Andy Spade Releases Statement, Is in "Complete Shock" Over Kate Spade Suicide

Andy Spade has spoken out in great and heartwrenching detail about his estranged wife’s death.

The statement comes a day after we learned that world famous fashion designer Kate Spade committed suicide inside her Park Avenue apartment in New York City.

She was 55 years old.

“Kate was the most beautiful woman in the world. She was the kindest person I’ve ever known and my best friend for 35 years,” said Andy to open his lengthy message, which continues as follows;

“My daughter and I are devastated by her loss, and can’t even begin to fathom life without her. We are deeply heartbroken and miss her already.

Andy and Kate were parents to a 13-year old girl.

And Andy is the brother of David Spade, who released his own statement on Tuesday night.

He went on to address his wife’s mental condition:

“Kate suffered from depression and anxiety for many years. She was actively seeking help and working closely with her doctors to treat her disease, one that takes far too many lives.

“We were in touch with her the night before and she sounded happy. There was no indication and no warning that she would do this. It was a complete shock.

“And it clearly wasn’t her. There were personal demons she was battling.”

Andy says he and Kate had been living separately for close to a year.

They continued to dine together on occasion and remained a part of each other’s lives, however, for the sake of their child.

He references her in the next part of his statement:

Bea was living with both of us and we saw each other or spoke every day. We ate many meals together as a family and continued to vacation together as a family.

Our daughter was our priority. We were not legally separated, and never even discussed divorce. We were best friends trying to work through our problems in the best way we knew how.

We were together for 35 years. We loved each other very much and simply needed a break.

Spade went on to shoot down any talk to the contrary, while emphasizing that his daughter is now his only concern.

“This is the truth. Anything else that is out there right now is false. [Kate] was actively seeking help for depression and anxiety over the last 5 years, seeing a doctor on a regular basis and taking medication for both depression and anxiety. There was no substance or alcohol abuse.

There were no business problems. We loved creating our businesses together. We were co-parenting our beautiful daughter.

I have yet to see any note left behind and am appalled that a private message to my daughter has been so heartlessly shared with the media.

(According to multiple sources, Kate Spade left a suicide note that assured her child that she loved her and that her fate was not her fault.)

Concluded Andy:

My main concern is Bea and protecting her privacy as she deals with the unimaginable grief of losing her mother. Kate loved Bea so very much.

Since Kate’s passing, a multitude designers, celebrities, fashion lovers and family members have been paying tribute online via photos, statements and personal memories.

We are all devastated by today’s tragedy,” a family statement read, according to The New York Times, adding:

“We loved Kate dearly and will miss her terribly. We would ask that our privacy be respected as we grieve during this very difficult time.”

Our condolences go out to the Spade family and all affected by this tragedy.

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Meghan Markle"s Exes: A Complete Rundown of the Future Royal"s Romantic Past

Well, the big day is almost upon us.

In just over a week, Prince Harry will marry Meghan Markle before the eyes of the world.

In many ways, it"ll be just like every other royal wedding – loaded with pageantry, tradition, and probably a few dozen powdered wigs.

But we don"t need to tell you Meg is not the typical royal bride.

She"s American; she"s a former actress; and – perhaps most controversially – she"s been divorced.

In fact, unlike some of her more prim and proper predecessors, Meg has a rather extensive romantic history …

1. Young Meg

Before hitting it big on Suits, Meg was just another young woman taking whatever work she could find in Hollywood. Like most up-and-coming model/actresses, she often found herself in some unusual positions.

2. What’s the Deal?

For a time, Meg was one of the “Briefcase Girls” on the popular game show Deal Or No Deal. But it wasn’t long before she rose through the ranks to become a legitimate actress.

3. Suit Up

Before her relationship with Harry, Meghan was most familiar to Americans as one of the stars of the USA Network drama Suits.

4. Go-Getter

Yes, she certainly didn’t waste any time in carving out a career for herself. And it seems Meghan applied that same level of ambition to her love life.

