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Los Angeles lawyer Keith Davidson was the go-to guy if you had a sex tape to sell or a story of an affair with a powerful person.

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Los Angeles lawyer Keith Davidson was the go-to guy if you had a sex tape to sell or a story of an affair with a powerful person.

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