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2023-10-27 00:25
The View’s Ana Navarro sends 'anti-hate' message as she poses with ‘Jewish and gay’ best friend Lee Schrager amid Israel conflict
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Sean Penn presents an up-close view of the war in Ukraine in 'Superpower'
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Was it 'too early' for the hideaway? 'Love Island USA' Season 5 viewers fume as Marco Donatelli and Hannah Wright get intimate
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Ken Loach plays down final film comments about The Old Oak
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Daniel Radcliffe and other 'Harry Potter' stars remember the 'magnificent' Michael Gambon
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