5. Rule-Follower

Sources say Meg was a strict adherent of the controversal women’s dating guide entitled The Rules.

6. Meghan’s Men

“Meghan used to quote The Rules all the time and really put it into practice with a number of her boyfriends,” says one insider. And those boyfriends were a motley crew, indeed …

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Meghan Markle Flies Into Chicago to Complete UK Visa Application

Meghan Markle was back in the States this week to take a major step in becoming a permanent UK citizen ahead of her wedding to Prince Harry. Eyewitnesses tell us Meghan attempted to be as incognito as possible — with 4 bodyguards in tow — when she…

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Colin Kaepernick Teams with Usher to Complete $1 Million Pledge

Colin Kaepernick just wrote his LAST check as part of his “$ 1 Million Pledge” campaign — and teamed up with Usher to end it with a bang.  Remember, Kaep first started the program back in 2016 … vowing to donate $ 1 MIL of his own money to…

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Justin Bieber to Skip Grammys, And All Award Shows, Until New Album"s Complete

Justin Bieber isn’t gonna show his mug at the Grammy Awards again — or any other award shows for that matter — until he’s got something new to show for it … HIS NEXT ALBUM!!!  Sources tell us Bieber is skipping the 2018 Grammys — just like…

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Jenelle Evans: Her Complete, Completely Insane Soulmate History!

Jenelle Evans has had a very, very eventful dating history.

And hey, that"s fine. Well, fine-ish.

She"s a woman in her mid-twenties, so it"s normal for her to have had a good few boyfriends. No shade there whatsoever.

But what"s not so normal is the way she dates these guys. Or the way she marries them. Or the way she gets impregnated by them.

Here, just check out this rundown of Jenelle"s love life, you"ll see what we mean …

1. Andrew Lewis

Andrew is the first guy we ever saw Jenelle with — though we did only see him briefly. He is Jace’s father, and he only showed his douchey face in her 16 & Pregnant episode. Well, he made an appearance on Teen Mom 2 as well, long enough to take a paternity test. But shortly after Jace was born, Andrew split.

2. Kieffer Delp

KIEFFAH!!! Jenelle met Kieffer in 2010, back when she was abandoning little baby Jace to party. They had a beautiful time together, stealing Barbara’s credit card for trips to New Jersey and smoking so, so much weed. Just so much.

3. Kieffer No More

Unfortunately, Jenelle broke up with Kieffer in 2011. But then she got back together with him a couple of days later! But then they broke up again. This cycle went on for a while until …

4. Gary Head

Jenelle got with Gary Head in 2012. At first he seemed like a good guy — he was a marine, he wasn’t constantly high like Kieffer always seemed to be.

5. Back to Kieffer

After four months with Gary, she dumped him for Kieffer. Hey, the heart wants what it wants, and sometimes it wants your old felon ex, OK?

6. And Back to Gary

After a couple of weeks back with Kieffer, Jenelle went back to Gary, and a couple of weeks after that, they were engaged. A month after that — for real, you can’t make this stuff up — they were both arrested for assaulting each other. And they say romance is dead!

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Eric Chase Bolling, Jr., Autopsy Complete but Cause of Death Still a Mystery

The autopsy on the son of Eric Bolling has been completed but the cause of death has not been determined. The Boulder County Coroner has said determining cause of death will require further investigation. Law enforcement sources tell us, they…

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Audrey Roloff Baby Bump: It"s Nearly Complete!

Audrey Roloff is pregnant with her first child!

The Little People, Big World star is expecting a girl with husband Jeremy Roloff in September of 2017 and she has taken fans on a fun, special, blessed journey via social media ever since making this announcement.

Below, we"ve collected a number of Audrey Roloff baby bump photos, as we keep track of the status of her belly and count down along with other followers to the day when she becomes a mother.

We can"t wait.

1. The Announcement

Audrey broke the very exciting news to Little People, Big World this cute photo. (There’s a baby bump back there, we swear!)

2. At 13 Weeks

Audrey is just past her first trimester in this photo. And she’s positively glowing.

