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Lexie exits SAINT SATINE before debut😭 | Aspyn Ovard kisses Parker + viral YSL makeup gift drama · Mini Scroll

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  All right. The first story that I have for
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  you guys today is Lexi. Levin has left the Hybe Geffen
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  global girl group St. Satine.
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  So we did. Cover St.
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  Satine in May of this year, but in case.
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  You missed it. Saint Satine was a four.
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  Person girl group created. By Hybe and Geffen, the joint
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  venture behind Cat's Eye. It initially.
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  Consisted of three girls. Emily, Samara and Lexi.
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  These three girls. Were well known in the Cat's Eye
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  fandom, so. People were really.
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  Excited when St. Satine was announced.
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  Announced. However, this excitement.
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  Stalled when the final member. Was revealed so similar to cat's
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  eye, a group of girls. Were competing in a survival.
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  Show. Prelude, the final piece.
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  To find the. 4th and final member.
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  The winner of the show. Was named Sakura and she is from
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  Japan. It was controversial for a few.
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  Reasons the 1st. Thing was that.
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  Sakura was significantly younger than the other members.
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  She is 16, while Lexie is 21 and both Samara and Emily are 20.
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  And then the next reason was because a lot of social media.
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  Users felt like the other finalist, Anaya.
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  Was a better. Performer and was.
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  Truly like, ready to be part of the group.
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  She was also 19 years old, so it did feel like a bit of a.
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  Better alignment in terms of the ages.
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  After facing scrutiny for the decision, the girls moved in
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  together and continue to drum up excitement on social media about
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  officially debuting. Toward the end of June,
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  followers started. Noticing that Lexi hadn't
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  appeared in Saint Sateen's TikTok content for a while and
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  today we have learned the reason why Highben Geffen and.
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  Lexi all issued. Statements revealing that.
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  She will be leaving. Saint Satine.
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  Before they have. Even debuted, Lexi's statement
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  basically said that she no longer felt like St.
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  Satine was right. For her, however, she urged
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  viewers to continue supporting the group's journey.
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  Highben Geffen's statement said it was a mutual agreement that.
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  Lexi would part ways with the group.
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  OK, so fans were quite surprised.
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  Considering that the group hasn't even officially.
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  Debuted. At the same time though.
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  This actually isn't Lexi's first.
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  Time leaving a hype and Geffen. Project in pop *.
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  Academy, the docu. Series that followed the.
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  Creation of cat's eye. It was revealed that Lexi left.
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  The competition because she was uncomfortable with the toxic and
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  increasingly competitive environment.
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  From what they showed us, she basically just.
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  Stopped attending rehearsals and then the team came to the
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  conclusion that it would be best.
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  If she left the program. It did seem very amicable in
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  this case. And social media.
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  Users are convinced that Lexi would have made it into Cat's
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  Eye. If she hadn't left the.
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  Competition. And then the theory here was
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  that hyben. Geffen were understanding.
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  About Lexi. During Dream Academy because
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  they wanted to maintain some type.
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  Of relationship with her for future projects so.
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  When St. Satine was announced, many fans
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  felt like, OK, this group must be built around Lexi.
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  That so. People are like what the hell?
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  Is going on here. Some Reddit users believe that.
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  She no longer aligns with the group's concept and directions.
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  While others speculate. That Lexi didn't want to be part
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  of a group with a minor, Placing the blame on Highben Geffen for
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  selecting Sakura as the final member.
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  Unfortunately, this theory in particular.
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  Has. Ignited a bit of a hate train
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  against Sakura. Which is obviously.
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  Super unfair. None of.
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  This is her fault. Please do not cyber.
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  Bully a minor, OK, And then another factor to consider.
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  Here is the grueling training. Schedule.
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  Ahead of debut. And that would be valid,
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  however. There are.
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  Some fans who are arguing that if.
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  This was the case Lexi. Has been disrespectful to the
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  organization given that she has dropped out twice now.
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  Arguably, she would have. You know a.
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  Better idea of like. What preparing for a debut looks
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  like now that she's like. Been through it a few times but
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  honestly I'm not really in the business of like feeling bad.
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  For corporations. So I don't.
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  Subscribe to that, but that is. What some?
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  People feel so users. Are concerned.
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  About Saint Satine at this. Point many felt.
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  Like Lexi was like the glue that held them together
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  aesthetically. Skill wise and like I said, the
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  group was kind of built around her or like.
