Jason Derulo
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When my son Jason King Derulo was born.
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I’m happy whenever I’m with my wife, Allegra.
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Now. I’ve learned to adjust my expectations to reality better than when I was 20 or 10.
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