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CRAZY SELF-LOVE FOR AWKWAFINA!

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Turns out Crazy Rich Asians standout AWKWAFINA is truly a hands-on actor! The NYC-born star, who’s getting lots of Oscar buzz for her riveting lead role in The Farewell, reveals that a scene in a previous flick involving self-pleasure resulted in an awkward moment with her grandmothe­r. “I once had a masturbati­on scene in a school bathroom and

I remember preparing for it so much, like practicing everywhere I was,” explains the 31-year-old. “And then my grandma watched the movie … I was like, ‘Grandma, I’m sorry.’ ” Surprising­ly, though, unfazed granny didn’t give Awkwafina a slap on the wrist. “She was like, ‘About what?’ I was like, ‘The scene just now … because I was masturbati­ng.’ And she was like, ‘Oh, I didn’t even notice.’ ”

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