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"Reddit, what outrage over a celebrity was way overblown?" – a netizen who goes by u/vantae-bts recently took to one of the platform's most informative and thought-provoking communities, inviting its members to share famous celeb dramas that really weren't that big of a deal. The thread garnered nearly 11K upvotes as well as 12.1K comments containing some pretty interesting answers.

Now, it's your lucky day because Bored Panda has managed to get through to the author and pose them a couple of questions!

The OP is a college student in the US who was inspired to post the question online after having a conversation with their mom about the outrage. BP then asked the web user to shoot back and answer their own question, to which they replied: “I'm thinking the Britney Spears and Madonna kiss.”

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Monica Lewinsky- America did her dirty.

Final score:

262points

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Ross “Sarcastic Dad” 1 year ago

Not that it makes it ok, but her story is really inspiring. She managed to learn a lot about herself and came out the other end an amazing person. Fun to follow on Twitter. Very funny.

77points

Creepy_Society5958 , Karolina Grabowska Report

For those of you who don’t know or perhaps had not yet been born when the "scandal" occurred, u/vantae-bts is talking about the famous on-stage kiss Madonna shared with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera during the performance of one of her biggest hits, "Like a Virgin," at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.

Due to the rather conservative views in the early noughties and the fact that public display of affection, let alone a same-sex one, was fairly uncommon on TV, the smooch sparked quite a stir and gripped the headlines for weeks!

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar When the female soccer player won and took off her shirt, and had a sports bra under it. My God, you would have thought all of the world just witness their first look at a stomach

Final score:

259points

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Luke Branwen 1 year ago (edited)

And then a female beach volleyball team got heavily fined because they decided to wear shorts instead of skimpy bikini.

233points

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Any female celeb who was shamed for existing. Anne Hathaway when paparazzi took and published an up-skirt photo when she was exiting a car. Miley Cyrus for legally smoking salvia with her friends in her home, or when a world famous photographer took a photo that the media deemed whore-ish, despite it not being her idea and she was a kid AND was covered. Brittani Spears for being a human and not perfect, etc. the media is hard af on women for just being human.

ODB247 Report

Final score:

211points

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Joshua David 1 year ago

Miley shrugged that off good. Loved that.

28points

We hope that you've enjoyed this interesting collection of celeb scandals that folks online believe were blown way out of proportion! Let us know which one you agree with the most, and don't hesitate to add your own examples in the comments section down below.

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar People were angrier at Billie Eilish mouthing an anti-Asian slur from a Tyler the Creator song when she was 15 than actually being angry at Tyler the Creator for ADDING THAT SLUR INTO THE SONG in the first place.

carissadraws , billieeilish Report

Final score:

202points

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BW Gibson 1 year ago

This!! Talk abt gender -based double standards, at best, but more likely misogyny

70points

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction.

ripplerider , janetjackson Report

Final score:

195points

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Kat Lyle 1 year ago

This - Justin was the one that actually ripped her top off but she took all the blame and shame.

125points

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar George Michael being asked by an undercover cop if he wants to see his thing, he said sure. So everyone found out he was gay and that was a huge no no. Gay meant pervert back then. Really sad and he never recovered mentally. Pisses me off. Just wasn't fair.

has2give , georgemofficial Report

Final score:

192points

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ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago (edited)

This comment seems like someone who wasn’t around or is too young to have related rewriting history. Gay meant gay back then. I know, I was very out & gay back then. Gay may have meant pervert in some places or with some people back then, as it still does today. There wasn’t some paradigm shift where everyone thought he was a pervert (most people I know thought it was sad that was the only way he could have physical connection) & now everyone feels horrible for how he was treated. To be clear, he was cruising for secs with other men in the restroom. Cottaging. Cruising. He was arrested for that. It wasn’t a random sting, but a common over-policing of an innocuous crime, albeit still a crime.) Guys are still getting arrested every day for this all over the world, because it’s typically not legal to have secs in public restrooms. The issue was how he couldn’t live his authentic self as “Yog” and still maintain his success as “George” if he were outed.

103points

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Simone Biles not being able to perform at the Olympics.

Fox News got outraged over an athlete, who was having issues and couldn’t perform

I remember people crying about how she “stole” from other athletes who would have otherwise taken her spot. “There’s a young woman who could have gone to the Olympics if *she* didn’t want to do her job!”

I also vaguely remember when people screamed about her taking adderall. Which she was prescribed, and wasn’t taking it as a PED.

Also, keeping up with the US women’s gymnastics - when people got up in arms ahout Gabby Douglas not putting her hand over her heart for the national anthem. Bro, she represented your country, she clearly isn’t anti-American

marilern1987 , simonebiles Report

Final score:

177points

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madbakes 1 year ago

Yes. Her not being able to connect her mind and body could end up with her paralyzed if she performed.

