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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Denzel Washington looking incredibly sinister and cool in Gladiator II.

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II Decadent II Decrepit: The Politics Of ‘Gladiator II’

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Rachelle Hampton

Wicked co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande stand on a red carpet. Grande holds Erivo's hand to her mouth.

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When Will The ‘Wicked’ Press Campaign End?

<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


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‘Rap World’ Remembers The Truth About Suburban Malaise

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Folie À Poo: Boredom Is A Joker Sequel

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