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"Somehow she was trying to use it to gain an upper hand," Police Lieutenant Abel Parga told the Associated Press. Authorities said the woman was "competitive shopping".
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Whether or not Roman will have anything to do with this record, recently told MTV News, "We got one so far. She's in L.A. goin' crazy. ... She just started, so she's really picking her music and picking the songs. She's real selective. She'll pick all the beats before she even starts writing, so right now, we're just getting music together, and it's goin' crazy right now."
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