73points

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Obama being distracted and [not returning a salute](https://youtu.be/Np7lObaDiBk) from a Marine while boarding Marine One, despite immediately going back down the stairs to acknowledge the guy and shake his hand.

Idiots at the time claimed the pilot wouldn't let him board, as if any serving officer would end their career disrespecting the Commander in Chief who as a civilian was under no obligation to return a salute in the first place.

Also the time Obama did salute, but had a coffee cup in his hand.

cruiserman_80 , CNN Report

Final score:

166points

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talliloo 1 year ago

anything that obama did was put under a microscope and criticized. it wasn't about the man in the tan suit - it was about the tan man in the white house.

66points

#10

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar The Chicks (formerly Dixie Chicks) and the whole thing with George W Bush

anon , Wasted Time R Report

Final score:

159points

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Mycroft1967 1 year ago

But what about Earl?

28points

#11

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Kaepernick kneeling

cadcamm99 , Daniel W. Hartwig Report

Final score:

152points

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BW Gibson 1 year ago (edited)

This even more!! I come from a military family, and I worked for US Navy & USMC for 23 years - extremely patriotic husband , family, etc. And I will attest to anyone that the way he did it was NOT disrespectful . He showed the utmost respect for.flag & national anthem, while protetsing a serious injustice. Yet all the conservatives want to speak on our behalf. KMA, he was right, he was respectful, then he was villified and run out by the NFL. M****f***ers

40points

#12

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar No doubt that Martha Stewart was accused of insider trading and put in prison, yet every politician in Washington become millionaires from insider information. The amount she made was minuscule compared.

minigopher , marthastewart Report

Final score:

148points

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Nichole Harris 1 year ago

Least she made friends with Snoop Dogg

10points

#13

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Obama’s brown suit

magicmann2614 , CNN Report

Final score:

141points

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Malfar 1 year ago

What's wrong with it?

68points

#14

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Remember when Lizzo played that glass flute and ~~racists~~ conservatives lost their s**t because she was "disrespecting the history" or some nonsense?

VVillyD Report

Final score:

135points

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Malfar 1 year ago

Gatekeeping playing music or I am missing something?

51points

OlmsteadKat 1 year ago (edited)

She was invited by the Library of Congress to play the antique crystal flute that once belonged to President James Madison. It was 200 years old.

48points

WindySwede 1 year ago

new rules for humanity. 1: Don't hate. 2: Rejoice in the successes of others 3: Con't commit crimes (at least immoral ones. 4. You do you, as long as the others is fulfilled.

23points

Tom 1 year ago

Nah - woman with slightly darker skin gets attention - racists triggered. it is that simple.

1point

Sonja 1 year ago

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Lisa McCourt 1 year ago

Upset over a flute the majority of Americans did not know existed. Don't forget that.

31points

David 1 year ago

Yeah, first I've ever heard of it. Maybe there was more to story but on the surface that sounds like ..."and I don't want black people to drink out of the same water fountain" and other Jim Crow era nonsense.

11points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago

What was wrong with someone playing a flute? Particularly if she were actually good at it?

17points

Laughing otter 1 year ago

She is black. That's what was wrong with it.

19points

Lee Henderson 1 year ago

I was annoyed because they never allowed Ian Anderson to play it.

16points

Ima Manimal 1 year ago

I thought it was cool when she played it

8points

Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago

she played it so damn well too <3

8points

Betsy Ray 1 year ago (edited)

You can see and hear her on you tube. She is a gifted musician. Lizzo played several flutes and knew what she was doing.

6points

pfeils wife 1 year ago

this really p*ssed me off when this happened and everyone went crazy about it ... kudos to our girl Lizzo tho... she handled that sh*it like a pro!

6points

Boo-Urns 1 year ago

No. I don't recall any of this.

1point

April Pickett 1 year ago

Shi is a wonderful person. Playing the flute - beautiful. I support her totally.

0points

Deb M.F. 1 year ago

Oh eff those snowflake righties LOL

0points

Klopec 1 year ago

I love Lizzo!

0points

AliJanx 1 year ago

When I watched the clip I was nervous as anything that she'd drop it - but I'm a nervous ninny that way.

0points

Sherry Moore 1 year ago

See how it's mic-ed up? It WAS meant to be played . 🙄

0points

Xenon 1 year ago (edited)

Say what? I fail to see how this is remotely racist. I must have slept through that controversy.

