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I know I’m going to be yelled at for this. It’s been years and years and I still can’t tell Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen apart. In these new photos of the twins – at last night’s Fresh Air Funds Salute to American Heroes – I think MK is the one in black and Ashley is the one in white? Right? Correct me if I’m wrong. And by “correct” I mean “caps-lock scream”. Both young women are wearing The Row, their elite label. Is it wrong that I kind of like Ashley’s (?) cream dress? Yes, that furry stuff makes her look like a Fraggle. But I like that look so much more than MK’s oversized black satin.
By the way, did you know that MK has a new boyfriend! He’s French. And he’s the brother of France’s (now former) president, Nicolas Sarkozy:
Ooh la la! Mary-Kate Olsen has found amour again with former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s younger brother, Olivier Sarkozy, a source tells Us Weekly.
“It’s true, they’re dating, and she’s definitely interested in him,” the Olsen insider tells Us about her new romance with the 42-year-old Frenchman. Though Olsen and Sarkozy are seventeen years apart (Olsen is 25), the source says their age differences suits her just fine.
“MK is constantly complaining about boys not being mature enough for her,” the source explains. “She got the kids out of her system. Now being a businesswoman dominates her time, and she is rarely impressed with guys.”
A second source confirms Olsen and Sarkozy are dating and tells Us, “They are good for each other.
Page Six broke the news of the fashion designer’s newest fling Wednesday morning; a source tells the paper the pair have been seeing one another just over a month and that they’re “head over heels.”
The once-divorced Sarkozy split from his last serious girlfriend, actress Stella Schnabel, in March. On April 25, Sarkozy and Olsen attended a Knicks game together and hit the Hamptons over Memorial Day weekend.
Olsen’s most recent longterm relationship was with artist Nate Lowman, from whom she split in 2010.
The age difference bugs me, but I can also see how it works. MK and Ashley are so weird about men, and they’ve professionals for so, so long… I can see how a 25-year-old Olsen ends up with a 42-year-old Frenchman. It makes some kind of strange sense.
Uncomfortable sidenote: I feel like a bitch for saying this, but they need to pose differently on red carpets together – the tit-to-tit pose is really gross now that they’re adult women.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.
Written by Kaiser
Posted in Ashley Olsen, Fashion, Mary-Kate Olsen
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I do not like it. I think they look frumpy.
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Glad it’s not just me. I’ve always thought they dress like old crones who tell people’s fortunes. They’ve always dressed 30 years old than they are. Gah.
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Gah or Gag…either way would be a better name for these thrift shop rags that prob cost a fortune and why are they so cryptishly creepy…another good name for the rags…cryptishly creepy!
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Why are they a thing? Their clothes are always too big and they remind me of little grannies..
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FUG FUG FUGLY!
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You are right, MK wears black. Do you notice that MK had another nose job? Hers is much smaller now than Ashleys. *cough*coke*cough*
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Yep, the one in black is MK. I can always tell her apart from Ashley ’cause she has demonic soul-sucking eyes.
Also, she has a penchant for surgery, so you’ll notice her bigger chin, her smaller nose and a few other things. Good call on the recent new nose job, birdie!
I much prefer Ashley, she seems more stable, and I don’t fear looking at pictures of her staring into the camera.
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I noticed the nose right away. There’s something else “off” about the way she looks, but I can’t put my finger on it.
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Really?! You think MK has had surgery? That’s sad – I used to think I only thought Ashley was the prettier twin due to better style and facial expressions – now I think maybe it’s because she’s not screwing with her face. Sad to have surgery and end up less attractive.
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oops! missed this before i posted about possible surgery.
she looks awful and weirdly pieced together. i don’t know what’s different (nose maybe?) but her face lacks harmony now.
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I remember when they used to look alike. What happened?
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Yep, I remember when they looked almost identical and now it’s very obvious that MK has a much, much smaller nose. How sad. I myself have a huge nose and often get very self-conscious about it, but ultimately I think it gives me character!
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Ugh, those two. I vote for busted.
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They both need to work on their posture.
