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I think there was a time when I was too strict and controlling. I think I asphyxiated my children.

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Donatella Versace
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: May 2
Businessperson
Designer
Fashion Designer
Reggio di Calabria
Donatella Francesca Versace
Strict
Children
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Thinking
Controlling

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