiallysurrendered to police on Jan. 13, four days after the Albuquerque Police Department (APD)issued a warrant for his arrest, alleging that he engaged in unlawful sexual conduct with 11-year-old twin boys. On Jan. 14, hefaced an additional allegation of sexual abuse, which he has not been charged with.

Busfield wasreleased from custody in New Mexicowith conditions on Jan. 20 while he awaits trial. He waived his arraignment and appearances in court for all pretrial proceedings on Feb. 11. The request was granted on Feb. 18 by Judge Joseph Montano. His trial is nowscheduled to begin in May 2027.

Gilbert previously toldGood Morning America'sGeorge Stephanopoulosin her first interview since Busfield's arrest that she is "100% confident he will be exonerated" and that she believes "justice" would include "exoneration" and "an apology."

The actress also said she "didn't go into my relationship blind" and spoke with Busfield about the prior allegations, explaining, "I heard his side of the story — which nobody has ever heard — which is the truth. And when the time is right, and that is not now, Tim will tell the truth of all of these past allegations when he needs to."

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In Dutton Ranch, Finn Little reprises his Yellowstone character, Carter, the adoptive son of Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Rip (Cole Hauser)

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• The Australian actor tells PEOPLE about returning for the spinoff, the short notice he got about his role and reveals why Yellowstone fans will love this new chapter

• The first two episodes of Dutton Ranch are now streaming on Paramount+

Finn Littlereturns as Beth and Rip's son, Carter, in the newYellowstonespinoffseries,Dutton Ranch, but he didn't exactly get much warning about the new show.

The Australian actor was cast as Carter, who becomes the adoptive son of Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Rip (Cole Hauser), inYellowstonewhen he was 14. Now 19, he tells PEOPLE that the show and the character "has been my life" in recent memory.

"Yellowstonehas been a huge part of my life. It's awesome," he says.

Whenthe original series endedin 2024, Little says there was talk about a possible spinoff for Beth and Rip, but nothing was set in stone. "I didn't hear anything about it until like a week before I flew out [to film]," he reveals.

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"Yeah, it was just like, 'Hey, it's happening, hope you're ready.' I was like, 'Oh, all right. Let's go,'" he recalls.

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"I was excited," Little says of the chance to return to his character. "I wanted to see more from Carter. I wanted to keep playing the character, for sure."

Beth, Rip and Carter start a new life in Texas inDutton Ranch, and Little says, "A lot has changed [for Carter] since we last saw him."

In the spinoff, he's "growing into himself," but "trouble's brewing," particularly when he meets Oreana (Natalie Alyn Lind). "I think Carter sees a lot of Beth in Oreana, that fierceness and that strong personality. I think that's what attracts Carter," Little says.

It's Beth and Rip that will make fans ofYellowstonelove the new spinoff, he promises. "Beth and Rip are a staple ofYellowstone. They're some of people's favorite characters. So if you love Beth and Rip, you'll loveDutton Ranch, and you'll love all the new problems that come along with it," Little tells PEOPLE at the New York City premiere on May 12.

Dutton Ranch"feels likeYellowstone," he says. "It's never an easy life for the Duttons."

The first two episodes ofDutton Ranchare now streaming on Paramount+. New episodes drop Fridays.

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Martin Short Reveals Late Wife Nancy Dolman's Last Words and the Heartbreaking Connection to Daughter Katherine's Death

Martin Short is reflecting on the deaths of two loved ones

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• The actor discussed the last words of his wife, Nancy Dolman, during a Friday, May 15 interview with The New York Times

• Short's new documentary, Marty, Life Is Short, is now streaming on Netflix

Martin Shortis getting candid about love and loss.

The actor, 76, reflected on the 2010 death of his wifeNancy Dolmanand the recent death of his daughterKatherinein an interview withThe New York Timespublished Friday, May 15.

During the discussion about his new Netflix documentaryMarty, Life Is Short,Short drew a parallel between the two moments in his life as he recalled his late wife's last words to him. Dolman, who was 58, died of ovarian cancer in 2010, while 42-year-old Katherine diedby suicidein February.

“Martin, let me go," Short recalled of Dolman's message.

“Katherine was saying: Dad, let me go,” he added. “I don’t see any difference between mental illness as a disease and cancer as a disease. In some cases, both are terminal. And in some cases, both are survivable.”