3. It’s a Girl!

Roloff shared this beautiful photo to alert the world to her child’s gender.

4. Halfway Home!

Audrey is at 20 weeks here.

5. And Away It Goes

Or away it GROWS perhaps we should say.

6. At 20 Weeks

She’s halfway there, folks!

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Bachelor in Paradise Star Calls Complete BS on Corinne Olympios

Simply put, Jasmine Goode thinks Corinne Olympios is a liar.

The former Bachelor suitor was in Mexico for Season 4 of Bachelor in Paradise last week, meaning she has a unique perspective on what allegedly took place between Corinne and DeMario Jackson.

As nearly everyone knows by now, production on the ABC spinoff has been shut down as a result of what Warner Bros. has described in a statement as a report of “sexual misconduct.”

With new details continuing to come in and with the rumor mill endlessly churning, all we really know at the moment is that Olympios and Jackson were both very drunk when they started to hook-up in a pool.

A producer later told executives that it was unclear whether Olympios was sober enough to give consent, which has initiated an investigation and resulted in all cast members being sent home.

The allegation has likely resulted in the cancelation of Bachelor in Paradise as well.

Earlier this week, both Corinne and DeMario issued their first lengthy statements in response to the scandal, with Olympios making it VERY clear that she was taken advantage of.

“I am a victim and have spent the last week trying to make sense of what happened on June 4,” Corinne said, adding that she’s hired a lawyer and saying:

“Although I have little memory of that night, something bad obviously took place… As a woman, this is my worst nightmare and it has now become my reality.

“[I am looking to] obtain justice and [will be] seeking therapy to begin dealing with the physical and emotional trauma stemming from that evening.”

Goode, however, is not having it.

In two separate interviews that went public on Friday, she called complete and utter BS on Corinne’s story.

“I don’t believe she was a victim or traumatized,” the reality star tells The Daily Mail, citing Corinne’s behavior on the day in question and adding:

“Not once did she complain or say she was upset with what happened in the pool with DeMario. She was laughing, having a good time.

“Even the day after, she was hanging out with DeMario and some other people in the hot tub. I honestly thought they were going to become a couple.

“She never, ever said one thing negative about DeMario. And she was never in danger, at least I never witnessed anything bad happening to her.”

Goode goes on to say she even walked by during Corinne and DeMario’s hook-up and the former casually said “hi” to her.

She also describes Jackson, who believes his character is being assassinated and who has also hired an attorney, as a “good” and “sweet” guy.

Elsewhere, Goode also spoke to E! News.

In this interview, she reiterates that Corinne was not victimized in any way… and even says she victimized a handful of men on the Bachelor in Paradise set.

“The day of the incident under investigation, Corinne did not display any change in behavior from what was observed by the cast on her season of The Bachelor,” Goode tells E!.

She continues, adding new details and fuel to this controversial fire:

“Corinne forced herself on three male cast members, when they were unable to consent, in addition to engaging with DeMario.

“After the incident everything seemed fine. There was no mention about being hurt.

“However, when producers tried to cut her off from drinking, she got upset and said, ‘Watch, watch what I’m gonna do."”

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Goode also defended the show’s producers, saying no one is forced to drink or engage in any behavior against their will.

She says these employees are often checking on the stars to make sure they are “comfortable” with everything.

Could Goode be lying? Yes.

Could Olympios be lying? Yes.

We have no reason to take either side. We’re just reporting what’s been said.

Olympios’ attorney, Marty Singer, meanwhile, replied to this latest twist by saying the following to E! News:

“Several cast members and producers have come forward confirming the facts disclosed by my client.

“If nothing improper occurred on the set of Bachelor in Paradise, why was the production shut down within two days of production?

“Shutting down production of a television series is almost unheard of.

“The investigation and subsequent shutting down of the series was initiated based on complaints made by producers on the set of Bachelor in Paradise.”

At the end of the day, all we can do is wait.

It’s difficult not to wonder and speculate, but the investigation will be complete at some point and we’ll know a lot more at that time.

