It's the tweet that girls and Ghostbusters need to see
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Former X-Files actor Gillian Anderson has tipped her agent's FBI badge at Ghostbusters star Kate McKinnon in a recent show of female camaraderie using the Twitter hashtag #thefutureisfemale.
Former X-Files actor Gillian Anderson has tipped her agent's FBI badge at Ghostbusters star Kate McKinnon in a recent show of female camaraderie using the Twitter hashtag #thefutureisfemale.
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What's on
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DVD
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