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Beijing and he manages to make the experience sound as if he was the first man on Everest or, more precisely, the first gay man on Everest. West's sexual orientation and his understandable desire to have a good time are very much to the
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including him helping prepare the dinner and the feast itself, on his YouTube channel and amassed a global following. He was interviewed by major US TV stations including CNN, NBC and CBS."
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