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Regis Philbin, a longtime television host, has died. He was 88. “We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night of natural causes, one month shy of his 89th birthday,” his family told People magazine on Saturday.

Accusations are appearing in the alt.fan.gene-scott newsgroup (accessible through "google groups" at www.deja.com) that his widow (38 years his junior) Melissa Scott, nee Melissa Pastore, had a past in the adult entertainment industry as a partner with her first husband "Paul Pastore," including nude images shot as "Barbie Bridges" in the 1990's. Additional accusations involve a civil suit for "Fraud and Deceit" in the 1990's.

Accusations are appearing in the alt.fan.gene-scott newsgroup (accessible through "google groups" at www.deja.com) that his widow (38 years his junior) Melissa Scott, nee Melissa Pastore, had a past in the adult entertainment industry as a partner with her first husband "Paul Pastore," including nude images shot as "Barbie Bridges" in the 1990's.

Televangelist Gene Scott Dies at Age 75 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gene Scott, the shaggy-haired, cigar-smoking televangelist whose eccentric religious broadcasts were beamed around the world, has died, a family spokesman said. He was 75. Scott died Monday after suffering a stroke, said the spokesman, Robert Emmers. The longtime pastor of Los Angeles University Cathedral began hosting a nightly television broadcast of Bible teaching in the mid-1970s.