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People say the media is feeding the public's hunger for celebrity news, but that's the drug pusher's mentality. I don't think anybody would be pining for news about Angelina Jolie's babies if it weren't being given to them in the first place.

Patti Smith

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Patti Smith
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 30
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