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Dustin Diamond has died following a cancer battle, ET can confirm. He was 44 years old.

He was best known for playing the lovable nerd Samuel “Screech” Powers on the hit NBC sitcom Saved by the Bell in the ’90s, but sadly, Dustin Diamond died at the age of 44 after a battle with stage 4 small cell carcinoma, also known as lung cancer. Shortly after the news broke, his fellow Saved By The Bell star, Mario Lopez, came forward with his dedication to Dustin, which you can read below.

TMZ was first to report the news.Earlier this month, the 44-year-old star's team shared that he had been diagnosed with cancer on his Facebook page, two days after they confirmed to ET that he was hospitalized in Florida due to him feeling pain all over his body and a general sense of unease.Back in October, Diamond notified a member of his team about a lump on his throat, assuming it could be thyroid cancer, but he was hesitant to visit the hospital due to COVID, his team also shared with ET.

revival has been renewed for a second season.The sitcom was picked up for a 10-episode season 2 by Peacock, NBC's new digital streaming platform.Tracey Wigfield, the series' executive producer, released a statement celebrating the news, and said she's «thrilled that has been renewed.

Mario Lopez shared both a throwback and a more recent photo with his old castmate, alongside a caption that revealed he has spoken to Diamond since his diagnosis. «I connected with Dustin earlier this evening and although the news of his diagnosis is heartbreaking, we remain positive that he’ll overcome this,» Lopez wrote. «Praying for him & his family and for a speedy recovery.

was hospitalized, the Saved by the Bell alum, 44, confirmed his cancer diagnosis.“At this time we can confirm that Dustin does have cancer,” his team announced in a Facebook statement on Thursday, January 14. “Dustin will disclose more information once it is available and a plan moving forward is made.”The team continued, “We ask everyone to respect Dustin’s privacy during this difficult time.

told TMZ that he was admitted in Florida where doctors are running tests to narrow down the potential diagnoses. It was known that the actor’s family has a history of cancer, including his mother who died of breast cancer.

multiple outlets that he was hospitalized in Florida over the weekend after feeling pain all over his body and a general sense of unease. Sources told that Diamond is currently undergoing tests to find the cause of his pain, but noted that his doctors are concerned it's cancer. Diamond, who lost his mother to cancer, will have a biopsy done, the outlet's sources said.Diamond is best known for playing Screech on and its follow-up shows from 1989 to 2000.

 reboot defied expectations when it premiered on Peacock over Thanksgiving. “That seems to be everyone’s feeling,” executive producer Tracey Wigfield tells ET with a laugh, adding when people first heard about it, they wanted to write it off.

Selena Gomez wasn't amused by 's jokes about her kidney transplant, a source close to the singer tells ET.«Selena was really upset by the scene about her health and thought of it as bullying and offensive,» the source says of Gomez, who underwent a kidney transplant in 2017. «She felt as though her kidney transplant, and others who have gone through that, was used as a joke at her expense.» Peacock's reimagining of came under fire after its release, when jokes about Gomez's transplant were made.

revival no longer features jokes about Selena Gomez.The all-new Peacock series, which is a reimagining of the beloved '90s sitcom, has removed all references to the singer's kidney transplant following outrage from fans.«We apologize.

Peacock is owning up to its mistake in their new series, Saved By The Bell and has decided to take down the graffiti scenes mocking Selena Gomez’s kidney transplant. If you missed it, over the weekend, the streaming network and the show came under fire after featuring a few scenes, as well as some graffiti on the wall of the school that mocked Selena Gomez‘s kidney transplant.

Selena Gomez’s 2017 kidney transplant amid mounting internet backlash, according to reports.The series, which premiered last week on NBC’s streaming service Peacock, caught heat on social media over the weekend, as two students at the fictional Bayside High School debated the identity of Gomez’s kidney donor in an episode.

Francia Raisa is speaking out against the reboot's joke about Selena Gomez's kidney transplant.

Selena Gomez fans are coming to her support. On Saturday, "Respect Selena Gomez" began trending on Twitter after a scene from the reboot went viral.

