{"id":"1792706961016-culture-segment","slug":"tom-skerritt-dies-at-93","title":"Tom Skerritt Dies at 93","summary":"Tom Skerritt, known for roles in \"Top Gun\" and \"Alien,\" died of natural causes on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at age 93, according to his family and publicist.","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T22:09:21.016Z","channel":{"id":"culture","name":"Oncast Music","language":"en"},"show":"On Repeat","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Tom Skerritt, known for roles in \"Top Gun\" and \"Alien,\" died of natural causes on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at age 93, according to his family and publicist.\nSource: [hollywoodreporter.com](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-skerritt-dead-picket-fences-alien-mash-1236738429/) POST 2113390749710704901: NO (https://x.com/IGN/status/2113390195194175676)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Tom Skerritt, known for roles in \"Top Gun\" and \"Alien,\" died of natural causes on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at age 93, according to his family and publicist.","sourceName":"[hollywoodreporter.com](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-skerritt-dead-picket-fences-alien-mash-1236738429/) POST 2113390749710704901: NO","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/IGN/status/2113390195194175676","claim":"Tom Skerritt, the rugged, mustachioed actor best known to IGN readers for his roles in Top Gun and Alien, passed away from natural causes on Wednesday at the age of 93. https://t.co/qYLu2PALkh https://t.co/6ele42tsFc","author":"@IGN"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/IGN/status/2113390195194175676","name":"[hollywoodreporter.com](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-skerritt-dead-picket-fences-alien-mash-1236738429/) POST 2113390749710704901: NO","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@IGN"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792706961016-culture-segment-tom-skerritt-dies-at-93","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/culture","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792706961016-culture-segment-tom-skerritt-dies-at-93","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792706961016-culture-segment-tom-skerritt-dies-at-93 and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Laura","text":"Let's switch gears: SB19 fans are out here buying paper bags from a pharmacy in the Philippines."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Wait, what? Paper bags?"},{"host":"Laura","text":"A fan posted a photo of a Watsons bag with SB19 on it. They're calling it a collector's item."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"The Grammy campaign is real. SB19 has been pushing for consideration, and now their faces are on shopping bags."},{"host":"Laura","text":"That's the level of fandom where you're buying toothpaste just to get the bag."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I respect the hustle. The band's been grinding for years, and the fans are matching that energy."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Speaking of fan energy, there's a K-pop fan account calling out how Korean fans get blamed for everything."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"What's the context?"},{"host":"Laura","text":"They posted that attacks on Korean fans are going viral with a hundred thousand likes, while those fans are the least involved in whatever situation this is."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"That's a pattern. When something goes wrong in K-pop, the international side points at Korean fans first."},{"host":"Laura","text":"And half the time the Korean fans are just... existing. They're not the ones starting the fan wars."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"It's lazy. It's easier to blame a whole country than to actually figure out what happened."},{"host":"Laura","text":"The demonization of Koreans in K-pop spaces is a real thing, and it's ugly."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"And it's not new. Every time there's a controversy, the same accounts come out with the same talking points."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Last one: a fan realized there's no more underscores concert to look forward to."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"That post-concert depression is real. You wait months, the show happens, and then it's just... over."},{"host":"Laura","text":"The underscores tour wrapped, and now the fans are in that empty space."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"The only cure is another show. Or listening to the setlist on repeat until you hate it."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Which is exactly what they'll do."}]}