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4:00 PM ET, December 24, 2023

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Rip / TMZ.com:
Founding Dixie Chicks Member Laura Lynch Dead at 65 After Car Crash  —  1:20 PM PT — The Chicks just addressed Laura's death, writing ... “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Chicks.  We hold a special place in our hearts …
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Cara Tabachnick / CBS News:
Founding Dixie Chicks member Laura Lynch killed in car crash in Texas  —  Founding Dixie Chicks member Laura Lynch was killed in a car crash in West Texas on Friday evening, her cousin Michael Lynch confirmed to CBS News.  —  Details of the crash were not immediately known.
Brian Marks / Daily Mail:
Dixie Chicks founding member Laura Lynch dies at 65 in tragic head-on collision in Texas... after serving as the superstar country group's lead vocalist
Rip / TMZ.com:
Nick & Aaron Carter's Sister Bobbie Jean Carter Dead at 41  —  Nick and Aaron Carter's sister, Bobbie Jean Carter, has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Bobbie Jean's mother, Jane Carter, tells us ... “I am in shock from learning of the sudden death of my daughter, Bobbie Jean …
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Neel Nanda, comedian who appeared on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ and ‘Comedy Central’, dead at 32  —  Neel Nanda — an up-and-coming comedian who appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”  — has died.  He was 32.  —  “I [am] deeply shocked and saddened by this.  He was a wonderful comic, but a better person …
Discussion: New York Post, The US Sun and Variety
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Denise Petski / Deadline:
Neel Nanda Dies: Comedian Who Appeared On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’, Comedy Central Was 32  —  Neel Nanda, a stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Comedy Central's Adam Devine's House Party, has died, his manager Greg Weiss confirmed to Deadline.
Discussion: Us Weekly and E! Online
TMZ.com:
Melissa Barrera's Pro-Palestine Holiday Post Amid ‘Scream 7’ Director Exit  —  Melissa Barrera is doubling down in her support of Palestine while speaking on the holidays — and the timing is interesting ... considering the ‘Scream’ franchise is in shambles.
Discussion: Just Jared
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Just Jared:
‘Scream 7’ Director Christopher Landon Quits Movie After Melissa Barrera's Controversial Firing
Nicholas Rice / People:
Sophie Turner's 2 Kids to Spend the Holidays with Her in England amid Her Divorce from Joe Jonas  —  The actress shares daughters Willa and Delphine with her musician ex  —  Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas' two daughters will celebrate Christmas and the New Year holiday in the U.K. with their mom.
People:
Kody Brown Says He's ‘Not an Advocate’ for Polygamy: ‘I Have All the Experience and Zero Answers’ (Exclusive)  —  Kody Brown was married to four women on the TLC show ‘Sister Wives’ and now remains monogamous with his fourth wife, Robyn  —  Kody Brown is reflecting on his experience in plural marriage with honesty.
Discussion: Page Six and The Blast
People:
Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?  How the Film's Cinematographer Was Convinced It's a Holiday Classic (Exclusive)  —  ‘A Christmas Story’ star Peter Billingsley tells PEOPLE how he proved to filmmaker Jan de Bont that ‘Die Hard’ is more than just an action film
Discussion: The Blast
Ben Beaumont-Thomas / The Guardian:
Wham!'s Last Christmas finally reaches Christmas No 1, 39 years after release  —  ‘Mission accomplished!’ says Andrew Ridgeley, while Cher becomes oldest woman to score a UK Top 40 hit  —  Wham! have finally earned a Christmas No 1 for Last Christmas, 39 years after the song was denied …
Discussion: Ok - home and Rolling Stone
Ingrid Vasquez / People:
Charlie Sheen Is Planning for a ‘Calm’ and ‘Comfortable’ Christmas with His Boys (Exclusive)  —  The actor tells PEOPLE that he will be spending the holiday with his 14-year-old twin sons Max and Bob  —  Charlie Sheen will be celebrating Christmas with his sons.
Discussion: Fox News, Suggest and Page Six
Alix Breeden / Page Six:
Bikini-clad Heidi Klum frolics in the Caribbean waters with husband Tom Kaulitz  —  Heidi Klum sizzled in the Caribbean island of St. Barts alongside husband Tom Kaulitz.  —  In the Thursday snaps, the “America's Got Talent” judge smiled as she braved the warm water waves atop a reindeer floatie.
Discussion: The US Sun and Daily Mail
 
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Blair Ingenthron / BroadwayWorld:
Darren Criss and Evan Rachel Wood Will Star in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Beginning in January, According to Criss
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eMarketer: Google's share of the US search ad market is expected to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, TikTok, and others rise

Victoria Gomelsky / New York Times:
Watches of Switzerland Group, one of the world's largest watch retailers, acquires the watch enthusiast website Hodinkee, says coverage will remain independent

Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Former NYT investigative reporter David Burnham, whose work uncovering corruption in the NYPD during the 1970s inspired the movie Serpico, dies at the age of 91

 
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