Today's Blind Items - Open And Shut

Several decades ago, this actor became the first. For a very long time, it looked like he would be the last. He was always very outspoken politically and the film that provided his huge break, gave him a platform to discuss those issues. He was also one of the first proponents of this spiritual practice which made him an enemy of the country who was desperate to stop its spread. Every speech he gave, he would bring that Oscar and then discuss the country and its oppression. It shouldn't be a surprise that in a city that boasts a massive number of immigrants from that country that he would murdered here in Los Angeles.