November 20, 2008
NEW YORK, NY --
Rosie O’Donnell has defended herself against critics who were angry she did not get involved in the battle against California’s Proposition 8, which set out to eliminate the right of same sex couples to marry.
The star was criticized by some anti-Prop.8 groups for not lending her voice or money alongside stars like Brad Pitt, Ellen DeGeneres, Steven Spielberg, Pete Wentz and T.R. Knight, to fight the proposition, which passed in the recent November 4 election.
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November 19, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Joining the ranks of Matt Damon, George Clooney and Matthew McConaughey, Australian actor Hugh Jackman has been named “The Sexiest Man Alive” by People Magazine.
Hugh said his wife of 12 years, Deborra-Lee Furness, was amused by the news that he had made the list.
“God bless her, she said, ‘I could’ve told them that years ago!” Hugh told the mag. “And then she said, ‘Obviously Brad [Pitt] wasn’t available this year.’ And I said, ‘That was a joke right?’”
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November 19, 2008
CHICAGO, Ill. --
Brad Pitt has become the proud father to six kids in the last three years – and he has no plans to shirk his parental responsibilities, even if it kills him.
“They’re trying to kill us! They really are,” the star of upcoming film, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” joked with Oprah on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Wednesday. “We’ll get them to bed and one will show up about a half hour later. I know they’ve got shifts, they got it worked out.”
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November 18, 2008
LONDON, U.K. --
Angelina Jolie has long been guarded when it comes to speaking about her late mother.
But during a press conference in London on Monday to promote her new film, “Changeling,” Angelina became quite emotional when talking about using her mother, Marcheline Bertand, as the inspiration behind her character.
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November 13, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Angelina Jolie says her days on the big screen may be numbered.
In a new interview with the BBC to promote her film, “Changeling,” Angelina said she will soon be shifting her focus from film to family.
“I don’t plan on acting very long,” Angelina said. “I’m ready to do a few things now and fade away and get ready to be a grandma one day.”
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November 11, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Jennifer Aniston is sounding off about her ex-husband’s current partner, Angelina Jolie.
In a new cover story for Vogue magazine, conducted by writer Jonathan Van Meter, Jennifer said Angelina’s interview with the fashion magazine in January 2007, in which the “Changeling” star revealed details about the start of her romance with Brad Pitt, was tough to read.
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November 11, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Things got a bit heated as Brad Pitt took in a screening of his latest film, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Monday night in Los Angeles, according to People.
Brad was spotted in the Westwood area of LA at the Bruin Theatre and was swarmed by paparazzi upon his arrival.
The actor, who reportedly arrived a half-hour early for the screening, was manhandled by security hired by the theater when photographers surrounded him. Brad was reportedly grabbed, pushed and spun around by the guard.
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November 12, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
“American Idol” has allocated more than $64 million in grants to six U.S. and international charities from contributions to its “Idol Gives Back” fundraising event.
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November 12, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Angelina Jolie has played a mom or mom-like characters in her last four films and the actress says her latest, “Changeling,” helped her and Brad Pitt get pregnant.
“I got pregnant right in the middle of it and I think partially because of it,” Angelina told the Los Angeles Times of her character Christine Collins, who is searching for her kidnapped son. “I was so emotional about children that I think something in me kicked into gear.”
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November 10, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Running after her little ones may be how Angelina Jolie gets her exercise, but she’s glad she has Brad Pitt to join her.
“I have a great partner,” the world-famous mom told Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell at the “Kung Fu Panda” DVD release party at the Mann Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. “He’s the best daddy and we have fun, so whenever it gets hard we can just look at each other and find a way to laugh about and just appreciate that they’re only little once, and we should enjoy every minute.”
And, she told Access, there are more to come.
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November 7, 2008
By Jennifer Zweben
NEW YORK, HOLLYWOOD, CHICAGO & BEYOND… --
Thursday, November 6 in LA: Hayden Panettiere, Nicole Richie, Drew Barrymore, Heidi Klum, Donald Sutherland, Lucy Liu, Fergie and Ryan Seacrest, among many more, watched Madonna perform with Britney and later Justin Timberlake at Dodger Stadium… Emilio Estevez, who just signed on for a guest appearance on “Two And A Half Men” sitting in the foyer Thursday mid-morning at Shutters Hotel in Santa Monica….
