His mysterious friend promised to have a manly tete-a-tete with him while he was in town.

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Last year, only four million or so tuned into Good Morning America for her tete-a-tete with Mel Gibson after the actor made headlines for his drunk-driving arrest and subsequent anti-Semitic rant.

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Mr. Walesa felt entitled to a tete-a-tete.

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