Patrick Stewart dies at 86

Pop it on here right now because we have some breaking news to report. Sad news from the entertainment world that Patrick, Sir Patrick Stewart, has died at the age of 86. This is according to reporting from many outlets, including TMZ, who we work hand in hand with. Of course, he's known for Star Trek and X-Men actor Patrick Stewart. Sir Patrick Stewart passing away. And we have this from his own social media. Let's pull this up for you live right now. It says, in lieu of flowers, this was just posted 18 minutes ago. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Fund and Alzheimer's Foundation of America Caregiver Resources. And they put their links in the bio. And you're seeing, of course, the iconic. actor there. And then let me take you to TMZ's page here, simply with the headline, Sir Patrick Stewart dead at 86, Star Trek and X-Men actor. I want to, as we work to get some more information on this, I'm going to pull back up just his Instagram page there as tributes are just beginning to pour in, of course. Patrick Stewart, veteran actor, best known for his roles in the Star Trek and X-Men franchise, has died, according to a post on his social media. I'm reading from TMZ right now. The official statement says he passed away Monday in the care of his loving wife, Sunny, after a brief battle with Alzheimer's. So the story is just developing right now, and we're working to get... Some more information for you and as we're looking here, you're seeing people already taking to social media. Official Carly King writes, best captain ever. May his beautiful soul rest in peace. Trace Dominguez says he may have been human, but Patrick Stewart embodied the idea to live long and prosper, of course. So I'm going to be interested to see what William Shatner has to say. And no doubt this is just such a loss for everybody. Eighty six years old Sir Patrick Stewart passing away. I do believe we're working to get. Some more information, perhaps TMZ is going to be hopping on with us soon. I'm going to send them a quick note to see if they can't join us to provide some more information as I know that their newsroom, our newsroom here at Fox 11 is working to get some more information. While we do that, we're going to step away for our next two minute break and we'll have more for you right after this. Stay with us.