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Extra, Extra: Upper West Side Perv Likes To Pet Girls' Hair


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Published Oct 16, 2011

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  • Lady Gaga flirted with Slick Willie on his birthday: "I wish you were playing sax with me tonight, baby."
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  • Star Trek actor Zachary Quinto came out of the closet very nonchalantly in an interview with New York Magazine.
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