The multiple mistresses ruined his image; the countless injuries derailed his golf game.
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
Providing relief and contrast are the sisters, daughters, mothers, wives, mistresses, and nursemaids, all of whom also have views on ideal social order.
The latest came Thursday, when the New York Times reported that three ex-girlfriends of Platner’s had described his behavior as volatile and, by one account, physically rough.
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Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
As the girls became increasingly confused about the red, some guys went mute so as not to lie to their girlfriends.
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