0points

Skulls.N.Succulents 1 year ago

Remarks made by people such as Greg Price and Andrew McCarthy such as "THEY want to degraded OUR history" and "everyone involved should be deported" were clearly racist. And no one would've blinked had Marjorie played it for no apparent reason but a trained Flutist does her thing and it hits the fan.

12points

Amy T 1 year ago

Conservative here. Still have my c**p so I must not have lost it. (I think the deal wasn't her playing it, but the way she was moving while playing it.) And I don't remember anything at all about race being an issue.

-1point

Jessica Bertram 1 year ago

I'm repeating myself, but: Madison was a slave holder. and she twerked because that is a dance form created by descendants of enslaved people, and it was a deliberate choice

1point

Inclusion2020 1 year ago

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Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Remember when Jessica Simpson wore that hideous outfit and every news outlet everywhere talked about how huge she was and how much weight she had gained and she was like 105 lbs? Yet everyone was outraged that she was so “huge” and not that these crazies were calling a 105lb woman “huge”…

goldlion0806 , jessicasimpson Report

Final score:

126points

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Sarah 1 year ago

Does anyone know what picture OP is talking about?

24points

TheMegatrizzle , Northern Ireland Office Report

#16

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar The controversy about Meghan Markle being mixed.

So f*****g what?

Final score:

111points

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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago

I don't know. She looks 100% human to me.

134points

#17

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Michael Phelps ripping a bong

Tshimanga21 , m_phelps00 Report

Final score:

108points

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Luke Branwen 1 year ago

Infinitely funny how conservative people are OUTRAGED about weed but regularly binge alcohol and chain-smoke.

76points

smilysmilysmooch , Comet Photo AG (Zürich) Report

#18

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Charlie Chaplin was labelled a Communist and was told his re-entry to the United States would be subject to investigation into his political views. Charlie just decided never to come back to America. Once the documents became unsealed, it was revealed government officials had nothing on him despite publicly stating they did.

Final score:

108points

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Der Kommissar 1 year ago

CC liked underage girls. Mildred Harris, 16, and Lita Grey, 15, are just two that he was involved with. Eventually married them both, though not at the same time.

49points

#19

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Aziz Ansari's bad date

KenyaLaray , David Shankbone Report

Final score:

94points

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Xenon 1 year ago

I have no idea what this one is about.

31points

#20

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Miley Cyrus choosing to go rated R/NSFW years after starring in Hannah Montana.

gutsplatter , mileycyrus Report

Final score:

90points

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ConstantlyJon 1 year ago

I'm just mad she twerked on Robin Thicke that one time when Robin Thicke is an absolute doucherocket.

60points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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#21

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Al franken resigned because a conservative woman lied about the circumstances surrounding a photo they both took in jest. He was sacrificed on the altar of me too to shame the republicans for supporting trump in the wake of credible allegations.

otter111a , Lorie Shaull Report

Final score:

89points

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sofacushionfort 1 year ago

Democrats: “we have to hold ourselves to the same standards that we hold the Republicans to.” Republicans: “Suckers! We do whatever we want and blame you for anything we can!”

79points

#22

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Any of them getting canceled for saying 1 bad word 10+ years ago.

warlordwinters , Brett Sayles Report

Final score:

84points

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Luke Branwen 1 year ago

"Cancel culture" is good because all the bigots and other unabashedly s#itty people are finally facing consequences for their actions, but also bad exactly because of this. Denies people the chance to be better and grow.

27points

#23

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Jenna ortega taking a cigarette and drinking wine

Familiar_Ad3128 , jennaortega Report

Final score:

76points

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Malfar 1 year ago

And this is a topic for a scandal? Really? So the society has no other topics to discuss I guess. Good thing people don't know that she sometimes uses toilet, too

54points

#24

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Elizabeth Olson not tweeting or acknowledging it in social media after Chadwick Boseman died.

QuailPuzzled1286 , Gage Skidmore Report

Final score:

75points

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Lil Miss Hobbit 1 year ago

You don't have to put your grief up on social media to make it valid

153points

#25

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Canadian snowboarder who gold in the men's giant slalom event at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The IOC initially stripped him of the medal due to a failed drug test for cannabis use but overruled by an appeals court two days later, resulting in the medal being restored.

2cats2hats , Christophe95 Report

Final score:

66points

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Malfar 1 year ago

Sports and scandals, a golden topic. Drugs, trans, you name it. Never gets old.

21points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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#26

The recent incident where a 19 yr old NBA player’s body guard shoved Britney Spear’s hand away when she tried to get his attention.

The player got bombarded with hate from her fans when he literally didn’t do a thing haha

SunKing210 Report

Final score:

54points

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Ross “Sarcastic Dad” 1 year ago

Didn't he apologize, even though he didn't do anything?

