Oliver Tree’s mom is remembering her son with a heartbreaking tribute following his tragic death in a helicopter crash.
Christine Begin Nickell took to Facebook on Thursday to share an emotional message, writing, “Our dear son Oliver, you made this world a better place. We are so proud of you. RIP,” followed by three heart emojis.
Oliver’s mom accompanied the post with a photo of him from his younger years, offering a glimpse of her son as loved ones continue to mourn his loss.
The grieving mother also responded to one condolence message left on the post, writing, “Thank you for such sweet sentiments Pam. It means a lot to us.”
The touching tribute comes days after Oliver was killed in a tragic helicopter crash in Brazil.
Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Rio de Janeiro via Storyful
As we reported … Oliver was among six people who died Sunday when two helicopters collided mid-air over southwest Rio de Janeiro. The aircraft burst into flames before crashing into an electric vehicle yard below, leaving no survivors.

It’s not every day that a hit TV show gets canceled while it’s on the streaming ratings charts, but that’s exactly what happened with the Duffer Brothers‘ Netflix series The Boroughs.
On Wednesday, news broke that Netflix has dropped the axe on the sci-fi series less than one month after its release (and with mere days left in Emmy voting). The Boroughs had a strong cast — Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters and Bill Pullman — and even stronger producers in Matt and Ross Duffer, the Upside Down Pictures guys behind Netflix’s Stranger Things. (The series was created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews of Off Franklin Productions.)
The Boroughs also super-served an overlooked demographic — especially for streaming — senior citizens. (The Boroughs definitely had Cocoon vibes.)
But the weirdest part of all of this is: The Boroughs worked.
In its first four days, The Boroughs was second place on Netflix’s top 10 English-language TV chart with 5.6 million views. In its first full week, it jumped to No. 1 with 9.5 million views. The following week, it was fourth with 3.7 million views, and from June 8-14, The Boroughs tacked on 2 million views, ranking eighth. It would be canceled on June 17, the day after Netflix shared the fourth-week stats.
Earlier today, Nielsen revealed its own streaming charts for The Boroughs‘ debut week. It ranked second, behind only fellow Netflix series Nemesis. (Nielsen’s streaming ratings have a four-week delay.)
Critics also loved the series: The Boroughs has a 97 percent “Certified Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and was 91 percent with “Top Critics.” (OK, so not all critics “loved” it: The Hollywood Reporter‘s own Angie Han referred to The Boroughs as a “clunky geriatric spin on Stranger Things.” Han did, however, also call it “perfectly watchable.”) The audience score on Rotten Tomatoes is a solid 79 percent.
“In a seemingly perfect retirement community, a grieving newcomer’s monstrous encounter inspires him to join a misfit crew of unlikely heroes who uncover a dark secret that proves their ‘golden years’ are more dangerous, and they are more formidable, than anyone expects,” the logline for The Boroughs reads.
The Boroughs is named for its “picturesque retirement community promising its residents the time of their lives,” the official synopsis reads. “But for new arrival Sam Cooper (Molina), paradise feels more like a prison. Everything changes when a terrifying nighttime encounter reveals that something monstrous is stalking the manicured cul-de-sacs. Dismissed by the powers that be as just another confused old man, Sam finds unlikely allies in a band of neighborhood misfits: a sharp-witted former journalist, a spiritual seeker, a cynical music manager and a brilliant doctor running out of options. Overlooked and underestimated, these unlikely heroes must band together to unravel the dark truth at the heart of The Boroughs before their time runs out.”
Well, the time on the series has quickly run out. Why?
Two sources tell THR that a problem with The Boroughs was its expensive production budget. That is true: The Boroughs costs about $10 million per episode, one said. Another said the real number is “materially higher.” Netflix weighs viewership directly against cost when making pickup and cancellation decisions, and though The Boroughs did well, it wasn’t quite Wednesday.
But the quiet-part-out-loud here is that the Duffer Brothers ditching Netflix for a four-year deal at Paramount seems to have rubbed high-ranking Netflix executives the wrong way, the first source told THR. The relationship there has been “tough” since Matt and Ross “embarrassed” the streamer by leaving, the source said. A source close to Netflix denied the accuracy of that characterization, and says this was simply a business decision.
The current Netflix regime is not the one that greenlit The Boroughs — it was Peter Friedlander and Blair Fetter, now both at Amazon MGM Studios, who gave the original thumbs up. Another pair of former Netflix executives, Cindy Holland and Matt Thunell, are tickled to be reunited with Matt and Ross at Paramount, where the Duffers’ deal encompasses (linear) TV, streaming and film. Two days prior to the cancellation news leaking, Paramount publicly dated the Duffers’ secret event movie for Nov. 3, 2028. But that’s not why news of The Boroughs cancellation came 48 hours later.
June 15 was also the deadline for Netflix to extend the options on the cast of The Boroughs. It declined to do so, effectively killing the series. There won’t be a rebirth, multiple sources tell THR. Netflix is both the studio and the platform here, with 100 percent ownership of the series. It is highly unlikely the streamer would sell the series to the competition, which includes Paramount — and now the Duffers.
A source close to the Duffers says the brothers still have a good relationship with Netflix and have multiple projects in development there.

