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George takei signs they called us enemy tickets, tue, aug. The original series star george takei, 80, has been accused of sexual assault by former model and actor scott r. After rejecting takei s advances, brunton left, having to wait in his car until he felt well enough to leave. George takei talked to fans during a book signing of they called us. To the stars book by george takei official publisher page. Allegiance is a musical with music and lyrics by jay kuo and a book by marc acito, kuo and lorenzo thione. George takei accused of sexually assaulting male model. With a slew of television, theatre and stand up shows to her credit, celeste has been actively working in.
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