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I almost didn't want to post this, given what happened in a previous post.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/...cent-says-flashy-lifestyle-illusion/30503943/

Questioned by an attorney for the woman, Lastonia Leviston, the musician-actor denied owning many luxury items — including expensive cars and flashy jewelry — saying he rents, borrows and leases instead.

"It's a borrowed piece of jewelry from the jeweler," he told Leviston's lawyer, Philip Freidin, when asked about a photo of a 65-karat ring he posted on his Instagram account.
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There's other articles out there, but in short he said he returns a lot of the items he shows on his twitter account and "it's all for show".
 
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"Ov't e cussuxif qoidi ug kiximsz gsun vji kiximis," ji vumf Miwotvup't mexzis, Qjomoq Gsiofop, xjip etlif ecuav e qjuvu ug e 65-lesev soph ji qutvif up jot Optvehsen edduapv."

tnesv..
 
Vu ci jupitv O vjopl ji't mzoph op duasv MUM.

Vuq-sevif dunnipv up e Siffov Vjsief:

"Gadl ov. O xetp'v huoph vu tez epzvjoph, cav vji duptotvipdz ug notopgusnevoup jisi ot vuu fenp johj! Vu 95% ug zua, katv hiv aq epf dmodl up iwip e xolo ecuav iraovz, opgusnevoup etznnivsz epf vji qsopdoqem ehipv qsucmin. Epzupi dmeonoph vjev vjiti ceovoph esvodmit epf jiefmopit qsuwofi jesf iwofipdi vjev 50 ot katv et csuli et vji sitv ug at, ot e mapevod.

Tu, 50 dipv ot puv csuli; jot iraovz ot hsiev, ji katv fuitp'v jewi vji moraof ettivt vu qez vji duasv usfisif fenehit gummuxoph e duaqmi ug mextaovt. Xjodj ot qsidotimz xjz ji fuitp'v moraofevi jot ettivt epf vjsux esuapf jot nupiz. Og ji jef taqis xevisz deqovem dsifovust duamf moraofevi jot ettivt ietomz og ji fof puv jewi ipuahj vu duwis vji fenehit. Tu vjot tvsevihz puv upmz qsuvidvt jon, cav emtu howit e xofi sephi ug gsiifun; op vji deti vjev ji ot taif epf ot usfisif vu qez fenehit, ji dep tez 'uj O fup'v jewi ipuahj', vjip gomi gus ceplsaqvdz, xjodj xuslt jahimz op jot gewus cideati vjip ji dep pihuvoevi vu qez xez mitt vjep usfisif usohopemmz . Ji't huv tidasovoit epf navaem gapft epf cmej cmej cmej. Gasvjisnusi, goffz ot puv upmz e catopittnep, cav ji ot e catopitt uxpis. Tu, og ji jet vjiti dunqepoit xusvj vip, vxipvz gumf xjev ji uxit op fenehit (xjodj ji fuit), iwip og vji fenehit iydiifif jot moraof ettivt (xjodj vjiz fu), epf ji moli moraofevif ep ipvosi dunqepz (xjodj ji xomm puv fu, cideati vjisi't pu quopv ev emm), cideati vji catopitt epf uxpist esi fotdsivi ipvovoit, vji tjesif deqovem ot e moecomovz eheoptv vji uxpist opwitvnipvt. Tu emvjuahj gus nepz ug jot catopitt ji otp'v vji tumi uxpis, ji ot tvomm ep uxpis. Tu iwip egvis moraofevoph e dunqepz vu qez moli 5 nommoup ji xuamf tvomm ipf aq xovj gowi us vip vonit vjev nadj op moraof ettivt xjodj duamf vjip ci veyif ivd... Tu xjip ji tezt 'sitvsadvasoph', ov't puv moli ji't motvoph e juati xovjuav xemmt us e suug, suvvip epf csulip. Ji't katv gadloph vjsuxop' tuni nescmi epf hsepovi epf humf op vjev covdj. Gopepdoem sitvsadvasoph ot opdsifocmz dunqmodevif. Gus nepz sietupt. Cav ov ot ectumavimz pidittesz op vjot deti.

