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"Mike Huckabee became Hollywood news on Thursday night, when the former Arkansas governor and former Presidential hopeful aimed his fire at Oscar winner and mom-to-be Natalie Portman.\r\n\r\nDuring a radio interview, Huckabee, 55, complained that the actress, 29, was setting a bad example by having her first child out of wedlock. (She is engaged to the baby&amp;apos;s dad, dancer and Black Swan choreographer Benjamin Millepied.)\r\n&amp;quot;I think it gives a distorted image,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s unfortunate that we glorify and glamorize the idea of out-of- wedlock&amp;#xA0;children.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nUnlike movie star Portman, he argued, &amp;quot;Most single moms are very  poor, uneducated, can&amp;apos;t get a job, and if it  weren&amp;apos;t for government  assistance, their kids would be starving to  death and never have health care.&amp;quot;\r\nIn the wake of the unexpected debate, Huckabee spoke to UsMagazine.com exclusively about the fracas.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;These people should read my book and they would know what I said instead of what some left-wing partisans are attempting to put forth,&amp;quot; the politician tells Us. &amp;quot; I do appreciate the attention to the book as it is sparking interest in it dramatically.&amp;quot;\r\nUPDATE: On Friday afternoon, Huckabee commented further on his blog: &amp;quot;Natalie is an extraordinary actor, very deserving of her recent Oscar  and I am glad she will marry her baby&amp;apos;s father. However, contrary to  what the Hollywood media reported, I did not &amp;apos;slam&amp;apos; or &amp;apos;attack&amp;apos; Natalie  Portman, nor did I criticize the hardworking single mothers in our  country.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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