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  At least that's how it was perceived, 1 user wrote.
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  Quote what's even going to happen with the group now?
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  Lexi was a major glue on their visual identity.
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  And the support vocalist with Samara.
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  This is so messy. I feel so bad for my girls.
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  Another post reads. I think all of us thought that
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  the. 3 prelude members. Were set with their future plans
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  in. Regards to Saint 13, I wonder if
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  she was less confident. In the group's future prospects
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  after the. World Scout Finale, finally,
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  someone wrote. It's kind of unsurprising
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  considering how quick Lexi was. To leave the program.
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  The last time something went against her morals, perhaps she
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  thought things would be different and they were not.
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  Who knows, But this is kind of embarrassing for Hyben Geffen
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  and not looking. Good for the future of their.
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  Group In a similar vein, a pop culture commentator on TikTok
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  named Jazz noted how. Bad this looks.
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  For Hyben Geffen, between Manoj's ongoing unexplained
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  hiatus, Katsai currently operating as a five person
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  group, and now Lexi leaving Saint Satine before they even
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  debuted, Hybes Geffen is not looking appealing to any brand.
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  They're seeing them as unstable. This is setting the groundwork
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  for whatever girl group that they may come forward with,
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  Whatever boy group that they may come forward with.
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  The shakiness of the members, the shakiness of the label, the
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  poor statements coming from the label, the unexplained
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  abscesses, the weird shit is not looking good.
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  And they're looking at them and say, you know what, I would
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  rather go put my energy somewhere else that is more
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  stable. As for what comes next?
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  There is a theory that. Hyben Geffen will now look for
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  another member, so some fans are calling on Ayana to join.
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  But there is a possibility. If they do add someone else, it
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  may not be anyone featured in the.
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  Previous survival. Show, of course, and people are
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  pointing to a hype casting call that was put out to the public
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  at the beginning of July, but like, we have no idea
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  technically. What that was?
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  For OK, so now we need to talk about Manam.
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  Because with Lexi. Leaving the group, everyone is
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  making comparisons to Minaj's hiatus.
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  Obviously, Hybengeffen have yet to make a clear stance on what
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  Minaj's future. Is in Cat's.
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  Eye and as it. Stands.
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  She is. Still on hiatus even though it
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  really. Does not look.
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  Like she is going to be returning to the group.
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  Obviously the situation is different like cats eye is fully
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  established while. Saint Satine hasn't even debuted
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  yet, so maybe that's a part of it, but cats Eye fans.
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  Want more clarity? From Hyben Geffen, they want a
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  definitive statement or an answer.
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  Like they have. Provided for Saint Satine like
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  Manaw situation has been dragging out for nearly five
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  months and. People feel really frustrated
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  with the corporation as 1X user put it.
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  Quote the fact that Lexi can quit twice.
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  With no consequences. And will never be villainized.
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  But with. Minaj she is.
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  Forced into a hiatus will likely be portrayed in the film as the
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  problem and blamed for her exit while her mistreatment is
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  ignored, showing a clear double standard and how they're being
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  treated, another user wrote. This happening so fast makes me
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  think the rumors of Missy and the girls attempting to kick
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  Mana out and Hype still trying to keep her make more sense.
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  Manal literally doesn't want to leave Cat's Eye because look how
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  fast they move when a member does want out.
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  That being said, Manal and Lexi could have signed very different
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  contracts. Maybe.
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  Contractually, if you. Haven't debuted yet.
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  It's much easier to leave a group.
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  Than if you have like, we actually have no idea.
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  But yeah, if we get any more developments on Saint Satine and
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  what's going on, I'll let you guys know.
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  Anyways, the next story. That I have for you guys today
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  is I have an. Aspenovart Update?
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  I feel like there was a time last year where I was teetering
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  on becoming and Aspen ovard update account and I made a
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  TikTok on my spam TikTok account.
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  Like a totally. Random 1 and it went so viral it
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  was. Reacting to that TikTok that she
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  made, like straddling. Parker, do you remember that?
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  That was like an iconic one and she was wearing that tank top
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  that I. Think it had.
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  Cherries on it. I don't know everybody was like
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  stitching it and recreating it and I made some like random
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  reaction TikTok. It was like so nothing.
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  I was literally at the office when I did it and it kind.
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  Of popped off people are just like so.
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  So fascinated by her same. OK, anyways, so.
