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2:50 AM ET, December 13, 2020

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Mmyers / CMA World:
Statement on behalf of CMA and representatives of Charley Pride:  —  Everyone affiliated with the CMA Awards followed strict testing protocols outlined by the city health department and unions.  Charley was tested prior to traveling to Nashville.  He was tested upon landing in Nashville …
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
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TMZ.com:
CHARLEY PRIDE DEAD AT 86 FROM COVID-19 ... Country Music's First Black Superstar  —  Charley Pride — the first Black man to break through in the country music scene — has died from the coronavirus.  —  The legendary singer passed away Saturday in Dallas due to complications from COVID-19 …
Discussion: Variety
Just Jared:
Country Music Legend Charley Pride Has Died at 86 from COVID-19 Complications
Discussion: Variety and E! Online
City of New Orleans:
HURRICANE ZETA  —  Text ZETA to 888777 for ongoing updates.  —  CORONAVIRUS  —  Active or imminent outbreak  —  The City of New Orleans is responding to cases of COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus.  Text COVIDNOLA to 888777 to receive alerts.
Discussion: Daily Star, The Sun, Variety and The Wrap
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Arthur W. Tong / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Carol Sutton, ‘mesmerizing’ New Orleans actress for half century, dies at 76  —  She appeared in dozens of stage productions, movies, TV shows during career spanning half-century  —  Carol Sutton, an acclaimed New Orleans actress who appeared in dozens of stage productions …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Ryan Parry / Daily Mail:
Friday actor Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, 62, gave a final interview looking visibly ill just days before he died of Covid-19 related symptoms where he vowed to take the vaccine because he's got ‘work to do’  — Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister died Thursday from Covid-19 related symptoms
Discussion: The Sun
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TMZ.com:
Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister Had COVID 4 Months Ago, Feared It Returned
Discussion: Celebrity Insider and Page Six
Hannah Hope / The Sun:
Love Island's Kem Cetinay splits from Lexi Hyzler after ‘growing apart’ in lockdown  —  AFTER a year of dating a trainee lawyer, Love Island champ Kem Cetinay is back on the market.  —  The couple struggled to cope with maintaining their long-distance romance after pretty Lexi Hyzler returned home to her native Malta during lockdown.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Ellie Henman / The Sun:
I'm A Celebrity winner Giovanna Fletcher could earn up to £4million as ‘the next Davina McCall’  —  ITV want I'm A Celebrity champion Giovanna Fletcher as their next big star — with a possible ten shows earning her up to £4million.  —  The mum of three has been inundated …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
TMZ.com:
Regina Hall Drops Hilarious Birthday Song to Celebrate Turning 50  —  REGINA HALL'S 50TH BIRTHDAY Drops Hilarious Song ‘A BITCH IS OLD *CLAP, CLAP* TODAY!’  —  BIRTHDAY BALLAD  —  Regina Hall turned 50 this weekend, but she has NOT lost her sense of humor ... if anything, it's sharper …
Discussion: E! Online and Just Jared
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Amanda Bynes' Fiancé Paul Michael Calls Actress the “Best Thing That Ever Happened” to Him  —  Find out what Amanda Bynes' fiancé Paul Michael told E! News about his relationship and engagement to the Hairspray actress, who has stayed out of the public eye in recent years.
Discussion: Full Feed
Richard Simpson / Mirror:
Barbara Windsor told Ross Kemp her dying wish for ‘Babs Tax’ on FaceTime call 3 weeks ago  —  EXCLUSIVE: Ex-EastEnders actor Ross Kemp reveals his former co-star Barbara Windsor spoke to him about her despair over the disease during a FaceTime call just three weeks ago
Discussion: The Sun
TMZ.com:
Lisa Vanderpump's Dog Giggy Dies  —  Lisa Vanderpump's Pomeranian dog, Giggy, has died ... leaving a big dent in both Lisa's heart, and the hearts of many others who've encountered the famous pooch over the years.  —  The Bravo reality star and restaurant owner broke the sad news Saturday …
Discussion: E! Online
Hannah Hope / The Sun:
Blue plan to reunite for 20th-anniversary comeback tour next year  —  POP fans in need of One Love get ready - boyband BLUE are plotting a comeback for their 20th anniversary next year.  —  We can reveal Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe and Antony Costa hope to get plans in motion once the Covid restrictions ease.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
HITS Daily Double:
NEW RELEASES: SWIFT, CUDI DUE FOR BIG BOWS  —  Republic will have the #1 and #2 albums on next week's HITS Top 50.  Taylor Swift will once again lead the chart with evermore, having spent eight weeks on top with her late-summer release, folklore.  Swift will now have the first- and fifth-biggest debuts of 2020.
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Adam Carlson / People.com:
Tyrese Gibson Gave His Hotel Rooms to a Homeless Family: How He's Encouraging People to ‘Do More’
Discussion: BET
Stephanie Soteriou / The Sun:
Christine McGuinness sizzles in stockings and suspenders as she says ‘let your imagination run wild’
Discussion: Daily Star
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Erik von Detten, Your Childhood Crush, and Wife Expecting Baby No. 2
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Jessica Bennett / Page Six:
Rupert Everett has change of heart after calling Madonna a ‘whiny old barmaid’
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and Just Jared
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Strictly's Katya Jones says show's infamous curse is result of ‘empowered’ celebs giving up on unhappy relationships
Discussion: Mirror
FemaleFirst:
Sofia Richie seemingly suggests she and Scott Disick ‘outgrew’ each other
Discussion: Celebrity Insider
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
A profile of incoming FCC Chair Brendan Carr, a telecom lawyer and longtime FCC official who believes tech and media companies have been unfair to conservatives

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Sources describe Netflix's struggles handling traffic for the Tyson-Paul fight, with viewership nearly three times what the company had anticipated

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Q&A with Julia Angwin on how social media creators flipped the traditional journalism process for telling stories and what journalists can learn from creators

 
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