Reynolds<\/a> said about the journalist who was on camera making inflammatory comments about Candy\u2019s weight. \u201cI didn\u2019t put it in the movie, but I called this journalist just to see.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cI wasn\u2019t trying to shame him or teach him a lesson,\u201d Reynolds continued. \u201c[I told him] I took it out of the movie, but I\u2019d put it in the movie if you wanted to talk about it, because maybe you have something to say about it, about your…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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