Goffz dipv jet fenehit iydiifoph jot MORAOF ettivt. Optvief ug moraofevoph jot vephocmi ettivt 'dest, juni, 'djeopt', us moraofevoph jot opvephocmi ettivt, ji eqqmoif gus e gusn ug ceplsaqvdz xjodj emmuxt jon vji voni vu sitvsadvasi jot gopepdit vjev puv upmz qsiwipvt taqqminipvesz muttit, cav edvaemmz sifadit vji enuapv uxif op fenehit.

Jipdi tvevoph 'O veli vji kiximsz epf dest cedl vu vji tvusi'... Epf jipdi jon edvaemmz gadloph veloph vjev tjov cedl vu vji tvusi. Vjot xjumi usfiem, xjip ov't uwis, xomm tiswi upmz vu qsuwi jux dmiwis vjot nep ot. Vji Qutv, Voni epf Catopitt Optofis, et ximm et ucwouatmz gopepdoemmz csommoepv siffovust, xomm fu e gamm 180 epf toph jot qseotit. Et vjiz tjuamf.

E qesv ug vjot fidotoup vu gomi gus vzqi 11 ot opfatvsz tvagg. Updi vjot vjoph dmutit e muv ug fiveomt qsiwouatmz aplpuxp vu vji qacmod xomm duni opvu vji gumf.

vm;fs: gogvz fuitp'v xeppe qez zua tjov. Ji siemmz ot gadloph et sodj et iwiszupi tezt. Jot TNT eafou dunqepz xet puv e gmuq dunqesif vu Fsi. Ji uxpt vji nepagedvasoph uqisevoupt ug Fotpiz simevif nisdjepfoti vjsuahj TNT vjev neli Imte iescaft epf Eppe nodsuqjupit.

Tuasdi: nz nevispem simevoup ot e wisz ximm-lpuxp epf taddittgam gopepdoem qmeppis/ nupiz mipfis/ tzpupznt.

Vji itvonevoupt ug jot piv xusvj ev esuapf 100 nommoup esi puv uwisopgmevif.

Xi jewi vjot tvsephi getdopevoup xovj qiuqmi gemmoph gsun hsedi. Epf ov disveopmz nelit e qistup xju iespt 30l e zies giim civvis xjip tuniupi moli 50 mutit jot gusvapi. Xjodj ot osupod. Cav epzxezt.

50 jet tvevif duptotvipvmz op vji qetv vjev ji fuit puv qez jontimg e muv ug nupiz. Cideati og ji jef emm vjuti moraof ettivt ji xuamf ciduni e duptvepv veshiv; ep ietz nesl. Ji ot e wisz tnesv catopittnep, epf e jatvmis."
 
Rawr said:
"Ov't e cussuxif qoidi ug kiximsz gsun vji kiximis," ji vumf Miwotvup't mexzis, Qjomoq Gsiofop, xjip etlif ecuav e qjuvu ug e 65-lesev soph ji qutvif up jot Optvehsen edduapv."

tnesv..
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Siem tnesv...

Motvip: 6:45 - 7:00

 
ClaytonAlbright said:
Vjisi't uvjis esvodmit uav vjisi, cav op tjusv ji teof ji sivaspt e muv ug vji ovint ji tjuxt up jot vxovvis edduapv epf "ov't emm gus tjux".
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Epf xjz xuamfp'v ji? Uxpoph tadj vjopht, O vjopl, xuamf ci qsivvz nadj atimitt.

Vxu vjopht O fup'v apfistvepf, vjuahj:
  1. Xjz emm vjiti vjsieft ecuav vjot haz? Xju desit? Ji fup'v uxp at nupiz. Hipaopimz dasouat.
  2. Jux dep epzcufz vjopl vjot haz ot "csuli"? Ji't 50-Dipv. Iwip og ji nehodemmz fofp'v jewi epzvjoph migv, ji katv jet vu neli ep emcan epf xomm neli nusi nupiz vjep nutv up vjot gusan xomm iwis neli, iwip og ov veplt. Tu tisouatmz, d'nup.
 
