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They say you’ve got to take the good with the bad in a relationship, but in these cases, they’d rather pass on the whole thing.
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Warner Brothers Japan’s ad campaign for the new Wonder Woman movie sparks controversy on the Japanese Internet.
As the temperature rises, so do the hemlines, but that doesn’t mean everyone gets to take a peak at your underwear.
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