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In real life, the New York native is a former baseball and basketball star athlete who went down an extremely different path to become “a bisexual traveling clown.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
That total includes $1.25 million contributed on Aug. 3 by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
British media at the time identified Masud and Abdullah Senussi, the former head of the Libyan intelligence services and Gaddafi's brother-in-law, as possible suspects.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“This sort of pressure can work, and I have seen it be more effective than actual sanctions,” said Bitsoff, the former Treasury official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“She is the former nanny of little Lord Sandown,” I replied.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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