Quote of the Day

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“I used to smoke cigarettes, and I still do, lately. I gave that up a long time ago, but every now and then I will fall off for a week. [Sarah Jessica] is worse than me on that. And.. [son] James Wilkie is already curious. He’ll see a cigarette butt and say, 'What is that? Why do people smoke?' I can just see the little budding gene of a smoker in there.”

- Sarah Jessica Parker's husband, Matthew Broderick, tells New York magazine

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    Posted: Jun 20, 2008 at 10:45 am / Email this  »

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    1. fdsf says – reply to this


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      FIRST!

    2. yo mo says – reply to this


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      umm…wow…."budding gene of a smoker"… why would u say that about your own son ?

    3. rache says – reply to this


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      cigs are gross

    4. Girl1 says – reply to this


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      Kool

    5. sophi says – reply to this


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      her son i hideous, like her

    6. Angie says – reply to this


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      And this is amusing how?

      QUE COMEMIERDA.

    7. mmmmv says – reply to this


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      nmmm,,,



    8. 8

      FIRST!

    9. trish says – reply to this


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      im a smoker , thats too bad the kids already wondering..

    10. alex says – reply to this


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      wow…intelligent.

    11. heyya says – reply to this


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      That's bull shit! There is no smoker gene. Just addictive peronalities and shitty parenting! Way to set an example for your kid!

      Smokers are some of the nastiest people on the face of the planet. It's a rude and selfish habit, and a shame that cancer takes so long to kill them.

    12. FReal says – reply to this


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      Awww…how cute!! You should slap SJP around too so he can learn to wife beat. Then teach him to lie and steal. That's awesome. Matthew, you are still adorable and I will take you away from SJP in spite of this terrible, horrible thing you do!

    13. bree says – reply to this


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      maybe you shouldn't smoke in front of your kid that way his 'budding gene' won't erupt and you won't have a smoker



    14. 14

      Wow, isn't that something to be proud of
      stupid asshole

    15. lola says – reply to this


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      WAY TO DISCOURAGE IT MATT. EW.



    16. 16

      lol, smoking is bad but it was just a little joke.

    17. Lulu says – reply to this


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      Hey, the more the merrier. :D

    18. lor says – reply to this


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      Dear Matthew Broderick: It's not a "budding smoker gene" moron, it's the bad example you and you're decrepit wife set for your son. A child looks up to their parents and wants to emulate them. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. STOP SMOKING A-HOLES!

    19. kim says – reply to this


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      Wow…that's just great. "Aww my boy's gonna be a little smoker when he grows up aww." lol. Wow.

    20. nooo says – reply to this


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      sounds like the budding gene of a NON-smoker to me.
      …hopefully

    21. chimp says – reply to this


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      I'd make damn sure he took it up, then. Something to be proud of. Have some self control for the sake of your son.

    22. yuck says – reply to this


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      my husband and i both smoke but it is usually when the kids are asleep inside and we are in the backyard.

      we make an effort to not let them see us smoke because it really is a nasty habit.

      im not sure we ever will but we make a point to tell the kids it is a very dirty habit that is hard to quit.

    23. Subie says – reply to this


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      My son saw a no-smoking sign yesterday and said, "What's smoking?" I told him not to worry about it. Then he said, "Don't smoke it unless it's a BIG DEAL!" Ha!!! I agree.

    24. FUKNO says – reply to this


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      WAT A TOOL…..SOUNDS LIKE HE IS PROUD HIS SON HAS A SMOKE GENE…..ASSHAT

    25. C says – reply to this


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      He killed two people in Ireland, so obviously he doesn't have any serious concern for other humans.

    26. Mamar says – reply to this


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      SJP is a liar!! I saw her on Actor's Studio when SATC (TV) was at its prime. She said that she wasn't at all like her character, Carrie. I remember her saying that Carrie smokes and that she (SJP) did not.

    27. Susan says – reply to this


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      He wants to be just like you daddy. Addiction is part of all of us. Some choose cigarettes, some choose exercise and some choose religion. Some choose love and some choose to convert others to fortify their own commitment to their addiction. Take responsibility for your addictions and don't corrupt your child's choices before he knows he has a choice.

    28. so wh says – reply to this


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      So WTF how are we superior to him?Don't get it.He made a comment
      its his business.He has a name he is talented and pple talk abt him.
      WTH would the blogist write abt if it was not for the like of MB.BTW
      SJP looks good in that picture.Have a good weekend everyone.

    29. ME! says – reply to this


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      Is he trying to say he wants to derail his son from smoking or is saying it like oops, look what we did? it sounds like he's taking it lightly to me!

