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8:00 AM ET, January 4, 2021

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TMZ.com:
Bond Girl & 'That ‘70s Show’ Star Tanya Roberts Dead at 65  —  REMEMBERING TANYA ROBERTS  —  Tanya Roberts — a one-time Bond girl and cult classic '80s star — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Tanya's rep tells TMZ, she was on a walk with her dogs on Christmas Eve and when she returned home she collapsed.
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Abid Rahman / Hollywood Reporter:
Tanya Roberts, Bond Girl and 'That '70's Show' Star, Dies at 65  —  Roberts played Stacey Sutton in ‘A View to a Kill’, Roger Moore's final film as 007.  —  Tanya Roberts, the actress best known for playing a Bond girl in A View to a Kill and Midge Pinciotti on That '70's Show, has died.  She was 65.
Claudia Aoraha / The Sun:
SCREEN LEGEND DEAD Barbara Shelley dead aged 88 - ‘Queen of Hammer’ who starred in horror films and Doctor Who dies after surviving Covid  —  BARBARA Shelley, the actress hailed as the “Queen of Hammer,” has died at the age of 88.  —  The actress was the star of 1950s and 1960s Hammer Horror films including …
Discussion: Daily Star
Jamie Downham / The Sun:
This Morning shock as Holly Willoughby fails to return alongside Phillip Schofield - with Rochelle taking her place  —  THIS Morning fans were baffled today as Holly Willoughby failed to appear on the first show of 2021.  —  The 39-year-old presenter was replaced by Rochelle Humes, who hosted alongside Phillip Schofield in her place.
Discussion: Daily Star
Amanda Devlin / The Sun:
WHERE'S WALLACE?  Piers Morgan forced to apologise as Gregg Wallace is axed from Good Morning Britain after they ‘ran out of time’  —  PIERS Morgan was forced to apologise as Gregg Wallace was axed from Good Morning Britain after they “ran out of time”.  —  After teasing the MasterChef …
Discussion: Daily Star and Telegraph
Kylie Parham / The Sun:
SNOWY CHALET Kylie Jenner takes fans inside the $75M Aspen mansion where she rang in 2021 with Travis Scott and daughter Stormi, 2  —  KYLIE Jenner gave fans a tour of her $75m icy Colorado palace where she celebrated the New Year with family, her ex Travis Scott and their daughter, Stormi.
Discussion: Celebrity Insider and E! Online
Just Jared:
Zach Braff Calls Girlfriend Florence Pugh ‘The Most Fun Person I Know’ In Sweet Birthday Tribute  —  Zach Braff shared a very sweet birthday tribute to girlfriend Florence Pugh on social media.  —  “Happy Birthday to the most fun person I've ever met,” Zach started in his tribute with a slideshow of cute pictures.
Caitlyn Hitt / Us Weekly:
‘Bachelorette’ Alums Clare Crawley and Dale Moss Hint ‘Babies’ Are in the Near Future … Baby fever!  Clare Crawley and fiancé Dale Moss are looking ahead to the future after leaving The Bachelorette early to be together.  —  Relive Clare Crawley's Most Dramatic Bachelor Nation Moments
Discussion: Bustle and Cosmopolitan
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Caitlyn Hitt / Us Weekly:
Billy Baldwin Reacts to Hilaria Baldwin's ‘Awkward and Embarrassing’ Heritage, Accent Drama
Discussion: Just Jared and Page Six
Kaitlin Reilly / E! Online:
Amanda Kloots Says She's “Finally Ready to Go to Therapy” Months After Nick Cordero's Death  —  Amanda Kloots wrote an emotional Instagram post about her difficult holiday season following the death of her husband Nick Cordero, who passed away due to complications from coronavirus.
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
Playboi Carti Lands First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Whole Lotta Red’  —  Plus: Lil Durk's ‘The Voice’ soars 46-3 after its first full tracking week of availability.  —  Playboi Carti lands his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as his Christmas Day release Whole Lotta Red debuts atop the tally.
Discussion: Just Jared
Brendan Mcfadden / Daily Star:
Emotional Stacey Solomon announces she is getting married to Joe Swash this year  —  Loose Women star Stacey Solomon shared a video on Instagram showing her putting together a scrap book of her and Joe's “love story” in which she mentioned their wedding would take place this year
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Kaitlin Reilly / E! Online:
Harry Potter Actor Devon Murray Welcomes His First Baby  —  Devon Murray, who played Seamus Finnigan in the Harry Potter franchise, welcomed his first baby, a boy, with partner Shannon McCaffrey Quinn.  —  Congratulations are in order for Harry Potter alum Devon Murray.
Alyssa Morin / E! Online:
Floribama Shore Stars Nilsa Prowant and Gus Gazda Are Engaged  —  “The love of my life asked me to spend forever with him tonight on my 27th birthday,” Nilsa Prowant shared on Instagram after announcing her engagement to Gus Gazda.  —  Ringing in the New Year... with a new ring!
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Dwayne Johnson's Daughter Tiana, 2, Blames Pasta Spill on “Spaghetti Fairy” in Adorable Video
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Andy Halls / The Sun:
Eamonn Holmes rants that TV is run by ‘difficult people’ after being axed from This Morning
Discussion: Daily Star
LEGOLAND Florida Resort / Perez Hilton:
Olivia Jade Asks To ‘Keep The Vibes Good’ In New Instagram Post Days After Mom's Release From Prison
Discussion: Cosmopolitan
Ainhoa Barcelona / HELLO!:
Exclusive: Dianne Buswell on her love of Strictly, boyfriend Joe Sugg and exciting plans for 2021
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
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Exclusive: Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec reveal plans to start a family
Discussion: The Sun and Mirror.co.uk
Ailbhe MacMahon / Daily Star:
Gerry Marsden dead: Gerry and the Pacemakers legend dies aged 78 after illness
Discussion: The Sun, Mirror.co.uk and TMZ.com
Jill Robinson / The Sun:
Carol Vorderman, 60, reveals she feels ‘positively sick’ at the thought of a relationship
Discussion: Telegraph and Daily Star
Rebecca Calderwood / The Sun:
Made in Chelsea's Binky Felstead confirms she is having a baby boy in sweet gender reveal video
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and Daily Star
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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