CHRIS TUCKER
as Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element
(1997) dir. Luc Besson
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CHRIS TUCKER
as Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element
(1997) dir. Luc Besson
mckitterick.tumblr.com/post/636989365…
CHRIS TUCKER
as Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element
(1997) dir. Luc Besson
mckitterick.tumblr.com/post/636989365…
CHRIS TUCKER
as Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element
(1997) dir. Luc Besson
mckitterick.tumblr.com/post/636989365…
CHRIS TUCKER
as Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element
(1997) dir. Luc Besson
mckitterick.tumblr.com/post/636989365…
CHRIS TUCKER
as Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element
(1997) dir. Luc Besson
mckitterick.tumblr.com/post/636989365…
CHRIS TUCKER
as Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element
(1997) dir. Luc Besson
mckitterick.tumblr.com/post/636989365…
CHRIS TUCKER
as Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element
(1997) dir. Luc Besson
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