    30. IAN L says – reply to this


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      she's looks like Julia Roberts on this picture

    31. CrzyT says – reply to this


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      Is it just me or does that kid like NEVER age?

    32. m says – reply to this


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      that's really unfortunate.
      hopefully they at least don't smoke in the house, where he has to breathe it. bleh

    33. kames says – reply to this


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      Re: heyya
      there's no gay gene either yet you wonder …

    34. Loo says – reply to this


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      Growing up both my parents were smokers. My mom quit 8 years ago and my dad for the first time in his life, he's been smoking for more than 45 years, is trying to quit. Neither me or my brother have even thought of becoming a smoker… SJP's kid still has hope!



    35. 35

      Taht's why you shouldn't smoke in front of your kids. Dads are rolemodels, act like it, Matthew!

    36. Sunsh says – reply to this


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      Is that supposed to be cute or something? Seriously, don't smoke in front of your small kids.

    37. kames says – reply to this


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      Re: yo mo
      it's a shame because it's prevalent
      the sad reality is that the kid is like 6 and by 12, he'll have plenty of experiences
      the law of average says he's a possible smoker

    38. Kitta says – reply to this


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      Their little boy is so cute

    39. kames says – reply to this


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      Re: FUKNO
      if anything, i saw concern in his words and not encouragement ..

    40. shopg says – reply to this


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      WINTER CLOTHES IN THE DEAD OF SUMMER..PEZ WHAT IS WRONG CAN'T GET CURRENT PIC…AND WHO THE FUCK CARES ABOUT HER SMOKING……CAN FIND ENOUGH GOSSIP….SO YOU DIG UP SHIT…….JESUS…..YOU'RE GETTING WATER DOWN JUICE….I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE IT …NOT ENOUGH GOSSIP AND WHEN YOU DO IT'S WAY TO LONG AND THE PICS ARE OLDER THAN GOD HIMSELF AND IT'S OLD NEWS….GET NEW STUFF PEZ

    41. Melis says – reply to this


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      Thats something to proud of IDIOT!

    42. heyya says – reply to this


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      Re: heyya

      how am I rude if I choose to smoke on the balcony of my own house? I should die of cancer? You're a total asshole - probably fat, ugly and miserable with your only semblance of life being a gossip site - why don't you go shoot yourself now

    43. Lisa says – reply to this


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      Geez, I really thought these people were intelligent. Wrong!

    44. twink says – reply to this


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      That's stupid to assume your kid will end up a smoker. I guess it's not in their plan to teach him that it is a bad habit and to try to avoid them?

    45. Ex Sm says – reply to this


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      Oh, c'mon people, back off…I get what he is saying…I smoked for 20 years and quit a year and a half ago - hardest thing I've ever had to do…I'm embarrassed that I STILL struggle with it, but I've somehow managed to stay smoke free…My little girl is 8 years old and she as never seen me smoke. I hid it from her because I never wanted her to see me - I was so ashamed. I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with cigs. Anyway, I asked her once if she thought smoking was cool, and without missing a beat, and in that innocent, honest way kids have, she quickly nodded her head and said, 'yes!' My heart sank. We have had many conversations about smoking and how bad it is for your health (how it killed my father), how gross it is, how it stinks…on and on - yet she sees movies and other outside influences that make it look cool to her, the way it looked cool to me when I was young. I couldn't wait to try cigs, I was so curious. So, she might have that curious 'smoker gene' too - my job is to keep on drilling home the negatives of smoking and pray it sinks in and she never starts…

    46. Sim says – reply to this


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      Ugh, and that kid is so cute too.

    47. Bob L says – reply to this


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      Re: FUKNO

      You must read Jen Lancaster….asshat? I love it!

    48. deme says – reply to this


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      Ferris Bueller is a Dumb Ass!!!

    49. Blunt says – reply to this


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      What a great dad, grooming his son for the filthy habit of smoking that will inevitably damage his health. Lucky James!!

    50. GFF says – reply to this


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      Truly sad

      WWW.GLAMFABFASHION.COM

    51. trins says – reply to this


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      Gee wiz, why night stick a butt in his mouth and light it up - never too young to learn…real good example there dude…

    52. doork says – reply to this


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      Give the guy a break. It's a miracle anybody in the public eye bothers to give interviews; whatever they say gets so twisted. Broderick was just being honest. People do have faults. It doesn't mean he holds his son down and blows smoke in his face or forces the kid to drink vodka.

