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dirty laundry
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Antisemitism, misogyny, anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and his constant airing of family dirty laundry have plagued the Grammy winner for nearly a decade, in parallel with his flirtations with MAGA and Christian salvation.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Dating from around May 26, 1593, this is a dirty laundry list of allegations, either written or dictated by Baines.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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