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Hollywood ending for Oscar winner whose statuette vanished after TSA barred him from bringing it on board

The co-director's golden prize vanished after security agents allegedly told him the Oscar “could be used as a weapon,” forcing him to check the coveted statuette while flying from New York to Frankfurt.

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Hollywood ending for Oscar winner whose statuette vanished after TSA barred him from bringing it on boardThe co-director's golden prize vanished after security agents allegedly told him the Oscar “could be used as a weapon,” forcing him to check the coveted statuette while flying from New York to Frankfurt.
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