    53. justm says – reply to this


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      That kid looks like Cynthia Nixon, always had, since birth. I often wonder if she didnt give her the egg????

    54. BDO says – reply to this


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      What a bullshitter like you. OH yeah you quit, for 10mins big fucking deal. Your poor kid has to deal with your second hand smoke not because he is curious as you claim but he is annoyed by it. Stuck with you in a car smelling your cigarette in 2nd hand clothing. NOT COOL. and you wearing all brand new dresses and when someone gave you a 2nd hand dress you BARKED!

    55. Megan says – reply to this


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      Re: Mamar – She probably got addicted to it after pretending to smoke so long as Carrie.

      I don't even care, she's so fabulous. And I think MB was joking.

    56. shawn says – reply to this


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      and that…budding gene of a smoker in his son isn't enough inspiration to quit once and for all?
      pathetic.

    57. Chick says – reply to this


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      Nice.

    58. lala says – reply to this


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      Isn't it June in New York?

    59. jauni says – reply to this


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      "What's that, daddy?"
      "Well, son, that is a cigarette. I smoke them so I can get lung cancer and die a horrible death while you are still young!"

    60. Lara says – reply to this


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      They have money, fame, a great life and yet they still put the cancer sticks in their mouths. I can't believe how stupid they are. I wonder if they smoke around the kid. If I had their kind of lifestyle with everything I could possibly want, I'd try to take care of myself so I could be around as long as possible to enjoy it.

    61. Jenst says – reply to this


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      Wow, Matthew — great example you & SJP are setting for James. What a-holes!

    62. GROSS says – reply to this


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      BEST REASON TO QUIT- YOUR CHILDREN ARE WATCHING YOU, LOOKING UP TO YOU AS A ROLE MODEL. IF YOU SMOKE, THEN IT MAKES SENSE THAT THEY WILL TOO. ANY OTHER BAD HABIT- YOU WOULD HIDE FROM YOU KIDS

    63. kurwa says – reply to this


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      Kurwa mach, this is a free country. A horse should be allowed to somke if it wants to.

    64. Kate says – reply to this


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      wow that's not something I would be bragging about.

    65. frank says – reply to this


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      does her son ask, "mommy, why do you have a horseface? mommy, how does a no talent big nose get to be famous? is daddy an actor? why does he suck at all his parts, maybe even more than you?"

    66. ben says – reply to this


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      what a stupid bitch!

    67. muffi says – reply to this


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      That's intelligence twofold: not only are they teaching their kid that smoking is OK just by way of doing it, and exposing him to it unnecessarily, but Matthew's father died from cancer at the age of 55. not sure if it was smoking related or not but DUH. Also if you quit for a long time and then start up again, it's worse for your lungs than smoking. You are destined to get lung cancer stopping and starting. That's what killed Peter Jennings. His doctors told the press that verbatim.

    68. alli says – reply to this


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      POOR CHILD NEEDS A HAIRCUT.

    69. CUTE says – reply to this


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      WHAT A CUTE LIL BOY! LOOKS LIKE BOTH OF THEM.

      WHY DONT CELEBS EVER CUT THEIR KIDS HAIR? I THINK A SHORT BOY HAIRCUT WOULD LOOK GOOD ON THIS KID AND RYDER WHO AT 4 HAS SHOULDER LENGTH HAIR. MAYBE GOLDIES DAUGHTER WANTED A GIRL..

    70. Janic says – reply to this


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      How about setting a good example and teaching him about the dangers of such a disgusting habit. Nice role models the kid has there. Jeesh!

    71. HORSE says – reply to this


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      Y THE LONG FACE???/……………HAHAHAHA…TICKLE ME ELMO…..LMFAO…..

    72. lexus says – reply to this


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      Re JENST- Wow, Matthew — great example you & SJP are setting for James. What a-holes!*********************************************

      and your setting a great example posting nonsense on a gossip blog.I think
      the a hole is you not Matthew.

    73. Viva! says – reply to this


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      SJP and MB both suck ass. I hate them. I hate that they smoke in front of their child. Fucking Pathetic!

    74. Rhond says – reply to this


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      Aw, that's so sweet, just like his hero, Barrack Hussein Obama.

    75. EWW says – reply to this


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      There are certain things you have to STOP when you have a kid and by no means am I perfect. noooo way… But when you start saying shit like that "genetic smoker" to a fucking magazine, you are a horsed faced looney tune.

    76. Horse says – reply to this


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      babbling like one agin. trying with cookies?

    77. fredd says – reply to this


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      So give up smoking you douche!

