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Speaker 1: thank you for having me. First of all, thank you

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Speaker 1: Where are you based there right now? And Angeles? Okay? Cool? Now?

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Speaker 1: The TV show? Mm hmm, I love it. Are your

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Speaker 1: character Elita is uh? First of all, I don't want

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Speaker 1: I'm good. I'm good. I'm good. Yeah, I'm good. Well, well,

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Speaker 1: I'll just let you know that this is I'm just

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Speaker 1: It's called the hashtag love and light, heart and soul

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Speaker 1: and if I can do something about it, I'm going

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Speaker 1: And it's for people who you know, come from I

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