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TIL the war hero Ewan McGregor portrayed in Black Hawk Down is a convicted child molester

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eDeD TIL that Johnny Depp financed Hunter S. Thompsons funeral saying “All I’m doing is trying to make sure his last wish comes true. I just want to send my pal out the way he wants to go out.”
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