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Nicole Avant says her mom's final text before she was murdered inspired the title of new memoir

Nicole Avant arrives for the Time magazine second annual Women of the Year Gala in Los Angeles on March 8, 2023.

LOS ANGELES — Nicole Avant, former U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas and wife of Netflix co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos, is opening up about her mother's murder in her new memoir, "Think You'll Be Happy: Moving Through Grief With Grit, Grace, and Gratitude."

Avant's parents were Los Angeles philanthropist Jacqueline Avant and music producer Clarence Avant. Jacqueline was shot

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