Onlangs liet Amerikaans president Donald Trump op Twitter weten dat hij door Time Magazine waarschijnlijk weer tot “Person of the Year” zou worden verkozen, maar dat hij voor die eer bedankte.

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!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 24, 2017

Niet veel later liet Time Magzine weten dat dit absoluut niet klopte.

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.

— TIME (@TIME) November 25, 2017

Hollywoodsterren zoals Mark Hamill, Jordan Peele en Ava DuVernay konden de kans niet laten liggen en dreven de spot met “the Donald”.

.@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! @andy_murray

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) November 25, 2017

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! https://t.co/0tPGr1cNEM

— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) November 25, 2017

https://twitter.com/PattyArquette/status/934192884588277760

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Patton Oswalt called to say that he was going to tweet that GET OUT was PROBABLY his favorite movie of the year, but I would have to agree to get lunch with him and do a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!

— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) November 25, 2017

Bron: IndieWire