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Pretending the roman’a clef is fake We portrayed bits of truth in every take Director and author got into spiff Author threw up his hands and said “what if”? Protagonist was not camouflaged well We knew him for sure. A child could tell. Leading lady actress refused to speak To our leading man, a little pipsqueak. Tempers on set were climbing and popping Angry voices with no signs of stopping This roman a’ clef is fake, someone cried. This is not the truth. The author has lied. Protagonist outed by all who know By everyone there and now also you

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Date: 1/19/2020 1:27:00 AM
Bet it ran over budget Caren, you sometimes hear of this on Hollywood sets, greed and big personality clashes. Tom
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/20/2020 1:03:00 AM
You know it did! The last movie I truly enjoyed was "The Greatest Showman" - I could watch it six times a week.

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