Kyle Cooke sent fans into a frenzy on Thursday when he appeared to announce he was stepping away from “Summer House” after 10 seasons on the hit reality show. Though, just moments later, he edited the caption of his Instagram post to clear up the speculation.
Cooke originally said it was the “End of an era 😭” as he shared photos from the iconic Sag Harbor home the cast inhabits while filming the show.
“I can’t tell how hard it was to muster up a smile in this photo with my producers. Per usual I was the last to leave the house when we wrapped because I lug so much gear out. But this year was different. 10 seasons in the books. A new show on the way. And a heartbreaking way to end one helluva run,” he wrote.
Cooke, 43, added that he was “tearing up” about leaving the show that made him famous because “we truly become a family shooting this show and it was a gut wrenching way to leave this house for good.”
He continued in part, “I think we can finally close this chapter (but don’t blame me if I post some throwbacks that are a lot happier than me driving home all by myself as we filmed the cross over). Finally, thank you to the fans for believing in this show and for all of your support over the last decade. ❤️ 🙏🏻 xoxo”
Minutes later, however, he adjusted the caption to say the following, “EDIT! End of Season 10 and a decade of filming this show as I know it.”
“The show isn’t cancelled and this is not me announcing I won’t return. I was feeling emo and always planned sharing the cover photo because it DID feel like the end of an era, which is why everyone else was so emotional saying their goodbyes on the finale. Sorry everyone!”
Still, in the comments section, fans expressed shock and confusion.
“YOU WILL BE MISSED! We love you Cooke! ❤️” one person wrote, while another added, “Omg NOOOOOOO.”
A third remarked, “Can’t be summerhouse without Kyle Cooke,” while a fourth commented in disbelief, “Wait what does this mean tho???”
A rep for the show told Page Six that Cooke “meant it’s the end of a decade and being married on the show.”
A rep for Cooke did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment on Thursday afternoon.
Cooke began appearing on the show in 2017, and during its run, married co-star Amanda Batula, from whom he split earlier this year.
Batula and their co-star West Wilson released a bombshell statement in March revealing that they’d been secretly dating — an admission that rocked the cast, including Wilson’s ex and Batula’s former BFF, Ciara Miller.
The confusion came after news broke on Monday that Wilson “was not picked up” for Season 11 following the scandal surrounding his relationship with Amanda Batula, according to TMZ.
Sources connected to the reality series reportedly told the outlet that Wilson could still make a cameo in the upcoming season.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Metro Nashville Police have confirmed the death of Grammy-nominated producer Brytavious Chambers, better known as Tay Keith.
The 29-year-old was found dead in his Martin Street apartment Thursday afternoon, MNPD said.
“No foul play is suspected,” police added, saying that his body was discovered as officers performed a welfare check.
Chambers’ cause of death has not yet been determined.
In his last post on Instagram, Chambers promoted doing what he loved — helping create music for major artists. His last post on May 7 was an announcement for Chris Brown’s latest song, “Call Your Name,” which features Sexyy Red and GloRilla.
He was among those included in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Music list in 2025, earning the listing alongside Cambrian Strong for their Drumatized record label.
“At 23, Tay Keith became a Grammy-nominated producer for his work on Travis Scott’s ‘Sicko Mode,’ adding to his roster of clients like Cardi B, Eminem and music’s ‘Queen B’ Beyoncé,” the Forbes’ listing says.
In 2024, Forbes added that he was awarded producer of the year at the BMI Awards.
According to Memphis-based outlet Commercial Appeal, Chambers was born in South Memphis and later lived in East Memphis and later, Orange Mound.
He was nominated for a Grammy in 2018 for his work on Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode,” which he helped produce as he attended Middle Tennessee State University.
His award-winning link to Murfreesboro
According to MTSU, Chambers graduated from the school in December 2018 with degrees in integrated studies and media management.
“There wouldn’t be any point for me to come to college if I didn’t want to finish it — I could have just focused 100% on music,” MTSU quoted him as saying. “By my last week of college, I had my first No. 1 single, so it didn’t make any sense to drop out.”
Much of his success was joined by people who also attended MTSU. Tyland Jackson, his stylist and creative director, graduated from MTSU in 2019, and Nicholas Brownlow, who was his public relations director and Drumatized, graduated that same year.
“I remember having a flight from New York, and I had a test the same day,” Chambers told MTSU. “So, I flew back from New York that morning, went home, then went straight to class. It was crazy. But if I knew that I could do that, then there wasn’t anything stopping me but myself.”

“All my Children” star Paul Avery and his wife, Sheila, tragically died in a devastating house fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
According to WFMZ, the actor, who was 81, and his wife were inside their Blairstown, New Jersey home when it went up in flames.
Firefighters got to the residence before 1 a.m. on Tuesday and pulled the couple out of the flame-engulfed house.
However, Paul and Sheila were in critical condition and died shortly after, per Ridge View Echo.
At the time of his death, Paul was the founder and executive editor of the Ridge View Echo.
Paul’s friend and writer at the paper, Joe Phalon, told WFMZ: “I always like to call Paul the most interesting man in the world, because he was when you consider everything he’s done in his life. Acting, skydiving, Vietnam veteran, started a newspaper.”
He added that Paul’s passing will “leave a real void in this community.”
“Not just Blairstown, but the towns around as well,” Phalon expressed. “I think we’ll really miss him, and I think it’s going to become more apparent over time.”
The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation.
The pair’s daughter, Kyle, took to Facebook to confirm the news on Tuesday.
“I’m devastated to share that our parents, Paul and Sheila Garry Avery, passed away early this morning,” she penned.
“We loved them so much, and they loved us so much, and nobody ever had to wonder if that was so,” Kyle added.
As a teen, Paul was a skydiver before serving as a helicopter crew chief in the Vietnam War. He continued to fly planes as a hobby after exiting the military.
Paul starred on the soap opera “All My Children” for 12 years in the 1980s.
He portrayed a bartender at Foxy’s named Hughie.
Paul also played a cameraman in 1978’s “Superman” and appeared on episodes of “Soap” and “Three’s Company.”
After retiring from acting, the late veteran dove into journalism, first working at the New York Times before landing as founding editor of Ridge View Echo.