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America Ferrera: 'Shows Like 'Gossip Girl' Kind Of Condition Us To Be Mean'

 
NEW YORK, NY -- American Ferrera plays a plucky 24-year old do-gooder on ABC's "Ugly Betty," and it appears she has quite a lot in common with her on-screen character, Betty Suarez. In a new interview with Seventeen magazine's October issue, America stood up for positivity, saying she believes there are a host of television programs that do more harm than good. (link)

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