15points

#27

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar I will never understand why Taylor Swift was SO hated after kanye claimed she lied about the phone call (she didn't aswell). I've seen a mural of her saying 1989-2016, people wanted her dead/ to pretend she died. It's insane. Even if kanye was right, all she would have done was lie...

slytherin-d-t , taylorswift Report

Final score:

52points

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zak 1 year ago

I have no clue what this is talking about. The only story about them I know of is when he went up on-stage and interrupted her at the Grammy awards 🤷🏼‍♂️

65points

#28

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar The majorty of Kpop Idols' issues and "scandals" whatsoever (ex. Smoking, dating, crying at a friend's funeral, etc.)

BlueKiss1230 , xxxibgdrgn Report

Final score:

51points

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Kathryn Baylis 1 year ago

I’d say the only scandal is wallpapering the ceiling in that room.

69points

#29

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Roky Erickson, lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators, got put in a psych ward for possessing a single joint in 1969 Austin, Texas. He was subject to electroshock “treatment” in these facilities for 4 years. His mental state deteriorated greatly over this time frame. Based on the information that is out there, it’s pretty safe to say that this incident drastically lowered his long term quality of life. He was 22 years old when he was sent to the first facility.

CalligrapherMurky844 , Joe Mabel Report

Final score:

50points

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Penny Kemper 1 year ago

He was/is paranoid schizophrenic

13points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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#30

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar David Bowie saying he was BiSexual in an interview. It really ended up hurting his career in the U.S.

BassAce6913 , Les Zg Report

Final score:

39points

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ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago

I disagree wholeheartedly that it really ended up hurting his career. The album, let’s dance Pete in the top five on billboards charts and stayed there for weeks. Three singles from the album went to number one, breaking records also. David Bowie was everywhere for nearly a decade.

59points

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#31

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar The Dude You're Getting a Dell guy being a stoner. I mean, duh. I could see that from a mile away.

That_Weird_Girl_107 , BI Tech Report

Final score:

23points

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Wim Cossement 1 year ago

Eh, no-one remembers Ellen Feiss that got an Apple after the computer ate her paper, beep beep beep beep... A really good paper... https://ellenfeiss.net/

0points

#32

The weird outrage 20 years later about Hilary Swank portraying Brandon Teena.

yourkindofhero Report

Final score:

22points

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MakeupMama68 1 year ago

She won the Oscar for that role.. I feel like it kicked her career into high gear.

12points

lordsummerisleswig , David Shankbone Report

#33

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Eddie Murphy and the sex worker. Huge scandal at the time but in retrospect.. who cares?

Final score:

21points

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ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago (edited)

I think the issue was because the sex worker was trans and if anyone has seen delirious, we know what homophobic rant he could go on. He even went on anti-trans rants before there was any sort of visible trans activism so, the issue wasn’t the fact that he picked up a prostitute. It was because he made up a very weak excuse for why he was with a sex worker and that the sex worker was trans if he was so anti-trans and homophobic, it was the ridiculous hypocrisy. That was the issue. Edit: posted via voice dictation.

29points

Backsight-Foreskin , John Hoke (johnhoke) Report

#34

Folks Online Share 30 Celeb Scandals That Sparked An Excessive Uproar Backsight-Foreskin wrote:

Howard Dean's scream. He was giving a talk to motivate his campaign workers.

DropZealousideal4309 added:

Was looking for this. A little extra context that illustrates how stupid the whole dust-up was, from Wikipedia:
“The Dean scream, was a speech delivered by Vermont governor Howard Dean on January 19, 2004 at the Val-Air Ballroom in West Des Moines, Iowa. That night, the presidential candidate had just lost the Iowa caucus to John Kerry and wanted to reassure his supporters. He listed states he would win to a raucous audience before screaming "Yeah!" Within four days, it was broadcast 633 times on national news networks and cable channels. The audio used in the airings of the scream was from Dean's unidirectional microphone, which decreased the volume of the background noise to the point where only Dean's voice was audible; this did not reflect the actual volume of the room that night, as the crowd was extremely loud.”
So they soloed his damn mic and then broadcast it ad nauseum until he was dead and buried. Great reporting, [jerks].

Final score:

18points

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Ross “Sarcastic Dad” 1 year ago

This is wrong. It was completely legitimate to shame him for yelling once. This is the worst thing a candidate can do. It is acceptable to grab women by the pussy and incite an insurrection, but DO NOT YELL!

37points

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#35

I always thought the public reaction/outrage over Body Count’s “Cop Killer” song was overblown and ridiculous, even if Ice-T did eventually end up pulling the song from the album

supern0vaeyes Report

Final score:

9points

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B 1 year ago

Also to come full circle has had played a cop on TV for about 20 years LOL

15points