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Short also told theTimesthat the most recent loss in his life was different. “This is your child,” he said. “I am trying to head toward the light.”

Short is also dad to Oliver, 40, and Henry, 36, whom he shared with his late wife of 30 years. The pair met in 1972 and later married in 1980.

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TheOnly Murders in the Buildingstar shared a similar sentiment during a Sunday, May 10, appearance onCBS News Sunday Morning, calling the death of their daughter "a nightmare for the family."

"But the understanding that mental health and cancer, like my wife [had], are both diseases," he said. "Sometimes with diseases, they are terminal. My daughter fought for a long time with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder, other things, and did the best she could until she couldn't."

He added, "So Nan's last words to me were, 'Martin, let me go.' And what she was saying was, 'Dad, let me go.' So I hold a deep desire. And that's why I'm involved in this organization,Bring Change to Mind... taking mental health out of the shadows, not being ashamed of it, not hiding from the word 'suicide,' but accepting that this could be the last stage of an illness."

The Los Angeles coroner confirmed that Katherine died by suicide in February. At the time, the Short family said in a statement that she was "beloved by all and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.”

Katherine worked in private practice as a licensed clinical social worker and also part-time at the clinic Amae Health to provide community outreach, family support groups, peer support and psychotherapy. She mostly remained out of the public eye, but attended a few events with her father over the years.

Elsewhere during hisSunday Morningconversation, Short explained why it was important for him to speak out after his daughter's death. “If I said to the audience, any audience I was in, ‘How many have lost anyone from suicide?' you'd be stunned by the hands that would go [up]. ‘How many have mental health in their family?' You'd be stunned by the hands that would go up," he said.

“So why pretend that this is your own pain? Maybe by sharing your pain it will help other people's pain,” he added.

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Warning: This article contains spoilers for the series finale ofOutlander, now streaming on Starz.

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• Outlander came to an end after eight seasons on Friday, May 15

• Star Caitríona Balfe broke down the series finale episode and admitted that she doesn't "really know what happened" for Claire and Jamie in the end

• "Are they alive in this time? Are they alive in a different time? I don't know," Balfe said

Outlanderhas officially come to an end, but evenCaitríona Balfeisn't totally sure how the story wrapped up.

In the final episode, which premiered Friday, May 15, on Starz, Jamie (Sam Heughan) faced the battle that Frank's history book said would see him die, but he survived and reunited with Claire (Balfe), who joyfully proclaimed that her husband's account was wrong.

The battle wasn't really over, though, as Jamie was shot and killed in a final act of defiance from the British. As the gunshot rang out, Claire felt it in her chest too and ran to Jamie, whom she found dead.

A montage of the decade-long love story the series explored between the couple then played — and a scene from the show's first episode finally confirmed that it was indeed Jamie's ghost looking at Claire in her window — but the final scene of the episode was a twist. Claire was laying next to Jamie's body, and before the screen went to black, both of their eyes opened and they both sucked in a breath.

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Showrunner Matthew B. Roberts reminded fans that "there's magic inOutlander," but he would not confirm or deny what the final scene means. "I'm not going to tell any single fan how to interpret that last beat," he toldEntertainment Weekly.

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Balfe, 46, was more candid about her interpretation of the episode. "It's so heartbreaking for Claire, obviously, when she feels [Jamie’s] dead. I'm not sure that I fully understand the ending," she toldEW. "I don't really know what happened."

"I thought it was really cool that they went and did the Jamie ghost thing again, and that in some way, maybe, he was calling her, or he pulled her into his orbit," she said. "But as to what happens when they're lying on the stone, I don't know."

As for whether the final scene meant that Claire brought Jamie back from the dead, Balfe said, "I would have loved for it to have been a bit more mystical, and that Claire had more agency in bringing him back."

"I think in some way, yes, she does. But then it's like, are they alive in this time? Are they alive in a different time? I don't know," she said.

She revealed that she played the scene as if Claire had also died from the loss of Jamie. "I think that's what it is," she toldEW. "That's how I was sort of playing it. He is her home. It's veryRomeo and Juliet, almost, they die together on this altar or this stone. It’s what you hope happens inRomeo and Juliet. We get to change the Shakespearean ending."

Outlanderis now streaming on Starz.

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