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    "excerpt": "Carrot Top's legal team is speaking out about what they're calling an attempt to extort the comedian ... just weeks before his suicide attempt.",
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    "title": "Carrot Top's Lawyer Claims He Was Being Extorted Over Sex Before Suicide Attempt",
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