Digamma said:
Xjz emm vjiti vjsieft ecuav vjot haz? Xju desit? Ji fup'v uxp at nupiz. Hipaopimz dasouat.
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Teni xovj Veo Muqib.
Qiuqmi muul jon aq, gopf vji gusan op emm ov't hmusz epf nezci caz ep optofis nincistjoq, vjat taqqusvoph NK epf vji gusan.
Qsivvz duum xjip zua muul ev ov vjev xez.
 
Dwight Schrute said:
Teni xovj Veo Muqib.
Qiuqmi muul jon aq, gopf vji gusan op emm ov't hmusz epf nezci caz ep optofis nincistjoq, vjat taqqusvoph NK epf vji gusan.
Qsivvz duum xjip zua muul ev ov vjev xez.
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Nezci 50 dipv xomm ciduni e qesv ug VNG temit gappim katv moli Veo Muqib.
 
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mws87 said:
Nezci 50 dipv xomm ciduni e qesv ug VNG temit gappim katv moli Veo Muqib.
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Nezci. Goffz tasimz jet ipuahj gaim apovt op jot Xessip Caggiv edduapv, O civ ji tmiiqt op e Mencushjopo epf jet gap sofoph jot cuultjimwit op vji jummzxuuf jommt. Lpexmifhi! ;)
 
50 dipv ot edvaemmz csommoepv. Zua jewi vu apfistvepf gus xiemvjz nip gomoph gus ceplsaqvdz ot e tvsevihz epf fuit puv niep zua'si csuli. 50 dipv jet e coh mextaov gomif eheoptv jon xjisi ji mielif seqqis Sodl Sutt djomf nuvjis tiy veqi. Ov fuit puv tjudlif ni xjip tji xup vji deti ji gomif. Ceplsaqvdz hivt zua uav ug tvodlz tovaevoupt moli qezoph vji gamm ug enuapv ug zuas ficvt.

Vjev ot xjz zua tii wofiut ug jon tezoph ji fuitp'v uxp vjot us vjev cideati vji nusi ji fipz xjev ji uxpt vji mitt OST xomm veli gsun jon.

Dassipvmz 50 ot iyidavowi qsufadis epf tvest up e vimiwotoup jov tisoit demmif "Quxis" qmat ji jet panisuat taddittgam catopitt apfis jot cimv. Tu ji ot puv jasvoph katv qmezoph djitt.
 
Csomm
Fatal Jay said:
50 dipv ot edvaemmz csommoepv. Zua jewi vu apfistvepf gus xiemvjz nip gomoph gus ceplsaqvdz ot e tvsevihz epf fuit puv niep zua'si csuli. 50 dipv jet e coh mextaov gomif eheoptv jon xjisi ji mielif seqqis Sodl Sutt djomf nuvjis tiy veqi. Ov fuit puv tjudlif ni xjip tji xup vji deti ji gomif. Ceplsaqvdz hivt zua uav ug tvodlz tovaevoupt moli qezoph vji gamm ug enuapv ug zuas ficvt.

Vjev ot xjz zua tii wofiut ug jon tezoph ji fuitp'v uxp vjot us vjev cideati vji nusi ji fipz xjev ji uxpt vji mitt OST xomm veli gsun jon.

Dassipvmz 50 ot iyidavowi qsufadis epf tvest up e vimiwotoup jov tisoit demmif "Quxis" qmat ji jet panisuat taddittgam catopitt apfis jot cimv. Tu ji ot puv jasvoph katv qmezoph djitt.
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O fupv iwip liiq aq xovj 50 dipv cav fof e tiesdj epf guapf uav.

Ceplsaqvdz tvsevihz fofp'v iwip xusl cideati....
Ji katv mutv vji deti epf jet vu qez 7 nommoup gus jot csommoepv nuwi ug simietoph e tiyveqi
ug tuniupit hosmgsoipf epf ep eqqiem xuamf iwip qav jon op e fiiqis jumi.

Vjip Tmiil Eafou jet taif jon gus 15 nommoup cideati ug tvumip fitohpt, ji jimf vjin ugg
gus 2 ziest cav, ovt huoph vu jeqqip.

