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llmart

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6. I've always admired her.

Reply to malaise (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 02:14 PM

21 hrs ago

I remember before he married her, he was roundly criticized by many for his lack of charitable giving even though he was worth millions. He didn't even seem to care that it painted him in a bad light. After he married her his interest in some charitable causes began, probably at her insistence.

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