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One spoilerβ€” Cecelia is not Ashley, she is a real person.

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Jun 27Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Ugh, that somehow makes it WORSE

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Jun 26Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DRIVE WITH ALL YOUR DATA? Dangling from the edge of my seat here, and not just because a chonky cat is taking up 90% of it.

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Jun 27Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

I really hope you sold all the jewelry and gifts she gave you and sent that money to Cecilia.

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From a person who took/stole $5000 from a friend as a 'finders fee', after

1) already receiving a sizable sum from her MeToo lawsuit and

2) comes from a family of means?

I doubt it.

If she did, would love to see receipts and dates.

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Jun 26Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Cecelia is Ashley, am I right?? Thank you for writing this, btw. I binged it like it was a pint of Jeni's Brambleberry Crisp ice cream! Hope all is well. From Minneapolis with love and concern that I might know these woman/women....

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Jun 26Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Wait omg there’s no way Cecelia IS Ashley, right? I can’t handle that.

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Jun 26Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

My guess is no, but that would be an INSANE twist!!

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Jun 26Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Netflix - please give us The Catfish Detective Agency. If Ashley is Cecilia I’m going to just check myself in to the nuthouse now.

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Jun 26Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Ugh. I can’t imagine how this conversation must have felt for either Cecilia or yourself. Validating but so hurtful and surreal, I’d guess.

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Jun 27Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

I caught up on Trashley because I was having a bad anxiety day and needed a distraction. Now I have anxiety, but in a different flavor. Lol holy shit, Lauren. I'm so glad you're still alive.

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Jun 27Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

You have a growing Detroit fan base. We are hooked!!

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Ooooh, I love Detroit! WELCOME!

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Jun 26Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Argh I read this one too fast and now the anticipation for 41 is killing me!

Must savor new content.

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Jun 26Liked by Lauren Reeves πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

😳😳😳😳😳

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The comments on your last few posts reflect whose story this has become, and there needs to be more transparency and sensitivity to that. You completely misrepresented aspects of my very personal experience, which whatever to that blip in your whole series, but you’re simply continuing to publish these fabricated things without acknowledging what it is. Do you realize you’re making things up or do you simply not care enough about these people to know the facts of their experiences?

All I know is a professional writer knows better.

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I'm happy to post a disclaimer, because you're right, I dont know the intimate details of your story. And I'm not claiming to. I'm trying to post to the best of my recollection what I experienced. And how we all got mixed up with this person.

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But that’s just itβ€”you did not personally experience this stuff.

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Can you tell me what you're referring to?

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