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The first half of the musical traces Jackie’s rise from a hardworking upstate New York hick to a Florida beauty pageant winner who escaped an abusive relationship with her baby daughter.

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The spotlight also fell on Saturday night stalwart Strictly Come Dancing, with Davie apologising to contestants after complaints of abusive behaviour on the show.

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He is also being held on suspicion of taking a conveyance without consent, and using threatening, abusive or insulting words and behaviour to cause harassment.

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The FA said, external that following the hearing, an "aggravated breach", where using abusive and/or insulting words which included reference to colour and/or race, was found to be proven.

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He was initially charged with threatening and abusive behaviour towards Nadia, and of threatening her family.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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