Mystery Behind Tina Fey's Scar Revealed

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Tina Fey's husband is talking about somethingthe "30 Rock" actress would rather not discuss: the scar on herleft cheek.

In an interview in Vanity Fair, Jeff Richmond says a strangerslashed Fey's face when she was 5 years old. He says the incidentoccurred in the front yard of her house.

Says Richmond: "That scar was fascinating to me. This issomebody who, no matter what it was, has gone through something.And I think it really informs the way she thinks about her life."

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Fey says talking about the attack would seem like exploiting it.

Says Fey: "It's really almost like I'm able to forget about it,until I was on-camera, and it became a thing of 'Oh, I guess weshould use this side' or whatever. Everybody's got a better side."

In the interview, Fey also discusses her now-infamous Sarah Palin impression, and whether or not she thought it was all done properly.

On Palin's 'SNL' appearance and rap: "The people on the left were like, 'No, you can't do that!'"'"And it's like, 'We don't work for you.'"

On how her impression was publicly judged: "What made me super-mad about it was that it seemed very sexist toward me and her. The implication was that she's so fragile, which she is not. She's a strong woman. And then, also, it was sexist because, like, who would ever go on the news and say, 'Well, I thought it was sort of mean to Richard Nixon when Dan Aykroyd played him,' and 'That seemed awful mean to George Bush when Will Ferrell did it.' And it's like, 'No, that?s not the thing.' This is a comedy sketch on a comedy show. I feel clean about it all these jokes were fair hits."

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