Actor Nelsan Ellis, best known for his role as Lafayette Reynolds on “True Blood,” is dead. The 39-year-old actor reportedly died of heart failure. Ellis made a splash playing the flamboyant and outspoken gay character in HBO’s popular vampire drama. “True Blood’ creator Alan Ball called Ellis, quote, “a singular talent whose creativity never ceased […]

Actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell has joined the cast of HBO’s True Blood. In this role she will play a series regular named Nicole. Her character seems…