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Bully Max Adler: It Gets Better
Glee's closeted bully Max Adler has a message for gay teens: "It Gets Better."
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          Nov 17, 2010
          
        
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On the heels of last week's big bullying episode, Glee's closeted bully Max Adler has a message for gay teens: "It Gets Better."
Watch the video here. 

        
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Bully Max Adler: It Gets Better

Glee's closeted bully Max Adler has a message for gay teens: "It Gets Better."

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