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"Madonna&amp;amp;#8217;s latest directorial debut, W.E., hit theaters last week. In a twist on the whole nepotism thing, Madonna actually cast her daughter Lourdes Leon to play a young version of the main character Wallis Simpson.It was a very nice break for Madonna to offer up since Lourdes is an aspiring actress and even attends New York&amp;amp;#8217;s famed performing arts high school LaGuardia (you know, the same one that Fame took place). W.E., FYI, is about American divorcee Wallis Simpson and Britain&amp;amp;#8217;s Prince Edward, who abdicates his throne for her. So anyway, according to Madonna, she brought Lourdes in at the last minute to play this part&amp;amp;#8212;which I can&amp;amp;#8217;t even imagine how nervous, excited and hopeful Lourdes was to get this chance&amp;amp;#8212;and then ended up taking her scenes and I guess decided to save them for the deleted scenes on the DVD release! Madonna told MTV, &amp;quot;There was a scene where she played Wally as a young girl ... But she was really great and then I ended up cutting her out of the film. Ruthless, I know. I said, &amp;#x27;Sorry babe, you&amp;#x27;re on the cutting room floor.&amp;#x27; She took it like a champ.&amp;quot; Well, you know what they say&amp;amp;#8212;those are the breaks, that&amp;amp;#8217;s show biz, insert any other cliche you can think of here&amp;amp;#8212;but was that mean of Madonna to cut a scene with her very own daughter? Or was it actually a good lesson in how tough Hollywood can be and better that Lourdes learns that from her mom than some director that has no interest in her well being? Tell me what you think: Madonna cutting daughter Lourdes out of W.E. is: And, can we just talk about how gorgeous Lourdes is for one second? I really don&amp;amp;#8217;t think I have looked at a photo of her in years&amp;amp;#8212;she is stunning and should have no problem launching her career! And after you&amp;#x27;ve voted, lets keep the convo going below! Did Madonna do the right thing? Can you get over how Lourdes has grown up? More on famous kids! * Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale Take the Kids Fishing--Here&amp;#x27;s What They Look Like! * OMG Tina Fey&amp;#x27;s Daughter Alice Looks EXACTLY Like Her--and More Cute Photos of Celebrity &amp;quot;Mini Me&amp;quot; Kids * Warning: This Video of Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley With Their Daughter Might Bring a Tear To Your Eye Photos: Getty Images and INF"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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