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- ↑ Scheib, Ronnie (2 June 2004). "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover". Variety . Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ↑ "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 26 July 2020.