Inside Edition for Wednesday, April 2, 2025

<p>He persevered in a brave battle against throat cancer, but today we learned actor Val Kilmer has died. The star who played Batman and Tom Cruise's wingman in Top Gun passed away Tuesday -- from pneumonia. As Les Trent reports, despite losing his trademark voice to illness, Kilmer kept fighting. And he's been dubbed "first buddy" thanks to his close association with President Trump, but are Elon Musk's days as a White House advisor coming to an end? As Steven Fabian reports, even the president says Musk needs to get back to running his businesses. Plus, this teen was swimming in Southern California when she was attacked and left with bruises and bites marks. But it wasn't a shark, it was a sea lion. As Jim Moret reports, experts say they’re becoming more aggressive -- even demonic! And it's a major milestone – Deborah’s 30th anniversary as anchor of Inside Edition. We dug into the video vault for a look back, and it's been quite a ride.</p>