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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 09: Creator/producer Alan Ball arrives at the afterparty for the premiere of the 2nd season of HBO's 'True Blood' at the Paramount Theater on June 9, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

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  12. This undated photo provided by Dennis Hof, shows Brooke Phillips. On Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, Oklahoma City police said the 22-year-old Brooke Phillips, who worked at a Nevada brothel that featured on an HBO reality series, was among four people found dead in a burning house earlier this week.

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