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Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Friend Says Actor Was Blackmailed by a News Site Before His Death

NOT COOL

Shalom Auslander says the site was threatening to publish details about Hoffman's drug addition.

Clay Walker
Clay Walker
Philip Seymour Hoffman posing on the red carpet with his Golden Globe award.
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Clay Walker

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