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Jerry Seinfeld Explains Total and Complete Snub of Kesha

Jerry Seinfeld may have starred on the funniest sitcom in the history of the universe, but he took a page from one of the few shows that can make this same claim earlier in the week.

Approached by Kesha on the red carpet of an event in New York City and asked for a hug, Seinfeld went all Arrested Development on the singer, basically replying:

NO TOUCHING!

Three times.

Seinfeld was forced to reject Kesha on three separate occasions when she repeatedly pushed to wrap her arms around the iconic comedian while he was giving an interview.

Taken aback by the request, Seinfeld simply replied “no thanks” when Kesha said she wanted to give him a hug.

Then he said it again. And again after that because Kesha just wouldn’t accept the unexpected rejection.

“I don’t know who that was,” Seinfeld told the reporter following the awkward interaction.

It was Kesha, the journalist responded.

“Well, I wish her the best,” Seinfeld said, laughing pretty hard over the whole thing.

Jerry Seinfeld Denies Kesha Hug Request. Repeatedly.

The incident (which you simply HAVE to watch above) went viral for two reasons:

1. It was hilarious.

2. It was the rare occasion when a celebrity showed his or her true self. There was no artifice here. There was no concern on Seinfeld’s part over how he might come across. He simply didn’t want to give someone a hug… so he chose not to.

And he chose not to in simple, kind fashion.

The snub went made headlines across the Internet, prompting Seinfeld to explain himself at the GOOD+ Foundation and MR PORTER Fatherhood Lunch on Thursday

“I’m 63, I don’t know every pop star … I don’t know everyone,” he said, adding: I’m not [a hugger].”

It’s true.

If Kesha really were as big a fan of the comedian’s as she claims to be, she’d remember the entire Seinfeld episode he dedicated back in the day to his disdain for greeting someone with a peck on the cheek.

And that was a reference to someone he knows!

“I was right in the middle of an interview, it was a little off,” Seinfeld added of the viral moment.

“When you get to be my age and you’ve done a couple things, you have your own reality, in my reality … I don’t hug a total stranger.

“I have to meet someone, say ‘hello.’ I gotta start somewhere … hug isn’t first moment of a human, two humans. I never did that.”

Jerry would have needed to respond by asking What’s the deal with random hugs?!? for this response to truly be classic Seinfeld. But it came pretty close.

The actor proceeded to joke that he has a “borderline harassment case” on his hands if he chose to make a big deal of it.

But then he turned a tad bit serious in wanting to make sure Kesha wasn’t too offended.

“I’m sure I would’ve liked her,” Jerry told Extra. “But I need to know who are you.”

It doesn’t help that Kesha has dropped the dollar sign from her name and rid her face of all glitter.

Perhaps if she kept both those things as part of her persona, and perhaps if she had yelled “TIMBER!” upon approaching Seinfeld, this situation could have been avoided, Jerry would have recognized her and a hug would have ensured.

We doubt it.

But it’s possible.

For the sake of our funny bone, however, we’re glad this wasn’t the case.

Now, if you’ll excuse us, we need to scroll up and watch that video again.

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Caitlyn Jenner: My Transition Into a Woman is COMPLETE!

Back when Caitlyn Jenner made her debut on the cover of Vanity Fair, the Olympian-turned-reality-star was widely applauded for her bravery in coming out as transgender.

In the months that followed, however, Jenner squandered much of that goodwill by continuing to voice far-right-wing political beliefs, even as the candidates that she supported threatened the rights and safety of the trans community.

Adding to her image crisis is Caitlyn’s highly-publicized falling out with her family, several members of which feel Catilyn portrayed them negatively in her first post-transition interviews.

These days, Caitlyn is in full damage control mode, and she’s reportedly hoping that her forthcoming memoir will help her win back some of her former supporters.

Jenner says the book reveals aspects of her transition that even her biggest fans aren’t aware of.

In one of the memoir’s biggest bombshells, Caitlyn reveals that she underwent gender reassignment surgery in January of 2017.

