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Revisiting Shared Values

Season 2, Ep. 170
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Demi is groomed by a sub— and offered coke as a quick fix for Covid weight; Janet Jackson is getting a Lifetime doc; Tamika Mallory and Coco (SWV) are why we check on “the strong friend”; Porsha Williams is winning-- by her terms. 

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