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- WATCH: GAY GUYS TOTALLY STROY JOHN OLIVER BY TELLG HIM THEY DON’T KNOW WHO HE IS
- RSIAN ACTOR IVAN OKHLOBYST: ‘I WOULD PUT ALL THE GAYS ALIVE INTO AN OVEN’
WATCH: GAY GUYS TOTALLY STROY JOHN OLIVER BY TELLG HIM THEY DON’T KNOW WHO HE IS
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TL;DR: a lot of people seem to assume El is gay, but he's supposed to be bi.
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RSIAN ACTOR IVAN OKHLOBYST: ‘I WOULD PUT ALL THE GAYS ALIVE INTO AN OVEN’
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