Charlie's Angels By Lucy Munday Argumentative Essay

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Lucy Liu is now 47 years old. Time flies! It feels like only yesterday that she charmed us as Alex Munday in Charlie's Angels, but it's been over a decade! Lucy is a fully grown lady now, approaching her fifties. But this doesn't mean that she's slowing down. The Han Chinese-American actress is going as strong as ever. Here's what she's been up to in 2016 so far.

You might be surprised to hear that she very recently welcomed her first child into the world. Yes, at 47! But this was in no way a traditional pregnancy. Rockwell Lloyd Liu was conceived via Gestational Surrogacy. This originally sparked some controversy, but Liu has been very open about what she calls her "non-traditional family". She says that she didn't even realize it was

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