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March mailbag

This month: Good acting in bad movies! Bad accent work! And how to call out from work!
Jared Leto has a lot of padding added to his face via makeup in House of Guc. He wears a bald cap and a blue and green suit.
Mamma mia, that's Jared Leto! (Credit: MGM)

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Emily St. James

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