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Yeah. They have a weird slump thing going, trying to mash their lady bits and boobs together. Weird.
And the clothes? Out of a bag of discards at the rear of the second-hand store.
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I can’t tell them apart either.
Their clothes are always 3 sizes too big for them. Not a good look.
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I was just about to write “maybe these dresses would look good if they weren’t three sizes too big,” but then I saw you beat me to it!
It’s their brand and their style, but if they’re trying to convince normal people that their “elite” label will look good on them, they probably shouldn’t model it themselves.
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i have always enjoyed their style. very NY and modern.
agree about the posing, and they also need to stop holding hands. it’s creepy. they’re not 10 years old anymore.
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I also like their style. But it might be ’cause I’m petite and also like wearing long pieces, sometimes oversized…I just style them a bit differently. My sister hates it..
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they are fashion.
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Sorry, was trying to reply to #6
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does mk ever open her mouth? Looks like you couldn’t pry those lips open with a crowbar
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They co-founded the pursed lip pose that reeks havoc on (the pics of) our culture. Smile like ya mean it!
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@emma, thank you for solving the mystery of “the duck face.” Now excuse me while I write the Olsens hate mail for inventing this ridiculous expression.
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At least it isn’t wide open all the freaking time like Kartrashians or blohan. Lately I find myself preferring the closed mouth pose. Kind of weird.
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I still get a creep vibe from these two. And the dresses: fug.
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Creeptastic. Good god they are heinous anus.
They scare me worse than circus clowns.
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They always look stoned outta their minds. The clothes suck. Who buys this over priced garbage?
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Rich fools.
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Their sister Elizabeth advertises their brands better than they do…probably because she’s taller.
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I don’t know which is which…can’t say I care either!
Don’t they always date much older men? Considering they were business moguls in junior high, I guess they’re mature for their age, but still.
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Together, they remind me of Jen Aniston (the tan one) and Cammie Diez (the pale one) esp in the second to last pic.
Just wait until the Frenchman sees their Oscar-worthy ‘Passport to Paris.’ I hope he’ll be like..wtf is this sh*t? I was 30 when this came out…shudders lol
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The twins and I are essentially the same age- I think I am a month older than they are and I still cannot tell the difference between them. I like what they are wearing alot. Yes, it is over-sized but I just pretend that I am wearing whatever they are wearing. I love all of their clothing lines.
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These two scare me. They always have. No matter how old they are, they will always look like Michelle Tanner, and no matter how they dress, I will never take them seriously as fashionistas. I admire their business ethic and how they’ve built their brand and been able to modify and evolve it over the course of their lives, but they just creep me out.
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My grandmother dresses better and hipper than the both of them. Kind of sad.
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Is the only appeal of their clothing label the high cost? Cuz beyond that, those dresses are ugly.
Those two creep me out. They already seem like two very eccentric old ladies, I shudder to think how freaky they’re going to be when they actually get old. The Beales of Grey Gardens aren’t going to have anything on them.
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Spot on Neelyo , but that’s what I like about them!
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I totally agree, but I’m kind of down with that. I sort of like the idea of these two as eccentrics. I don’t know if they actually are eccentric, but that’s what I project onto them.
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@Ruth.Dunbar, agreed, there’s an almost Grey Gardens creepiness about them, but it works for me. Considering their peers, it’s refreshing in a gothy way.
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Busted. I call them “Trollsens”.
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Stick a jewel in their belly buttons and tease their hair and they’d look just like those treasure troll dolls from the 90s!
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I have a few of those trolls. I keep them for good luck!
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I can’t tell them apart either. All I know is the ugly one went ana and that’s more than I need to know about them.
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Which is the ugly one?
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MK’s nose is different. It used to be flatter than that and wider. Not exactly like Ashley’s, but closer to Ashley’s than her new nose. It ruined her cuteness. These girls aren’t beauties, but they can be really cute when they want to be. Ashley looks cute.
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One thing’s for sure, when these 2 finally start to look old I’ll know i’m practically in the box
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One’s definitely more busted than the other. Ashley looks genuinely happy and Mary Kate just seems miserable.
