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A bunch of celebs died over the course of this year -- and as tragic as they were, we gotta ask ... do their deaths top 2016 in shock value?

Stars as big as Hugh Hefner, Tom Petty and Bill Paxton all passed away in 2017 -- but the year also saw back-to-back suicides in rockers Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington.

Remember, the world lost Prince (and A LOT of other people) last year -- which left tons of folks shook. But, the fallen stars of 2017 might've been just as earth-shattering.

Take a look back at who we've lost in Hollywood this year ... RIP.

Ellen DeGeneres just unloaded her second condo in a posh L.A. building, but the sale offers more proof that condos are the red-headed stepchildren in the Southern California housing market.

Ellen sold half a floor in the Beverly West condo complex in West L.A. She's pocketing $5,850,000 which sounds great, but here's the rub. She owned the entire floor, and she previously sold the other half for $6 million.

Real estate sources tell TMZ she bought the floor for $13 million, so after commissions and renovations ... she's underwater.

Ellen, who's repped by real estate guru Kurt Rappaport, still has a swanky home in Beverly Hills. She buys and sells lots of property and usually turns a big profit, so this is all part of the game.

Teresa Giudice and her daughters aren't letting the holidays apart from Joe Giudice get them down ... instead soaking up some sun in Cancun.

The New Jersey 'Housewife' is currently vacationing with her girls and her dad down in Mexico -- spending her time applying sunscreen, relaxing on a day bed -- and looking pretty fab in her black bikini.

We broke the story ... Teresa and her kids were unable to visit Joe in prison for Christmas because of some procedural issues, but plan to celebrate with him in the New Year.

Mark Wahlberg's looking absolutely shredded these days ... so there's clearly no reason for him to ever put a shirt back on, right?

The 46-year-old actor was spotted with his model wife Rhea Durham Thursday on a beach in Barbados ... showing off all of his muscles and his washboard abs.

Minka Kelly's checking out Hawaii for the holidays ... where the sun's a tad warmer than in her hometown of L.A.

Minka brought her talents to the Big Island where she took a dip and basked under the sun in this one-piece bathing suit. Nice job matching the outfit with that trucker's hat. She was there with friends ... paddleboarding and even helping her gal pal keeping her bikini top intact.

And because we know you're wondering ... no sign of Jesse Williams anywhere.

Celebrate boxing days with these sluggin' stars ... punch through these pics and see if you can guess who's getting a knock-out deal this holiday!

It might not snow in L.A. but bet your ass Nicole Williams still knows how to turn a beach into a winter wonderland.

The 'WAGS' star was struttin' her stuff on a beach in Santa Monica where she wore the hell out of a mesh one-piece from her Nia Lynn swim collection. This attire's quite the switch-up from what we're used to seeing her in -- usually very little to nothing at all ... not that we're complaining.

Calvin Harris paid homage to Steve Angello ... actually, he paid him millions of bucks for his home.

Calvin bought Angello's 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath L.A. home for $5.045 million, and got a deal, too ... the home was originally listed for $5.5 million.

The two have been friends for years and we're told Calvin was sold on the crib since it had a recording studio. It also has a pool, guesthouse and 18-foot ceilings with glass walls, so Calvin can get inspiration looking out into the canyons.

The house is right under the Hollywood sign ... which is kinda awesome.