Lance Bass, Julia Louis-Dreyfus mock Trump
Los Angeles Nov 26 (IANS) Singer Lance Bass actress-comedienne Julia Louis-Dreyfus and more stars mocked US President Donald Trump s Time Person of the Year "pass".
Trump took to Twitter on Friday to claim that he had turned down the honour of Time magazine s Person of the Year -- which Time quickly disputed.
Bass former member of band *NSYNC tweeted: "Tiger Beat called and said I was probably going to be boybander of the year but it was going to take a long photo shoot and interview. Unfortunately I have a long awaited appointment to frost my tips on the day of the interview so I turned it down! No thanks Tiger Beat!"
"Veep" star Louis-Dreyfus wrote: "@nytimes just called to say I was probably going to be named comedienne of the year but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!"
Eonline.com quoted tennis star Andy Murray as saying: "BBC just called to say I was probably going to be named sports personality of the year but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!"
"Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill tweeted: "Time Magazine called to say that I was definitely going to be named Man (Person) of the Year but I would have to agree to leak major #Ep8 spoilers. I said no problem but then they told me you turned it down and now I don t want it anymore. Thanks anyway!"
On Friday Trump wrote: "Time Magazine called to say that I was probably going to be named Man (Person) of the Year like last year but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!"
Time magazine clarified on Twitter: "The President is incorrect about how we choose Person of the Year. TIME does not comment on our choice until publication which is December 6."
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