“The surgery was a success, and I feel not only wonderful but liberated,” Caitlyn writes.

She goes on to say that she doesn’t plan to discuss the matter in any future interviews:

“I am telling you because I believe in candor,” she explains.

“So all of you can stop staring. You want to know, so now you know. Which is why this is the first time, and the last time, I will ever speak of it.”

Early in the book, Caitlyn writes about being wary of the procedure due to the health risks involved.

“I just want to have all the right parts,” she tells readers.

“I am also tired of tucking the damn thing in all the time.”

Despite her initial reservations, Caitlyn says these days she couldn’t be happier with her decision to go through with it:

“I am going to live authentically for the first time in my life,” she recalls thinking just after the surgery was completed.

“I am going to have an enthusiasm for life that I have not had in 39 years since the Olympics, almost two thirds of my life.”

Caitlyn’s memoir, The Secrets of My Life, will hit bookstores on April 25.

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Mama June"s Makeover Complete, Mission Accomplished (PHOTOS)

Yes, it’s Mama June. She’s around 300 lbs lighter and a lot of other stuff has changed as well … a boob job, plastic surgeries, the works.  She was strolling a street near her home in Georgia Sunday, and she clearly knew photogs were…

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Teen Mom & Teen Mom 2: The Complete Babies and Children Guide!

The girls from Teen Mom & Teen Mom 2 became famous because of their babies, welcomed into the world at a very young age.

You could say they were 16 and Pregnant. All of them.

For better or worse, they persevered and went on and (in many cases) had additional ones! At parenting, some have fared well.

Others, fared … not quite as overwhelmingly well.

Perhaps it"s fitting that Jenelle Evans welcomed her third child one day before Chelsea Houska had her second, as these girls run the gamut!

We"re not here to be critical (that"s what Instagram is for). We"re just here to break down the eight stars and their unconventional families.

Unconventional, but beautiful and loving. <3

1. Sophia (Farrah Abraham and Derek Underwood)

Oh, Soph. Unlike many of her Teen Mom tot counterparts, Sophia lives the life of luxury, thanks to her mother, non-porn star Farrah Abraham. Seriously, the younger Abraham has her own clothing line, dabbles in child modeling, hires and fires people for her mom (you can’t make that up), and receives $ 900 when the tooth fairy pays a visit. (Sophia’s father, Derek, died in a car accident while Farrah was still pregnant; Derek’s grave is the site of many memorable TM scenes, which some believe to be shamelessly orchestrated by Farrah). Sophia is going to be a handful when she grows up at this rate … the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree as they say.

2. Leah (Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley)

Amber Portwood is a rarity in the world of Teen Mom, as the OG has not birthed another child after daughter Leah. Probably for the best, given her devastating drug problems; Amber served a year and a half in prison. Leah’s dad, Gary Shirley, has been there for her the entire time, and she seems to be well-adjusted as both Gary and Amber move on with their lives and new relationships – even if hers (with Matt Baier) has involved plenty of tension.

3. Carly (Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra)

When step-siblings turned lovers Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra made the decision to give their baby Carly up for adoption, it marked one of the most touching, bittersweet moments in reality TV history. What made it all the more incredible was that they stayed involved in her life – albeit with some bumps in the road – ever since, then got married and had another baby together years later. Which they kept.

4. Nova (Catelynn and Tyler)

Tyler and Catelynn kept and are raising Novalee Reign Baltierra together, not that it’s been easy. Catelynn’s severe self-esteem issues and post-partum depression have been a major storyline for the couple in recent seasons ofTeen Mom: OG.

5. Bentley (Maci Bookout and Ryan Edwards)

Bentley, Maci Bookout and Ryan Edwards’ first and only child, is much bigger than this these days, and the level of happiness in their lives has also grown expontentially. After a relationship with Edwards that was among the franchise’s most disastrous, Maci met and married Taylor McKinney, who fathered two additional kids with Maci and has been an incredible stepdad to Bentley. Even Ryan has moved on and gotten engaged … miracles do happen in this world.

