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Christopher Weber / Associated Press:
Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died  —  Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station's empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.
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Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Loni Anderson, ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ Star, Dies at 79  —  She received two Emmy noms for being “the smartest person in the room” on the CBS sitcom and tons of tabloid attention for her 1988-94 marriage to Burt Reynolds.  —  Loni Anderson, who starred as shrewd radio station receptionist Jennifer Marlowe …
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TMZ.com:
‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ Star Loni Anderson Dead at 79  —  LONI ANDERSON DEAD AT 79 … Loni Anderson, who starred on “WKRP in Cincinnati” and was once married to the late Burt Reynolds, is dead.  —  The actress died Sunday at a Los Angeles hospital following what her longtime publicist …
Seher Asaf / BBC:
Man dies after fall at Oasis Wembley concert  —  A man has died after falling from a height at an Oasis concert on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police has said.  —  Police said officers and medics at at Wembley Stadium in London responded to reports that a man in his 40s had been injured at 22:19 BST.
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Jack Wetherill / Daily Star:
Oasis Wembley tragedy as fan plunges to his death as witness shares horror  —  A man aged in his 40s fell to his death during Oasis' Wembley Stadium gig on Saturday, with an eye-witness describing how they saw the horror unfold  —  An Oasis fan has fallen to his death during the band's Wembley Stadium gig this weekend.
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NBC Los Angeles:
Rapper Soulja Boy arrested in Melrose on suspected weapons charge  —  Rapper Soulja Boy was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of a weapons charge following a traffic stop in Melrose, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.  —  DeAndre Cortez Way, best known as his stage name Soulja Boy …
Josef Adalian / Vulture:
Stephen Colbert Gets a New Late-Night Show — on Elsbeth  —  Of all people, The Late Show host Stephen Colbert knows that working in TV can be murder.  Now, Vulture has learned he's going to put that real-life experience to work as a guest star on CBS's homicide-of-the-week drama Elsbeth.
Alexandra Snow / Daily Star:
Junkyard rock star David Roach dead at 59 just weeks after getting married  —  This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated.  Please refresh the page regularly with the latest news, pictures and videos.  —  Junkyard rock star David Roach has died aged 59, just weeks after he married.
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People:
Ty Burrell Says He Has ‘No Regrets’ About Leaving L.A. to Raise His 2 Teen Daughters in Utah (Exclusive)  —  The ‘Modern Family’ star left California with his wife Holly and their two children in 2020  — Ty Burrell left California with his wife Holly and their children in 2020, after Modern Family ended
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TMZ.com:
Irina Shayk Stuns in Polka Dot Bikini on Summer Getaway to Capri  —  IRINA SHAYK THE BEACH IS MY RUNWAY  —  BIKINI SZN  —  Irina Shayk turned a stretch of Italian sand into her own personal runway ... stunning in some sexy swimwear.  —  The supermodel slipped her slim figure …
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Financial Times:
Sources: WBD's board wanted a proposal it could sign immediately, and Netflix was the only bidder whose paperwork was fully executable the night of December 4

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agree to part ways and let her contract expire at the end of the year, following new allegations about her affair with RFK Jr.

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