Joe Paterno, beloved former Penn State University football coach, has passed away.

Joe, who was 85, passed away on Jan. 22 due to complications from lung cancer, his family tells TMZ.

Joe coached at Penn State for 46 years. He was fired in Nov. 2011 after sexual abuse allegations involving his former assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky, came to light.

We wish his family the best during this difficult time.

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Joe Paterno, beloved former Penn State football coach, is reportedly near death.

Joe, 85, is on medical watch and doctors have “characterized his status as serious,” TMZ reports.

We wish Joe and his family the best during this difficult time.

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Howard doesn’t hold back when HollywoodLife.com asked how he felt about the longtime Penn State football coach being fired after he allegedly covered up a sex scandal involving his assistant football coach, who has been accused of raping young boys.

Howard Stern does not stand for child abuse and neither should you! HollywoodLife.com spoke to the infamous Sirius/XM “shock jock” about the unfolding scandal involving legendary football coach Joe Paterno – watch him explode!

“I think Paterno is a scumbag,” Howard tells us. “I think all of these guys should have stepped up. If I saw a kid getting raped in the shower I would have punched the adult’s teeth out.”

Joe’s former assistant coaches, Jerry Sandusky, has been charged with sexually abusing eight boys over 15 years — and he recently admitted to showering with a 10-year-old, but said there was only “tickling” and “horseplay.”

“No, I don’t believe [what Sandusky said], it’s sad,” Howard continues. “Whenever you live across the street from a playground and you can afford to not live across from a playground … when a playground is oceanfront property … that’s when you know there’s something wrong. So no, I think it’s a shame. I think people talk about protecting children but when it comes down to it they don’t always do it.”

— Chloe Melas

Ashton Kutcher shall tweet no more! The Two and a Half Men star is incredibly upset with himself after tweeting that he was angry that Penn State fired their long-time coach Joe Paterno. But little did Ashton know that the 84-year-old coach was at the center of a sex-abuse scandal involving young boys.

“As of immediately I will stop tweeting until I find a way to properly manage this feed,” Ashton tweeted. “I feel awful about this error. Won’t happen again.”

This is what Ashton had originally tweeted when he learned the coach was leaving his post as head coach after 62 seasons at the university.

“How do you fire Jo Pa? #insult #noclass as a hawkeye fan I find it in poor taste.”

Ashton and his wife Demi Moore have both been advocates in spreading awareness on the international epidemic of human sex-trafficking.

“As an advocate in the fight against child sexual exploitation,” Ashton also tweeted. “I could not be more remorseful for all involved in the Penn St. case.”

This is the second grievous Twitter error Ashton has made in the past few months. On Sept. 11 he called it the “greatest day of the year” in reference to the beginning of football season.

— Chloe Melas

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