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Carrie Marshall

UNBELIEVABLE: Hey alexa where did the celebrities go amazon ditches our favourite voice overs - Caught on Camera

Samuel L Jackson recording his voice for Alexa

Bad news for anybody who bought celebrity voices for their Alexa-powered Amazon products: Amazon is removing the feature, and your Amazon Echo won't be able to bring you the dulcet tones of your favourite celebrity.

The voices belonged to Samuel L Jackson (above), Shaquille O'Neal and Melissa McCarthy, and while they weren't very expensive – the launch price was 99c before increasing to $4.99 – it's still a bit annoying to lose a feature you paid for. 

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