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Ellen Barkin's Role In Switch And Sea Of Love
Ellen Barkin is a beautiful actress and has impressed audience and fans with her role in Switch and Sea of Love. Despite working in such huge films, her wealth has nothing to do with her work. Almost two-third of her wealth comes from the settlement lawsuit she filed against her billionaire husband. She has also appeared in other big movies including Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and Ocean’s Thirteen. After parting away from his stupidly wealthy ex-husband, she went on to destroy all memories related to him and sold all the expensive gifts like diamonds and a collection called “the Magnificent Jewels from the Collection of Ellen Barkin" at a whopping $20 million. So, having all these it is evident that Barkin has enough
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