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Mr T has ditched his gold jewellery after seeing the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina on America's Gulf Cost last year. The former A Team star, real name Lawrence Teto, felt it was selfish to display his wealth in the wake of so many people losing their homes. "As a spiritual man, I felt it would be a sin against my God for me to wear all that gold again because I spent a lot of time with the less fortunate," he said. Mr T also had some strong words to give to other celebrities after the disaster, "I saw...

PASADENA, Calif. - Mr. T has given himself a makeover. The former television action star shed the piles of gold chains that were his signature look after witnessing the destruction from Hurricane Katrina. "As a spiritual man, I felt it would be a sin against my God for me to wear all that gold again because I spent a lot of time with the less fortunate," the actor said Thursday at the Television Critics Association's summer meeting. "I saw some, I call it `sorry celebrities.' They'll go down there and hook up with the people to take a photo-op. I...

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