The Day That Graydon Carter Fucked Up



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As a vigilant observer of Vanity Fair covers, we report with more than a smidgeon of shadenfreude that E. Graydon Carter has indeed fucked up royally (The Corsair sips a Olivier Leflaive Puligny and chuckles softly). Instead of going with the Borat cover (Was it because our favorite Kazakh is dusky-complected?), Graydon nixed it for yet another Brad Pitt photo. Smooth move, Graydo -- Pitt is an old friend of Cohen-Baron. There was no question that Pitt, a loyalist, would cause some sort of media stink on behalf of his boy.

Unfortunately, the Borat movie is also a smash, slaying critics and winning the weekend boxoffice. Says RadarOnline:

"When we reported in September that Sacha Baron Cohen's confused Kazakh was on deck for the cover of Vanity Fair, we underestimated the fickleness of editor in chief Graydon Carter. Multiple inside sources have confirmed to Radar that Cohen was a serious enough candidate for the November cover that his publicist, Matt Labov, believed it to be a done deal.

"But that was apparently before a photo of a dripping-wet Brad Pitt in his underwear caught Carter's eye. When it did, he moved up December coverboy George Clooney to November, relegating Cohen to a write-around profile and Q&A (as Borat) in the December issue. Of course, the cover shot of Pitt, taken by photographer Robert Wilson, is purportedly unauthorized and may lead to a lawsuit."

Next time Graydo, go with the dusky person.