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The Messy Truth About Erin Brockovich

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The iconic litigator was arrested for drunkenly handling a boat.

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The last time most of us heard about legal crusader Erin Brockovich, she was being glamorously portrayed by Julia Roberts in an Academy Award–winning film.

Thirteen years later, she’s a household name again—for drunkenly

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