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You know, one wonderful thing that came out of my Enquirer experience is that, in my case, it was ruled tabloids are magazines. Which means they didn't have the protection that a newspaper has.
Carol Burnett
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Carol Burnett
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: April 26
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