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The Cricket’s Daily 3: RIP, Chyna

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2012, file photo, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling looks on after being introduced as a new member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame before a baseball game between the Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park in Boston. Schilling is defending himself after making comments on social media about transgender people, saying he was expressing his opinion. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)

Here's what's being talked about in pop culture:

• Legendary pro wrestler Joanie "Chyna" Laurer, who broke gender barriers in wrestling, was found dead in her Redondo Beach apartment Wednesday. She was 45. [NPR]

• British director Guy Hamilton, who helmed four James Bond movies, has died at the age of 93. Hamilton worked twice with Sean Connery ("Goldfinger" in 1964, "Diamonds Are Forever" in 1971) and with Roger Moore on his first two Bond films ("Live and Let Die" in 1973, "The Man With the Golden Gun" in 1974). [BBC News]

• ESPN has fired baseball analyst Curt Schilling, after the former Red Sox pitcher reposted an anti-transgender meme — his latest incident of intolerant commentary. [CNNMoney]