The Cricket's Daily 3: Farewell to 'Simpsons'' Sam Simon

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Here's what is happening in pop culture:

• Sam Simon, a veteran TV producer who became one of the creators of "The Simpsons," has died of cancer at the age of 59. Simon became rich off of "The Simpsons," and donated much of his money to charity. [Variety]

• "The Bachelor" is over for another season, so let's see who will be the lucky couple to pretend to have a relationship in the tabloids before "breaking up" in two years. [Vulture]

• Jussie Smollett, who plays the gay son of music mogul Lucious Lyon on Fox's "Empire," has come out as gay himself — telling Ellen DeGeneres that "it was really important to me to make sure that it got across that there is no closet—there's never been a closet that I've been in." [Entertainment Weekly]