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        Hugh Jackman on Marriage Equality: 'I'm Proud to Be an Australian'
    The Aussie star is ecstatic over his nation's embrace of same-sex marriage.
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Hugh Jackman on Marriage Equality: 'I'm Proud to Be an Australian'

The Aussie star is ecstatic over his nation's embrace of same-sex marriage.

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