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My friend and family Lauren @Wolfe321 was just fired by theā¦ https://t.co/ph2qyJWlCQ Retweeted by Gemma Files
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@gemmafiles,ā¦ https://t.co/7UuJTXBGb6 Retweeted by Gemma Files @expendablemudge Change one thing, might as well change more.'Bridgerton' only made time for the vaguest sketch of LGBTQ+ representation.
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