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CULTURE WATCH
It's a Miserable Life
MTV gave Denise a car, cash, and fame. Then things got even worse.
February
1
1990
GLEN DUFFY
Mark Seliger
It's a Miserable Life
GLEN DUFFY
February
1
1990
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CULTURE WATCH
It's a Miserable Life
MTV gave Denise a car, cash, and fame. Then things got even worse.
February
1
1990
GLEN DUFFY
Mark Seliger
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