Fake quotes? In a British magazine?? Oh, say it ain’t so. At any rate, don’t worry if you haven’t heard the juicy intimate secrets that Scarlett Johansson shared with Cosmo UK; apparently, neither did Cosmo UK. The British mag, which is full of laughable suggestions for satisfying your man in bed but, still, hardly qualifies as a tabloid, put Scarlett on the January cover and ran a lengthy profile inside. The article was peppered with quotes about her marriage to Ryan Reynolds. Unfortunately, Scarlett says she never said those things, and is threatening to turn Cosmo UK into a smoking crater. To quote her thoroughly intimidating rep:

Scarlett ‘has at no point granted U.K. Cosmopolitan an interview, and she has never discussed her personal relationships with the publication…. Ms. Johansson, who goes to great lengths to preserve an authentic representation of herself with respect to her fans and the media, is disappointed to see a seemingly reputable publication inexplicably publish a work of fiction at her expense.’”*

So precisely what outrageous statements did Cosmo UK falsely attribute to Ms. Johansson? Comments like, “Ryan and I are in love and we’re enjoying our relationship together,” and “We’re like any other couple – we feel so fortunate to be together.” And, of course, the scorching “Ryan has a very romantic side. We both enjoy remembering little things that make us happy.” Comments like that could kill a girl’s career, unless she’s planning to shift from the Black Dahlia to Lizzie Maguire.
*(Definitely not a fake quote.)