In San Francisco: Ashton Kutcher and MC Hammer celebrated MySpace Music’s recent content channel launch, with a party featuring a performance by R&B legend Lionel Richie, who sang his classic hits, including “All Night Long” and “Brick House — DJ AM also performed…
The rest of this week’s celebrity sightings inside!
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November 5, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
The race for President may be over, but in Hollywood, the battle over Proposition 8, which would eliminate gay marriage in California, rages on.
Proposition 8, which seeks to put a line in the California Constitution defining marriage as only between a man and a woman, and which was opposed by many Hollywood celebrities, was separated by less than half a million votes mid-day on Wednesday.
Over 10 million votes had been tallied, with 97% of the precincts reporting, but on Wednesday morning, an estimated 3 to 4 million absentee and provisional ballots had not yet been counted, according to various reports.
And one outspoken celebrity, George Takei, is vowing to continue the fight!
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November 5, 2008
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. --
Brad Pitt, Will.i.am and Oprah Winfrey weren’t the only stars celebrating Barack Obama’s historic win Tuesday night. Courteney Cox and husband David Arquette hosted an Election Night party with guests that included one of her “Friends” co-stars.
Courteney and David celebrated Obama’s victory at their home in Beverly Hills, E! Online reported.
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November 5, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, a puppy is coming to the White House!
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November 6, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Angelina Jolie has already brought one of video gaming’s hottest character’s, Laura Croft, to life on the big screen — and it also appears the actress and mother of six enjoys playing them as well, but she isn’t killing zombies or embarking on adventures in magical kingdoms.
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November 4, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Nixon’s back. So are Kate and Leo, Nicole and Baz, a herd of stranded zoo animals and a very vengeful James Bond.
Despite the harsh economy, Hollywood has been on a box-office roll the last month, and studios head into the year’s homestretch with a solid lineup of returns, reunions and promising newcomers that could uphold the old saw about movies as a recession-proof business.
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November 3, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, What teen super group was the First Lady playing in the mud with? Heather Mills wants to fight fires with her million dollar pool. And, who is bigger on “SNL” — McCain or Palin?
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November 3, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Brad Pitt, Ellen DeGeneres, Steven Spielberg, T.R. Knight and Pete Wentz are among the many celebrities who have donated money to fight against California’s Proposition 8 — which, if passed, would alter the state’s constitution to define marriage as only between a man and a woman.
But why hasn’t Rosie O’Donnell, who married partner Kelli Carpenter in San Francisco in 2004, donated to the fight?
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October 31, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, did the Olsen Twins snub a fellow celeb duo? What LA gay bar was Orlando Bloom spotted at? And, what celeb has the best Halloween costume?
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October 30, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Angelina Jolie has had a whirlwind travel schedule these past few weeks. The actress surprised Clint Eastwood with an award at the Hollywood Film Festival Awards Gala earlier this week, and prior to the ceremony, Angelina was in Afghanistan.
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October 29, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Wedding bells may be in the works for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, OK! Magazine reported.
“Angelina has always toyed with the idea of getting married to Brad,” a friend of the growing Jolie-Pitt family told OK! “She’s always followed her gut instincts in life, love and family. As the kids get older and they add to their brood, they want to make as few complications as possible.”
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October 23, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Angelina Jolie might not be on the big screen as often as her fans would like in the coming years. The actress told the Italian edition of Vanity Fair in the October issue that her priorities have changed from career to family since giving birth to her twins in July — and her growing family wonders why she’s not married to Brad Pitt yet.
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October 20, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Marilyn Manson dishes on his ex and his MySpace options. Jesssica Simpson calls her ex a “butthead.” And, what helped Faith Hill get a bikini for a magazine cover?
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October 17, 2008
NEW YORK, NY --
Angelina Jolie has created quite a stir after the actress told the NY Times she and partner Brad Pitt fell in love on the set of “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.”
During a discussion over which of her films she lets the couple’s children see, Jolie told the NY Times, so far it’s just “Kung-Fu Panda,” but she noted she looks forward to the day when the kids can watch 2005’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.”
“Not a lot of people get to see a movie where their parents fell in love,” Jolie said in article running in the Arts & Leisure section this Sunday
The quote, however, caused eyebrows to raise, as the movie actually began filming while Pitt was still married to Jennifer Aniston.