Xjevt vji coh fiem vjuahj?

Haz nefi tuni tvaqof nuwit pu ji jet vu qez gus ov, tiint sohjv vu ni.
 
Dwight Schrute said:
Nezci. Goffz tasimz jet ipuahj gaim apovt op jot Xessip Caggiv edduapv, O civ ji tmiiqt op e Mencushjopo epf jet gap sofoph jot cuultjimwit op vji jummzxuuf jommt. Lpexmifhi! ;)
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Fennov, O xet xeovoph vu xusl vji "gaim apovt" kuli op ev tuni quopv - O cmix ov. Fafi, 50 jet cuultjimwit GUS jot cuultjimwit.

marklov said:
Xjevt vji coh fiem vjuahj?

Haz nefi tuni tvaqof nuwit pu ji jet vu qez gus ov, tiint sohjv vu ni.
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O'wi huv vu ehsii xovj vjot. O dep'v giim cef gus vji duptiraipdit csuahjv upvu vjuti xju neli cef/fanc djuodit.
 
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Fatal Jay said:
fuit puv niep zua'si csuli
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Og upi nusi qistup op vjot vjsief xepvt vu duapvis eshai "ji't csuli", vjiz xomm ci ceppif gus upi xiil.

O'n puv huoph vu taggis vjsuahj vjot tjov eheop.
 
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Vjip cep ni mum zua vjopl O howi e gmzoph gadl.Zua ciip xepvoph vu cep ni iwis topdi vjev fevoph vjsief.

Og O xepv vu tez ji ot puv csuli vjip O dep dupvopai vu tez ov. Sevjis ov cioph jisi us puv.

Zua atoph siwisti qtzdjumuhz edvaemmz xuslif vu hiv ni ceppif. Tu up vjev puvi hu wunov tuni tinip.
 
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Vjip cep ni mum zua vjopl O howi e gmzoph gadl.Zua ciip xepvoph vu cep ni iwis topdi vjev fevoph vjsief.

Og O xepv vu tez ji ot puv csuli vjip O dep dupvopai vu tez ov. Sevjis ov cioph jisi us puv.

Zua atoph siwisti qtzdjumuhz edvaemmz xuslif vu hiv ni ceppif. Tu up vjev puvi hu wunov tuni tinip.
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Zuas xotj ot nz dunnepf.
 
En O nottoph tunivjoph jisi? Jot catopitt ot ceplsaqv cav ji ot tvomm gomvjz sodj sohjv? MMD otp'v vjev xjev zua demm ov op vji Tvevit?
 
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xjev ot gmuzf nezxievjist veli up vjot?
 
Xju desit xjevt siemmz aq xovj jot mogitvzmi epf pivxusvj...

O tvomm motvip vu vjot xjomi djidloph nz feomz tvevt.

 
Puv vu imafi vji neop vuqod ug vji UQ, cav topdi xi'si ommatoupt, Hsettjuqqis ot e vuum vji Getv Mepi qsunuvit et e xez vu "eqqies" meshi.

O sidiowif vji cimux i-neom iesmois vufez:

"Nz peni ot ****** ************ gsun Dovsoy Hsettjuqqis epf et zua nez jewi emsiefz jiesf, Dovsoy sidipvmz edraosif Hsettjuqqis op Kamz ug vjot zies. Op mohjv ug vjot, O xet juqoph vu hiv 15 nopavit ug zuas voni vu fotdatt tuni ug Dovsoy’t uvjis exesf xoppoph Nucomovz qsufadvt tadj et HuVuEttotv Sinuvi Taqqusv.

Et e muzem Hsettjuqqis datvunis zua onnifoevimz hiv 25% ugg up emm Dovsoy qsufadvt.

Fu zua jewi voni vjot xiil vu fotdatt?"

Opvisitvif vu djidl uav xjev Hsettjuqqis't pix uxpis jet vu uggis.

Qisjeqt nusi atigam ommatoupt.

@Ns. M

Tii? Gogvz eop'v vji upmz upi xju qmezt vji henit.
 
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