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André Leon Talley Declined to Be in Precious

10/22/09 at 2:20 PM
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André Leon Talley Declined to Be in Precious

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Apparently Precious director Lee Daniels wanted Vogue's André Leon Talley to appear in the movie in a fantasy sequence about a Vogue photo shoot. The Times reports, "Talley looked at a clip of [Precious star Gabourey] Sidibe from the movie and declined." [NYT via Jezebel]

By: Amy Odell Filed Under: andre leon talley, gabourey sidibe, life with andre, movies, precious

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