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They are SO friggin weird. That’s all.
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More like “Skid Row”. Jeez!!!
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WOAH. surgery?? mary-kate/ashley (the one in the black) looks like a completely different person. am i the only one seeing this?
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She looks like Hillary Duff now.
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I have two pieces from their Row collection and honestly, they are wonderful. One shirt and one skirt.
I am not surprised how baggy and covered up they are; often comes with self-image issues.
That being said, what they have built and who they have become put a lot of other child stars to shame.
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Sadly, one of my many skills is being able to tell the Olsen’s apart. You are right, Ashley’s in white, MK in black.
By the way, I love Ashley’s shoes. Gorgeous! While I would never dress like them, I do admire their original’ish style.
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Me too! I feel so lame that I can always tell them apart, especially because at 32 I’m older than their fanbase was/is. Ashley is always the happier/more polished looking one, while MK is the more bohemian/less recently showered looking one. I like both dresses in theory, but they’re so big on their tiny frames that it looks like they’re 5yr olds playing dressing up in their mummy’s closet. The length of both dresses is especially bad.
And I don’t know whether either of them have had surgery, but they are actually fraternal twins–NOT identical–so their features have never actually been identical.
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I agre, the dresses do not fit them very well. If they were tailored to their bodies, I think the dresses could actually look quite nice. Also agree on your description of the twins and how to tell them apart
lol.
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I have to read the article and the comments from other posters to differentiate one Olsen twin from another.
With that said, Ashley’s dress could’ve been better. MK is a walking disasters. I love their accessories though!
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These girls always look miserable. It shows money just can’t buy happiness.
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Both dresses: AWFUL!!
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What’s with their eyebrows???
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I wonder if that chest together position is how they were situated in the womb
They seem awfully comfortable that way!
Their posture is horrendous…..
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Those girls are so out of touch with reality. I bet they are always together, and don’t have many friends. They do need a new pose.
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I have a few Row pieces and what I can tell you is they are the best investment pieces I’ve bought. There is a black slack with a leather detail around the pocket that travels so well, and it’s so well made and high quality that after many cleanings, it looks brand new. All their stuff is really well made, top quality fabrics, I recommend them to everyone. They are not cheap but worth the price if you can swing it. About the photos, I can’t tell them apart either, and the dresses are several sizes to large, I don’t understand why they are wearing size 8 when they are size 2′s maybe. Try the clothing on, but I love the line and I’ve had to have very little tailoring in that line, and of course get something that fits you well, that’s half the battle. They are not their best ambassadors sadly, because they are the real deal fashion wise.
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word.
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I’ve heard that the Row collection is made from top quality fabrics, and that the Olsen twins actually do care about construction and quality. So they aren’t just some talentless hacks looking to get by on their celebrity status. Will have to check the Row out at some point (not available in my city, too small).
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I can tell them apart cuz i look a lot like ashley, only taller and with normal eyebrows.
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they look like they live together in a creepy house with about 300 cats…
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If not now then not far off…I see them as old ladies holding hands grocery shopping or something.
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European women love this female frumpy, slightly sexy style.. the twins aren’t dumb.. Look at Russia, Germany and Heidi Klum when she is on her own to choose her daily wear..
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I totally don’t get this. They’re naturally born beauties but then they’ll ruin everything with crappy hairstyle, horrible makeup, and unfits granny-style dresses.
Meh.
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I looove their closeness, they appear so in-sync.LOVE IT.
they are both really beautiful and i can’t tell them apart either
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Yikes their eyes are creeping me out and why can’t the stand up straight?
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MK looks like Chelsea Handler for some reason.
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Especially in pic 3
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that’s ‘elite’ design… oy
the one in the black dress has the posture of one of those upper east side 90yo dowager.
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It looks like the one in black has had a nose job
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For sure they have both had their noses done. Widdled it down, esp the bridge, a la Jenn Aniston over years. But it looks good i think. Its good work. Not drastic and wouldnt be noticable if not standing next to sister who hasnt had hers widdled down as many times.