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  Aspen posted. And then deleted.
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  A picture of her with. Her family kissing.
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  Her ex-husband, Parker. In a photo dump this week.
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  So Aspen has had a turbulent few years.
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  Publicly, she and husband Parker Ferris divorced.
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  In 2024. She moved from Utah to Southern.
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  California. And now she's in a relationship
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  with a married couple, Bree and Billy.
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  Davis, she's also. Set to star in the Secret Lives
• 9:52
  of Mormon Wives Orange County edition, where she will share
• 9:54
  more about. Her personal life.
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  Hopefully. That is like one of the biggest.
• 9:57
  Criticisms about Aspen recently is like, she's gone through so
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  much and like I understand when it comes to like her kids and
• 10:03
  that kind of stuff, 100% like no one has owed any information on
• 10:06
  that. But she like dangles these
• 10:08
  carrots in front. Of us like with her divorce,
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  with her throuple. Relationship and it's like,
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  girl, are you? Ever going to actually tell us?
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  Are you ever going to address? Anything she.
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  Is like the queen of trolls. OK, so now she is going.
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  Viral for posting. A picture kissing her ex.
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  Husband Parker with their. Kids standing with them like I
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  said it. Was part of.
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  This Instagram photo dump and she was shooting for the reality
• 10:29
  show, it seemed in that photo. The dump is still up the.
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  Photo has been deleted. Aspen said she had to.
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  Delete the photo. Because production for.
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  Her show the. Secret lives of Mormon wives
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  Orange County a. Mouthful to say, asked her to,
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  but people were like what the actual hell?
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  Is going on and like how confusing for her.
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  Kids, to be fair, like they're in the photo.
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  How confusing people at first thought it was.
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  Billy because she's in a relationship with Billy.
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  But no she. Was kissing.
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  Parker So yes, the main theories here is that she's trolling
• 10:58
  because, like I said, she's kind of the queen of trolling.
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  She's really been trolling. Her audience since 2024.
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  With all her like cheeky tik toks about her divorce.
• 11:06
  And now her throuple content. Oh, also all that stuff with.
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  Parker's mom. That was diabolical.
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  I covered that as well if you guys want a full recap.
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  Of that go back and like search and other fans are thinking
• 11:18
  maybe it's like to drum up hype and press and all that kind of
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  stuff for the show and yes like I said when somebody commented
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  the 11th pick hello she responded production asked me
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  to. Delete.
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  So watch the show to see the story.
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  Ha ha ha. Like I said, I hope we get some.
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  Answers to all. Of our.
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  Questions with this? Show she's gonna be.
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  Like the main poll for most people I would say and I.
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  Really hope. We get some answers because.
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  She has. Been like stringing her audience
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  along and being so messy on social media and like I'm loving
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  it. I'm living.
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  For it. But I understand why some people
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  are like girl give us answers and this is like a not the best
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  it seems. Maybe, possibly for her
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  children. But I'm not here to say what is
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  like good or bad for. Her kids, I don't know.
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  OK. And the last story that I have
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  for you guys today is a man is going viral after gifting AYSL
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  makeup. Bag to his Co worker instead of
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  his wife. So this seemingly started.
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  Gaining traction on. X after user.
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  At Holly Marr Gummel. Shared the story so she posted a
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  series of tweets saying her husband.
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  Won AYSL makeup and skin care hamper from a company event
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  instead of bringing. It home to.
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  Her. He handed it straight to a
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  female Co worker basically. She goes on to say that she felt
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  sidelined by his actions. Especially as she.
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  Stays home having to do a lot of.
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  The domestic work she would have.
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  Appreciated being considered at that moment and instead.
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  He preferred to look quote a quote.
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  Generous in front of his colleagues and gave it to.
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  His Co worker. She wrote last night.
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  My marriage was shaken over a makeup kit, but anyone looking
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  from the outside will call me crazy.
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  My husband came home from his company's luncheon radiant.
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  It was an. Employees only lunch and he was
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  drawn as the winner of a super premium skin care and makeup
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  kit. Expensive and complete.
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  You know, the kind of treat any woman would love to get.
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  But what did? He do.
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  He simply looked to the side and handed the entire prize.
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  To a female Co worker. It didn't stop.
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  There the. Feeling of being undervalued was
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  so violent it took my breath away.
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  Not for one second did I cross his mind.
