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"Even after working with her, I still love her," sighed Ballet Star Rudolf Nureyev. Could this be Singer-Actress Michelle Phillips, his feuding film co-star in Valentino, that Rudi was talking about? Nope. It was Miss Piggy, his TV partner in an upcoming Muppet Show. Rudi, in a sequined jacket and flesh-colored tights, and a Muppet porker in a traditional tutu made from 40 yds. of tulle, performed a pas de pig titled Swine Lake in London for viewing later this season. Rudi's porcine partner: Royal Ballet Soloist Graham Fletcher, who stands 6 ft....
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