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October 17, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
“The Odyssey” is going where no Greek epic has gone before: outer space. According to Variety, Brad Pitt will join Warner Bros. and director George Miller (“Happy Feet,” “Babe: Pig In the City”) in adapting Homer’s epic poem, which follows the heroic Odysseus’ 10-year voyage home after the Trojan War.
The twist is that the futuristic film will reportedly be set in space.
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October 17, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Is David Archuleta a good actor?
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October 16, 2008
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. --
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt already have six children, but that’s not stopping the couple from looking ahead to another addition to the family.
During an interview with Matt Lauer Thursday morning on NBC’s “Today” show, the actress said she and Brad are considering adopting another child.
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October 6, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Paris Hilton wants kids too! And, Rihanna and Chris Brown enjoy some karaoke.
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October 10, 2008
NEW ORLEANS, LA --
The first homes in Brad Pitt’s Make It Right rebuilding project are complete, and some three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, 68-year-old grandmother Gloria Guy was on hand to give the actor a big hug.
Pitt, his partner Angelina Jolie and their family of six children privately toured the hard-hit Lower 9th Ward district earlier this week. The celebrity couple bought a home in New Orleans about a year after Katrina struck and became involved in launching the project to help rebuild the city’s hardest-hit neighborhood.
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October 6, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Angelina Jolie wasn’t just showing off her svelte body after babies on Saturday as she walked the red carpet at the premiere of her new film, “Changeling” – she has some new ink too.
What do her new tattoos have to do with the twins? Find out inside.
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October 10, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Angelina Jolie has revealed that her relationship with partner Brad Pitt has had such a deep effect on her life, that his behavior influenced her to get pregnant, despite her intense support of adoption.
“I think one of the life changing things that he did, one of many, is that I was absolutely never going to get pregnant. I never felt that it was the right thing to do,” Angelina told W magazine for a new cover story, with photos shot by Brad.
Read on to find out what Brad did exactly to change her mind.
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October 9, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
T.R. Knight has donated $50,000 to help defeat a California Proposition aimed at ending gay marriage, according to the Advocate.
Knight’s contribution finds the “Grey’s Anatomy” star joining a growing list of Celebes including Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw and Pete Wentz who have all donated funds to the No on Prop. 8 campaign.
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October 2, 2008
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. --
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have brought their kids to New York City for the first time since the birth of their twins, Vivienne and Knox. The family is staying at the Waldorf Astoria hotel.
The family is stateside for Angelina’s new Clint Eastwood-directed movie, “The Changeling,” which she plans to promote at the New York Film Festival on Saturday, October 4.
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September 26, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Brad Pitt dines and films in Germany. Tom Cruise debuts his WWII movie trailer. And, Michael Phelps says he’s not a sex symbol.
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September 24, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their six children have arrived in Germany.
The famous family have left their southern France chateau, and hopped across the border by private plane to a villa outside of Berlin Tuesday afternoon, according to the German newspaper Bild.
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September 17, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Before you log on and start searching for Brad Pitt or Beyonce online, a computer security company has one word of advice – beware.
Brad and Beyonce have been dubbed the most dangerous celebrities to lookup online, thanks to cybercriminals using their names to plant viruses in users’ computers, according to security software company McAfee Inc.
But which other stars are used to target fans?
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September 17, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Brad Pitt is reportedly donating $100K to fight a California November-ballot initiative aimed at eliminating the right to gay marriage.
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September 15, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Britney Spears are no strangers to setting records at the box office and on the album charts. But now, these celebrities have been crowned top of their game by Guinness World Records.
What other celebs made records this year?
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September 14, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are giving again, making a $2 million donation through their Jolie-Pitt Foundation to the Global Heath Committee to create a center for AIDS and tuberculous-affected children in Ethiopia, Access Hollywood has learned.
The money will also go toward establishing a program to help treat drug-resistant tuberculosis in children and adults.
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September 14, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for “Burn After Reading” and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The madcap comedy starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney and John Malkovich raked in $7 million more than the writing-directing duo’s last box-office hit, the 2004 comedy “The Ladykillers,” according to box office tracker Media by Numbers.
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September 4, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt aren’t just the world’s most famous couple. They’re also now being called the most influential.
The superstars were collectively ranked number nine on Vanity Fair’s annual “100” list, where they joined such luminaries as former Vice President Al Gore and Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the top of the rankings of the magazine’s “New Establishment.”
