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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 30 Oct 2012

    Disney to buy Star Wars production company Lucasfilm from George Lucas for $4.05bn (£2.52bn). Details soon http://bbc.in/TUjWDZ 

    1:06 PM - 30 Oct 2012
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      1. Stephiee‏ @Stepanakki 30 Oct 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Good maybe they will put an end to his endless tinkering and restore the ORIGINAL

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      2. ™william hutchinson‏ @nufc2008 30 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Disney will spoil Star Wars like everything else they do hope it's a JOKE.

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      1. Jack Crawley‏ @ProperGravy 30 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking lol.

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      1. Just Mick‏ @Stressed_Eric72 30 Oct 2012
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        .@BBCBreaking Disney to buy Star Wars production company Lucasfilm from George Lucas for $4.05bn (£2.52bn) < Bargain? #WhatGlobalRecession

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      1. 🅑🅡🅘‏ @StrangeMane 30 Oct 2012
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        Hot damn RT @BBCBreaking Disney to buy Star Wars production company Lucasfilm from George Lucas for $4.05bn http://bbc.in/TUjWDZ 

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      1. James Parr‏ @james5parr 30 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking where do I find my stuffed sith and pink fluffy lightsaber

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      1. Lorna Woolley‏ @LornaChandler75 30 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking George must've hit hard times!

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      1. Heidi Price‏ @H3Price 30 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Not sure I like this! RT Disney to buy Star Wars Lucasfilm from George Lucas for $4.05bn. Details soon http://bbc.in/TUjWDZ 

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      1. Golar‏ @Golar 30 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Emperor Palpatoon?

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      1.  🎩 Sir Henry Deadman  💀‏ @Yeahitis 30 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking im excited by this I like 2 & 3 and think more is better

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      1. CMDR SHINOBI1UKNOWME‏ @DarthShinobi 30 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking well that's officially the death of star wars.. He finally drove a nail through its once noble heart.

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      1. Kate Alford‏ @DiveSciDiva 30 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking WHAT???!!!!!

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      1. Han Zhou‏ @zhouhan418 30 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Then we can expect Stormtroopers to dance and sing during fights.

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      1. Voncelle Volté  🌻‏ @VoncelleVolte 30 Oct 2012
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        TW'EPORT: Star Wars: Sold ... Out! MT @bbcbreaking: Disney buys Star Wars maker Lucasfilm from George Lucas for $4B http://ow.ly/1PgDrg 

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      1. Todd Smith‏ @Mugshot73 30 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Disney strikes back

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      1. M‏ @MisterMarimo 30 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking I don't know what to feel atm.

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      1. Beeface‏ @BiancaShulman 30 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Nooooo!

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