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    "excerpt": "Perez Hilton apparently wanted to die at the hands of police, allegedly saying on his TikTok live stream that he was willing to hurt cops to make it happen -- according to documents obtained by TMZ.",
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    "title": "Perez Hilton Said He Wanted to Be Shot By Cops During Mental Health Crisis, Call Log Shows",
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