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Wow, he even has a spokesman to tell people that. When I become rich and famous, I will never do that. I will tell people I think I have the flu myself.
If a spokesperson announces anything, though, you have plausible deniability. Now, if you were inconsistent with your use of the spokesperson, people would catch on that you only used him or her when you needed to lie. If you use him or her to announce everything, no one knows better.
That sucks. I remember last time I had the flu and the international media gave it round the clock coverage. I just wanted to sleep and the papazzi helicopters kept me awake and Larry King kept calling. Pitt and I have some tough shoes to walk in.