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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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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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Luann de Lesseps bashes Bethenny Frankel at Christmas cabaret show: ‘Why bite the hand that feeds you?’ — Luann de Lesseps roasted her former “Real Housewives of New York City” co-star Bethenny Frankel over her “reality reckoning” during her sold-out holiday cabaret show. — “Now back to Bethenny.
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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.
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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
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 …
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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.
