Pen Pals

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In an interview, rapper Lil' Kim says Marc Jacobs' letters were what kept her going while incarcerated. 'He wrote me every week! I decided to buy a coloring book – I'm a huge Bratz fan – and I painted the Bratz and made them all wear Marc Jacobs, and sent it to him. He blew it up and framed it, and now it's hanging in his house. So Marc Jacobs is the best.' [StyleList]