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Adele Is Another Problem. I Never Said That She Was Fat. I Said That She Was A Little Roundish; A Little Roundish Is Not Fat. But For Such A Beautiful Girl... After That She Lost Eight Kilos [17.6 Pounds] So I Think The Message Was Not That Bad.

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Adele Is Another Problem.

Karl Lagerfeld

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Adele Is Another Problem. I Never Said That She Was Fat. I Said That She Was A Little Roundish; A Little Roundish Is Not Fat. But For Such A Beautiful Girl... After That She Lost Eight Kilos [17.6 Pounds] So I Think The Message Was Not That Bad.

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