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ACTOR Mark Wahlberg has been put on a crash diet so he can re- shoot a vital scene from his upcoming movie about boxing legend Irish Micky Ward.
Earlier this year the star piled on nearly 30lbs to portray an out-of-shape Ward after his retirement from the ring in biopic The Fighter. But now director David O Russell has ordered the former Calvin Klein underwear model to shed the extra weight after a problem with a fight scene shot last year when 38-yearold Wahlberg was in peak condition. Wahlberg had spent three years training for the movie which tells the life story of former welterweight Ward and his half brother, played by Christian Bale.See the full content of this document
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Actor Told to Lose It for Art
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