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TIL During the Rosa Parks VS Outkast lawsuit a relative of Ms Parks told André the suit was actually speared by the caregivers and lawyers personal gain. The family eventually raced the same concern to the courts whom appointed an impartial team that settled the suit quickly right after.

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