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ICYMI: Zsa Zsa Gabor's Widow Will Have To Leave Their Bel Air Mansion
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- At least 27 people are dead after an explosion at a fireworks marketplace outside of Mexico City.
- A flight that took off from LAX on Friday was on a path towards Mt. Wilson. Thankfully the plane corrected course and made it safely to Taiwan.
- Coming off the death of his wife Zsa Zsa Gabor, Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt will sadly also have to leave the home they once shared.
- Porn star Nikki Benz has accused a director of assaulting her on set.
- It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that Lena Dunham is at it again.
- Vulture has ranked the 57 greatest moments in all Star Wars films. The top pick will surprise you. (Spoiler alert: this includes Rogue One moments.)
- A Russian fisherman has been tweeting pictures of the mutant demons deep-sea critters that he has been pulling up. Click through if you want to have nightmares tonight.
- In a month full of year-end best movies lists, the only one that matters is MUBI's Best Movie Posters of 2016.
- Jen Yamato, formerly of The Daily Beast, will join the L.A. Times' Calendar staff as a film reporter.
- How did Colorado's Department of Transportation deal with a "420" mile-marker constantly getting stolen? By replacing it with a "419.99" sign.
- And finally, I think it's safe to say the biggest shortcoming of Rogue One was that they didn't let Diego Luna touch Jabba the Hutt:
let diego luna touch jabba the hutt pic.twitter.com/Xjgwh67SsO
— stardust (@tolkienianjedi) December 19, 2016
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