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11:05 AM ET, December 26, 2016

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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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TMZ.com:
George Michael — Dead at 53  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  5:45 PM PT — Sources directly connected with George and in a position to know tell us the singer died from heart failure.  We're told he was sleeping throughout the episode and suffered no pain.  —  4:15 PM PT — One of Michael's principal …
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 …
Jessica Derschowitz / EW.com:
George Michael dies at 53  —  Singer-songwriter George Michael, the former Wham! band member turned solo artist, has died, his representatives confirmed on Sunday.  He was 53.  —  “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period.
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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Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
‘Pray for Her’: Carrie Fisher's Brother Speaks Out Following Actress' Massive Heart Attack  —  Carrie Fisher is in stable condition after suffering a major heart attack on a flight, the Associated Press reports.  —  Fisher, 60, was aboard an 11-hour flight from London to Los Angeles on Friday when she went into cardiac arrest.
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.
Associated Press:
Carrie Fisher's brother says actress is in stable condition
Stephanie Eckardt / W Magazine:
Exclusive Video Premiere: Kylie Jenner's Christmas Gift to You Comes Already Unwrapped  —  “Let's just call it our secret little place in Venice,” the photographer Sasha Samsonova said on the phone from Los Angeles.  She was referring to the “oasis” where she and her close friend and muse …
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
Christy Carlson Romano Welcomes Daughter Isabella Victoria  —  Christy Carlson Romano is a mom to her own little Beauty!  —  The Disney Channel alum, famous also for her turn as Belle in Broadway's Beauty and the Beast, has welcomed her first child, she confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
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:
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.
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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Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Rockette goes on Instagram rant over Trump inauguration gig
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