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Has anyone seen/read rumors about them being abused when they were younger? I believe it and believe it would account for their appearance,demeanor, etc
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Busted! Always busted. These girls know NOTHING about fashion.
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They look like they are playing dress up in grown up clothes. You’d think with their own fashion line they could bother with having what they wear tailored to fit them properly.
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Wow, the one in black has bad posture. But what do they even do any more?
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They look like sad trolls. I don’t know why they are still in the spotlight.
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I actually like MK’s nose job. I think she looks a lot better than a few years ago. Miserable, though, for sure. Ashley isn’t a major beauty (and doesn’t need to be), but she glows in these pics, takes care of herself, and looks like a fun person to be around.
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I think the creepiness come from the combination of their unnatural thinness and their penchant for wearing clothes way too big for them. They are definitely not naturally skeletal – they looked quite normal until their late teens. From something they said in a documentary at 16, I think they had started deliberately underfeeding themselves by 16 but it became very obvious by 17 or 18. Both really had (and must still have to some degree) an eating disorder – I suspect the parentals whisked only one of them into a treatment center just before she turned 18, allegedly for an eating disorder, because they caught her with drugs. The other one was pretty skeletal at the time also, just a little less so. So she was either avoiding drugs or smarter about hiding it. Their fashion sense (except for themselves now…) surfaced early in their teens, though, they were allowed to choose their wardrobe in various projects they were in because they had a knack for it.
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monkeybusiness
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I do like their clothes for The Row, but I have a feeling that absolutely anything they wear is going to look like an oversized sack, because they’re both so tiny and frail looking.
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Did some PR person coach them into always smiling that gross “I need to dislodge a poppy seed from my canine tooth with my tongue” gremlin smirk? They need to fire that person.
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Anyone think the one in black is morphing into Chelsea Handler? Maybe it’s her expression in the 2nd and 3rd picture.
Thoughts?
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Ha , I just posted that – 3/4 scale
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MK (in black) looks like a 3/4 scale Chelsea Handler.
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WOW, MK. Now Elisabeth and Ashley look like the twins! MK looks over 30, and I’m older than them AND I’m not 30 yet.
Couldn’t tell them apart when they were young, but around the time they turned 18 or so, I started seeing differences. Ashley’s face is less harsh and she usually seems more comfortable. MK usually looks like a deer in headlights who is sucking on a lemon. Ashley doesn’t show teeth either, but she’s usually smiling.
I like some of their E&J stuff, but I’d never buy it b/c I have curves and I’m short. I can’t imagine their stuff being made for me.
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The Row usually turns out some pretty nice, albeit overpiced, pieces. But I have to disagree with that cream dress. The furry thing looks too much like a stuffed animal backpack my niece has, you know the ones with arms for the straps?
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Mary Kate Olsen definitely is not projecting the aura of someone in a new romance (albeit with an old man).
And the newest nose is not doing anything for her (except making her resemble Chelsea Handler, as several others have pointed out). I hope Ashley Olsen doesn’t follow suit. Must be weird to see someone who used to look so much like you with a completely different nose!
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WTF happened to Mary Kates face? She use to be so pretty. Shes got alot of work done no matter how much there fans deny it they HAVE had nose surgery, theyve chipped and chipped away at there noses, in a minute they will have a nose like Michael Jackson. Sad.
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Back when they use to look identical there was a subtle difference.
Ashley was always prettier but she always had the bigger bug eyes. They were kinda cute as little girls but as they got older their features just don’t look good.
Remember those look like Troll Dolls with the jewel belly buttons? They look just like them and I’m not trying to be bitchy.
Around 1998, you could finally start seeing the differences and Ashley was the slightly cuter one. Maybe that’s why MK’s face is so jacked. She knew Ashley was the prettier twin so she has issues and went under the knife. But Ashley’s jawbreaker sized eyes are a trip. They’re HUGE.
Ashley – O.O vs Mary-Kate o.o
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I believe she went under the knife, I remember in a 48 hour episode Mary Kate said Ashley was beautiful. Then said she (mary kate) looks in the mirror everyday & say ” Ugggghhh Why me? Why was I born with this face?”
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