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" No more bare bodies in film scenes for me. For my children's sake, I must stop. The other kids at school keep throwing it up to my children, and they are not kind. "

Ellen Barkin

Stop

Film

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Cook

Three

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Good

Friend

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Someone

People

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Leave

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Men

Girl

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