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  The existence of his own wife was completely erased at that
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  event. He preferred the smile and
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  gratitude of a Co worker over mine.
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  He. Preferred the social.
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  Applause of being the nice guy when I confronted him.
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  The worst? Part came.
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  He called me dramatic and crazy, he said.
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  It would. Look bad for a man to accept
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  makeup in front of everyone and that he couldn't refuse the
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  moment. OK, so.
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  This has gone. Pretty viral.
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  Users are talking about. How they would.
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  Feel in the. Situation across Reddit and
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  TikTok. It really gained traction after
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  TikTok creator at Married to A. Lunatic, also known as Beau
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  Grant. Posted about it on the platform.
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  Her video has accumulated. 2.1 million views.
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  And the people in the comments saying it's not that deep,
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  except that it is. She is having to ask someone who
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  is always at the forefront of her mind why she is not always
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  at the forefront of his mind. It's heartbreaking.
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  Every woman and man who seemed to understand this know how
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  telling this is. Be in a relationship where you
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  are not considered at all. Actually just proving to her
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  that he gives her zero consideration.
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  And honestly, the greatest form of love we can give those that
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  we love is consideration. All right.
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  So there's like 1. Camp of users.
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  Who are basically saying it's not that deep.
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  Now there's another. Camp of users that argue.
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  That this indicates a pattern of not prioritizing his wife, with
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  some commenters speculating about the nature.
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  Of his relationship with the Co worker.
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  One post on the R slash woman subreddit wrote.
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  Knowing myself, I would have packed my things.
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  Immediately. This is exactly why I.
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  Value financial freedom. I would have grabbed my stuff
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  and left that instant. I don't even like makeup, but at
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  least call me first. Meanwhile.
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  His wife was at home taking care of the kids while he was gifting
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  another woman the makeup kids. I think it depends on how seen
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  you feel in your marriage. Like what kind of partner?
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  Your husband is to you because like.
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  If this happened in my marriage because my husband is.
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  Like so supportive. He's literally my #1 fan.
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  I'm always top of mind for him if he.
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  Did this. I wouldn't even think twice
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  about it. I would just be like.
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  OK, obviously I would have loved that makeup, but like I would
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  assume like. OK, well his Co worker was right
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  there she was also. In the running to win it.
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  She's a woman that loves makeup and he won it, so OK.
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  Sure, like give it to her instead.
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  Like it's. For your company, right?
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  But I can understand not all women feel that way and also
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  every relationship can be so different and if you're in one.
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  Where you don't. Feel valued and you don't feel
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  seen, then this would. Indicate a larger.
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  Problem of course and like a pattern of.
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  Behavior like these. Users are saying I think.
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  Another question here. Is why do we think this post
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  went viral? And I think there are a few.
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  Factors first, social media loves.
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  Litigating relationship dynamics online.
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  It's something that everyone can relate to and it's.
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  So close to like everyone's. Right, because.
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  It's about your interpersonal relationships.
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  Second users also. Love to test their relationship
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  in. Response to these discussions so
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  some. Women are now.
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  Filming themselves asking their partners if they would bring the
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  gift basket home similar to. The Would you Still Love me If I
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  was a Worm vibe. It also taps into this like
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  superiority complex. I mean, kind of.
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  Like lack of a better term I would say.
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  That people may have when they post online and feel like, oh, I
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  want to showcase like my really healthy, strong relationship
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  look at my. Husband.
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  He's the best. There's a lot.
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  Of that kind of content, I think.
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  In direct response to a lot. Of story times like this where
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  women are like, Oh my God, my husband is doing XYZ and
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  everybody's like leave him. Leave him like immediately sue
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  him. And then the women come back and
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  they're like, you just don't know him.
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  It's like a whole side of the Internet now.
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  I'm sure you guys have. Come.
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  Across it many times. And then I also think TikTok.
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  Users just love to hear. Personal story times, even when
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  they're not. Yours SO creators.
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  Are jumping on this retelling the story or using it to tell?
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  Their own stories. And of course, like story time
• 17:03
  content, content has long been a favorite on the Internet
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  anyways. What I think needs to happen
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  here YSL capitalize. On this moment, send this woman
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  a gift. Box send her the.
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  Gift basket, OK. That would be.
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  So iconic. Or do a campaign about.
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  Like shitty husbands or something.
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  operates on Gadigal land we would like to acknowledge the
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  Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of this
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  present.