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EP. 172 — The Fake Bootsy Collins w/ Ian Lara
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Researched By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bootsy-collins-impostor-fake-crime-1234629225/
https://nypost.com/2022/11/23/california-man-gets-prison-sentence-for-robbing-men-he-met-on-grindr/
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