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8:40 PM ET, December 25, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Carrie Fisher — Massive Heart Attack on Plane  —  Carrie Fisher suffered a massive heart attack Friday on an airplane ... TMZ has learned.  —  Our sources say Carrie was on a flight from London to LAX when she went into cardiac arrest.  People on board were administering CPR.
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Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Actress Carrie Fisher is in critical condition after a cardiac episode on London to L.A. flight  —  Actress Carrie Fisher, pictured here in 2007.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)  —  “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher was in critical condition Friday after suffering a “cardiac episode” …
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Carrie Fisher “Out of Emergency Room” After Suffering Heart Attack on Plane, Says Brother  —  The ‘Star Wars’ actress is being treated in an intensive care unit after receiving medical treatment onboard an L.A.-bound flight.  She was met by paramedics who performed CPR before transferring her to UCLA Medical Center Friday.
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Harrison Ford on ‘Dear Friend’ Carrie Fisher's Heart Attack: 'I'm Shocked and Saddened'  —  Harrison Ford is sending love to his “dear friend” and Star Wars costar Carrie Fisher after her recent heart attack.  —  Fisher, 60, was aboard an 11-hour flight from London to Los Angeles on Friday when she went into cardiac arrest.
Associated Press:
Carrie Fisher's brother says actress is in stable condition
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity, AOL and The Wrap
BBC:
Ex-Wham! singer George Michael dies  —  The star, who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and later continued his success as a solo performer, is said to have “passed away peacefully at home”.  —  Thames Valley Police said South Central Ambulance Service attended a property in Goring in Oxfordshire at 13:42 GMT.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Singer-Songwriter George Michael Dies at 53  —  The performer died of heart failure, according to his longtime manager.  —  George Michael has died of heart failure, according to the singer's longtime manager Michael Lippman.  —  The English singer, songwriter and record producer who rose …
Discussion: The Wrap
Alan Henry / Broadway World:
Rockettes Union Calls Boycotting Inauguration ‘Invalid’  —  BroadwayWorld has obtained and confirmed the authenticity of an email sent from the American Guild of Variety Artists to what appears to be Rockettes in its membership as a response to the announcement that some Rockettes …
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TMZ.com:
Joey Boots — Fellow ‘Wack Packer’ Discovers Dead Body  —  Joey Boots' body was found by another Howard Stern ‘Wack Packer’ during a live podcast ... and the audio is heartbreaking.  —  TMZ broke the story ... High Pitch Erik was sent to Joey's apartment after he no-showed for his podcast.
Khloe Kardashian Snapchats / X17 Online:
“Look Who It Is, Mrs. West In The Building” - Khloe Shares Snapchat Of Kim At The Kardashian Kristmas Party  —  “Look who it is — Mrs. West in the building!”  Khloe Kardashian Snapchatted a video with sis Kim at the family's annual Christmas party last night and we're gonna break …
Discussion: TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Miles Teller's Truck Flips in Car Accident  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Miles Teller went upside down Thursday night when his truck hit another car and flipped over ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told the actor was driving in the San Fernando Valley late Thursday night when an Uber driver made a left turn …
Amy Price / Courier Mail:
Margot Robbie wedding: Bride wore mother's vintage wedding dress … The Gold Coast actor caught the world's attention when she walked down the aisle on Monday in a surprise wedding to British beau Tom Ackerley at a private property at Coorabell.  —  Images obtained by The Courier-Mail showed Robbie …
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity
People.com:
Valerie Fairman's Ex Reveals His Desperate Attempt to Save Her and Get Her into Rehab  —  Prior to her death, Valerie Fairman struggled with substance abuse for years following her stint on MTV's 16 and Pregnant, but she wasn't alone — her ex David Pryce says he tried desperately to help get her back on the right path.
Discussion: Daily Mail
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
‘16 and Pregnant’ Star Valerie Fairman's Ex David Pryce on Her Death: ‘I Wish That I Could Have Done More for Her’
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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The Netflix-WBD deal should quiet concerns, for now, from CNN employees worried about the prospect of Paramount combining CBS News and CNN in a WBD acquisition

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