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Hollywood actress Tippi Hedren has revealed her embarrassment and regret that she let a fully grown lion live with her family in the 1970s, saying they were �stupid beyond belief� to let the beast play with her daughter Melanie Griffth, then aged just 13. In pictures taken for LIFE magazine, the Lion � named Neil � can be seen relaxing by the family�s pool, lounging in Melanie�s bed and becoming a distraction in the office. But Hedren has revealed that looking back she finds the pictures humiliating and admits she �should never have taken those risks�.