Iphoto freezes after deleting photo

I have an issue after installing the newest version of iphoto. Everything seems to be working fine except when I attempt to delete a photo the application stops responding.

Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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