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Paul Reubens

Forever in character

aul Reubens—best known for his character Pee-wee Herman—died on July 30 at 70 after a private battle with cancer. “Please accept my apology for not going public with what I’ve been facing the last six years,” Reubens wrote in a statement posted to Instagram after his death. “I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my friends,

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