    78. meme says – reply to this


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      Matthew, come spend a week at my house. Check out the oxygen tanks. Watch our grandmother gasp for air as she walks across the kitchen. Then decide if you want to make light of smoking. How disgusting.

    79. Susan says – reply to this


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      Re: heyya – Scientists from an EU-supported consortium have discovered that a mutation in a human gene confers nicotine dependence. Roughly half of the people of European descent carry at least one copy of this genetic variant, which does not influence smoking initiation, but makes it more difficult to quit.

    80. joduc says – reply to this


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      Smoking is disgusting and shows a lack of respect toward your body. Inhaling smoke… uh, that's just pure stupidity. It's certainly not something to be proud of, and he's even more ridiculous bantering about. C'mon. If you love your child you're going to try to keep him from smoking.

    81. Rache says – reply to this


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      That is one fucking ugly little boy. And what the fuck kinda name is Wilkie? Idiots.

      All the money and fame in the world won't save them from lung cancer.

    82. moniQ says – reply to this


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      Ummm, i love SJP, and i 've always thought they were so perfect together, but WTF?

    83. Kiki says – reply to this


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      That's INCREDIBLE- he thinks he is CLEVER saying that crap? Disgusting people. they should be teaching their child that smoking is terrible and that it is so hard to quit that it is better to never even try. What kind of parents are they?

    84. lxa21 says – reply to this


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      The fact that their son asked why people smoke does not mean that he is a "budding…smoker". It could possibly mean that he doesn't see the point in smoking, or several other more positive explanations. The only way he would be a budding smoker is if his parents instill in him that the deadly habit of smoking is acceptable (which it is NOT), and it seems like Matthew Broderick is implying such an idea. The only way he'll think smoking is okay is if his parents make it okay. It has nothing to do with the gene pool. He says it himself that he can't quit for longer than a week, so because of his addictive personality, he is going to program his young son to think the same way. Matthew Broderick's comment was a true example of ignorance. Maybe if he would set a better example for his son, he wouldn't give into the fact that he was going to make bad choices.

    85. Heidi says – reply to this


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      well don't, dumb ass! it'll only make the lines you already have on your face (especially the lips) worse, and to predict that in your little boy there's a smoker yearning to be, pulleez, that's just stupid. grow up and be a good mother.

    86. Karla says – reply to this


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      Smoking is so bad… ughh

    87. bunse says – reply to this


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      Awwwww, they must be so proud.

    88. steph says – reply to this


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      it didnt help sarah jessica's smoking habits since she smoked at least once every episode in SATC lol



    89. 89

      DISGUSTING, IT SOUNDS LIKE HE WANTS HIS FUCKING SON TO SMOKE.
      THAT'S ALWAYS NICE- I GUESS HE WANTS HIS SON TO DIE. TERRIFIC.

    90. oh says – reply to this


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      It's June In NYC! What is this, proof of global warming?

    91. ohnon says – reply to this


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      I told my son that People smoked before they found out it is bad for people. There is very little hope once someone starts, but the ones who are finding out - now, that is bad - before they ever start, have a chance. He is only 6, but he understands. SJP owes her son an explanation like that that he can fully comprehend and make a good choice for His life.



    92. 92

      why would you say that? if it were me i'd be like 'who me? no i've been clean for years!'

    93. VICTO says – reply to this


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      **************************************************************************************
      AND NOW WE KNOW WHY SHE HAS A HORSE FASE!!!! SMOKING MAKES YOU OLD & HORSEY LOOKING!!!
      **************************************************************************************

    94. Kiki says – reply to this


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      Why would anyone publicize his weaknesses like this, even to the point of including his wife? And to claim that he sees a future smoker in his son because of their choice to smoke is beyond belief. Either this is made up, or Matthew Broderick is an irresponsible idiot.

    95. omg says – reply to this


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      "Budding gene of a smoker"? He almost sounds proud. Ugh.

    96. AMO says – reply to this


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      Sounds like a normal, humble parent to me.

    97. Dandy says – reply to this


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      What's with the snowpants? God she looks way too old to have that little kid.

    98. Nona says – reply to this


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      That kid is so homely. He must take after her ugly mug, because his dad is really good looking.

    99. Horri says – reply to this


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      That is SOO SCREWED UP!!! Way to encourage your own kid to die!!! What a loser!

    100. beezy says – reply to this


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      umm is he gonna be a decrepit 6 inch stilleto wearing transvestite like his "mommy" cause i think that gene is more likely. plus fuck it this little kid already has more bank than me he can go out and but me a pack.

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