, but she’s been working on television since she was a tween, appearing alongside Nick Kroll on the, Molly Shannon in and the cast of before eventually breaking out with the short-lived 2018 NBC series . Not only that, but she’s been a trailblazer for LGBTQ representation ever since she came out as transgender in a 2018 essay written for magazine. Only 17 at the time, it made her one the youngest and most visible transgender performers onscreen.

the new class!The Peacock reboot is streaming now, and along with a new generation of «preppies,» jocks and mischief makers, fans of the original series will get a peek at what their favorite characters have been up to in the years since graduation and Zack and Kelly's Vegas wedding.Original stars and are regulars on the new — which starts with a new group of students being brought in to shake up the Bayside student body — and appearances from andmake it feel like one big class reunion.«I was a

revival as Aisha, a character who was originally supposed to be Black, but was later changed to fit Pascual-Peña's Afro-Latina background. «It's huge,» the actress tells ET of producers' decision to tweak her character.

before the episodes drop on Peacock, only ET has an exclusive sneak peek from the anticipated reimagining's very first episode featuring the local hangout, The Max.A satirical take on the beloved '90s comedy, the upcoming series kicks off when California Gov. Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) finds himself in hot water for closing too many underfunded high schools.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar); geeky Samuel “Screech” Powers (Dustin Diamond); cheerleader Kelly Kapowski (Tiffani Thiessen); popular jock A.C. Slater (Mario Lopez); rich girl Lisa Turtle (Lark Voorhies); and feminist overachiever Jessie Spano (Berkley).It’s seen sequel series such as “Saved by the Bell: The College Years” in 1993 and TV movies (1994’s “Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas”) but the new show marks the first official revival.Premiering Wednesday, Nov.

Elizabeth Berkley couldn't be happier about returning to the halls of Bayside High for the revival!The all-new series, premiering next week on Peacock, is a reimagining of the beloved '90s sitcom that starred Berkley as Jessie Spano, Dustin Diamond as Samuel «Screech» Powers, Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zack Morris, Tiffani Thiessen as Kelly Kapowski, Mario Lopez as A.C.

California Gov. Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) gets into hot water for closing too many underfunded high schools. He proposes they send the affected students to the most well-funded schools in the state — including Bayside High.

appearing to report that “Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond died in a prison riot at age 43.

reboot will premiere on NBC's streaming service Wednesday, Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving. In addition, fans also got another quick teaser that features the iconic Bayside High halls.In the  reboot, California governor Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) gets into hot water for closing too many low-income high schools and proposes they send the affected students to the highest performing schools in the state, including his alma mater, Bayside High.

Mario Lopez, 46, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar, 46 — aired on NBC from 1989 to 1993, and saw a sequel series called “Saved by the Bell: The College Years,” which aired from 1993 to 1994.More than three decades later, there will be some changes to the big return to Bayside High. For one, the original show’s studio audience and canned laughter will be nixed.

reboot will premiere on NBC's streaming service Wednesday, Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving. In addition, fans also got another quick teaser that features the iconic Bayside High halls.In the  reboot, California governor Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) gets into hot water for closing too many low-income high schools and proposes they send the affected students to the highest performing schools in the state, including his alma mater, Bayside High.

Peacock has entered the streaming game. The Comcast-owned NBCUniversal launched its streaming platform, Peacock, on Wednesday, with something for everyone: From originals like and to comfort food like (in January 2021) and.The service is already available to Xfinity customers, but new customers can choose from three options: a free tier or two paid tiers called Peacock Premium.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar doesn't love watching himself play his iconic character from, Zack Morris. The actor admits he's hard on himself when looking back at old episodes.In a new interview with, Gosselaar talks about the podcast, which features him and Dashiell Driscoll — a writer on the upcoming Peacock reboot of — discussing a specific episode of the beloved series.

Tiffani Thiessen can do it all. — She’s a mother, actress, author, lifestyle expert, and the list goes on.

reboot. As the actress revealed during Peacock's Television Critics Association summer press tour on Monday, she was «in immediately» after hearing executive producer Tracey Wigfield's vision for the series. «I was approached by the studio and sat down with my first meeting with Tracey Wigfield. It was to me, just a done deal on the spot.