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Ex-NHL Player Ron Duguay Is, in Fact, Dating Sarah Palin

WILL THEY, WON’T THEY

The ex-New York Rangers player said so himself, despite saying they were “friends” earlier in the day.

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A former New York Rangers hockey player spotted holding hands with Sarah Palin at her defamation trial is, in fact, dating Sarah Palin. Ron Duguay had said on steps of the Manhattan federal courthouse Friday, “We’re friends. I’m here to support her.” But asked by The Daily Beast via text the same day, “Are you dating Sarah Palin?” Duguay responded with, “Hi. Yes.” Palin, who is suing The New York Times over a 2017 editorial, called Duguay her “buddy,” citing a shared love of hockey.

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