6. Jayde (Maci and Taylor McKinney)

Maci and Taylor McKinney’s first child together was a daughter, Jayde.

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Soccer Star Ella Masar -- I"m NOT Boycotting America ... "It Was a Complete Joke" (VIDEO)

Ex-Team USA soccer player Ella Masar says she was NEVER serious about boycotting the U.S. now that Donald Trump has been elected president … claiming she made a joke in a Swedish interview that was taken out of context.  Masar — who…

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Farrah Abraham Has a Complete Mental Breakdown

We all know what a menace Farrah Abraham is, but what we didn’t know is that she’s apparently – and entirely – losing her damn mind. 

In a new Teen Mom: OG clip, Farrah completely unloads on her mother for no ascertainable reason. 

Her demeanor and temperament changes on a dime (probably a dime she earned at her local strip club), and honestly, the change is frightening to watch. 

We’ve seen Farrah flip out many times before, but nothing like this, and especially this unprovoked. 

Farrah Abraham LOSES It On Her Mother

Did you … have you … what just happened? 

First, she was asking questions about the truck, saying that she didn’t know anything about them, and the next thing you know, she’s unloading on her mother for … we’re not even sure what. 

Also, we’re pretty confident that she called her mom “genius f–kface.”  

Truly. 

We’re completely agog over this video, and we’re not mental health experts or anything, of course, but this seems to be on the spectrum of bipolar or even schizophrenic.  

There’s absolutely no reason for Farrah to have flipped on her mother like that, aside from exhibiting some pretty strong symptoms of an issue that needs to be addressed. 

Stat. 

And Farrah’s just fighting with everybody these days, isn’t she? 

First it was her epic, come-to-blows fistfight with Amber Portwood, and now this. 

Is she trying to get yanked off the show? 

Because we’re pretty sure nobody else in their right mind would touch her toxic ass … not even a local grocery store. 

Even on-again, off-again boyfriend Simon Saran is laying into Abraham lately. 

He said, “Farrah can argue with a wall and think she won.”

Fair.

He didn’t stop there, though.

“Farrah is very fast-tempered and needs to work on her anger issues,” he added. 

It would even appear that he hit out at MTV, and asserted that his relationship with Farrah is a sham. 

“[The women of Teen Mom] get more money for having men live with them.”

Ouch. 

On the whole, though, Farrah is easily the most disturbed Teen Mom on the show, and unlike the other ladies – who absolutely have their own special sets of problems – won’t admit that she’s utterly, batshit crazy. 

Get a grip, child. 

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Kylie Jenner Cosmetics: A Total and Complete Failure!

Kylie Jenner is good at many things.

Take posing for selfies while wearing very little clothing, for example.

Hmmm…. okay. We take it back.

Kylie Jenner is basically good at one thing.

But we now know something at which the Keeping Up with the Kardashians actress is decidedly bad at: running a company.

Kylie Cosmetics, the company behind the ridiculous Kylie Jenner Lip Kit, is not doing very well at the moment.

According to the Better Business Bureau, consumer satisfaction when it comes to the organization is at an all-time low.

The company has racked up 137 customer complaints on that website in the nine months since it opened for business.

Back in December, for example, many patrons claimed they ordered the Lip Kit… and then never actually received the Lip Kit.

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In April, meanwhile, there was a security breach at Kylie Cosmetics.

The company’s official website inadvertently exposed personal information of customers to other customers for a short bit.

In response to these problems and complaints, the Better Business Bureau confronted the company last month, hoping to promote a turnaround.

However, in the last week alone, 10 people have taken issue with service or delivery.

For instance, one customer’s kit arrived without the pencil.

We’d tell Kylie to stop taking selfies and to focus on her actual business, but that would imply she has any actual control or say at her business.

And anyone who believes Kylie Jenner has anything to do with Kylie Cosmetics in any operational sense probably believes that Kris Jenner didn’t help leak the Kim Kardashian sex tape.

Then again, should some blame also be placed on the shoulders of the consumers here?

Who buys anything because Kylie Jenner says so?!?

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