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September 3, 2008
TORONTO, Ontario --
Sundance is about new talent and small, personal films. Cannes is about highbrow cinema and celebrity-watching.
The Toronto International Film Festival is about movies, from splashy studio releases and potential Oscar contenders to obscure foreign flicks and the latest avant-garde experiments.
North America’s largest cinema showcase, the Toronto festival opens Thursday with a lineup that includes the Coen brothers’ dark spy comedy “Burn After Reading” with George Clooney and Brad Pitt; Keira Knightley’s historical saga “The Duchess”; Edward Norton and Colin Farrell’s cop drama “Pride and Glory” and many more!
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August 27, 2008
VENICE, Italy --
The Venice International Film Festival honored Brad Pitt with its Best Actor trophy on Wednesday, People reported — but not for one of this year’s films. The award was held for him since winning last year for “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.”
Brad is at the festival for his latest, “Burn After Reading,” the Coen brothers’ dark comedy in which he costars with frequent screen partner George Clooney. Pitt plays a gym employee who stumbles upon a disc of secret CIA information.
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August 27, 2008
VENICE, Italy --
The Coen brothers wrote their dark comedy, “Burn After Reading,” with stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand in mind. Not necessarily a compliment.
The Venice Film Festival opened Wednesday with the gala premiere of the movie, a tale about idiots — and what happens when their worlds collide. “Burn After Reading” is playing out of competition for the Golden Lion, which will be awarded on the festival’s closing night Sept. 6.
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August 27, 2008
VENICE, Italy --
Brad Pitt and George Clooney may be in Italy for the world premiere of their latest film, “Burn After Reading,” at the Venice Film Festival, but Brad’s mind is already back at Chateau Miraval with Angelina Jolie and his future babies.
“I’ll have two more by next year,” Brad joked to reporters at a press conference on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
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August 26, 2008
VENICE, Italy --
George Clooney and Brad Pitt will make two appearances at the Venice Film Festival this week.
They were slated to appear Tuesday night at a fundraising event for their charity, Not On Our Watch. Then they were to return to the red carpet Wednesday when the Coen brothers film “Burn After Reading” opens the 65th edition of the festival, which runs through Sept. 6.
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August 19, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
One day after blasting Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on her blog, Roseanne Barr is backing off.
The former “Roseanne” star took to her blog again on Tuesday, offering an apology of sorts to the superstar couple.
In a post titled “I do not know Brangelina,” she writes, “[I] do not mean to personally impugn them as they might be good people in the flesh.”
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August 18, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Roseanne has slammed Angelina Jolie, her partner Brad Pitt, and her father, Jon Voight in a new post on her personal web site.
Calling Jolie, Voight’s “evil spawn,” and Pitt, “vacuous,” Roseanne’s attack seems to be directed at the actress and her family members over their opinions regarding presidential hopeful, Senator Barack Obama.
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August 8, 2008
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. --
It’s official – Brad Pitt has joined Quentin Tarantino’s WWII film, “Inglorious Bastards,” The Hollywood Reporter reports.
According to the trade, Brad will play Lt. Aldo Raine, a Southern rebel turned Jewish resistance leader, who leads eight Jewish American soldiers on a campaign of vengeance on Nazis in German-occupied France.
Other actors reportedly still in talks to join the cast include Simon Pegg, David Krumholtz, B.J. Novak, Eli Roth and Nastassja Kinski.
The Hollywood Reporter writes that, “Pegg would play a British lieutenant. Krumholtz’s part would be that of a member of Pitt’s team.”
More details about the production… inside.
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August 7, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, what would Paris’ White House look like? Which celeb couple named their baby Nell?
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August 5, 2008
PROVENCE, France --
Maddox Jolie-Pitt turns seven-years-old today.
It’s the latest event in a big month for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s oldest child, who People reports is the “informal leader” of the growing family. The Jolie-Pitts added their fifth and sixth children, twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, on July 12.
“This is Mad’s fourth/fifth time becoming an older bro,” Brad told People. “He’s asking us when we can have more.”
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August 3, 2008
PROVENCE, France --
The multi-million dollar babies have been revealed.
People released the first photo of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s twins, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, on their Web site on Sunday.
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August 1, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Exclusive photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s newborn twins fetched $14 million, a person involved in the negotiations told The Associated Press, giving People magazine and a British tabloid joint rights to publish the most expensive celebrity pictures ever sold.
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