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Following Ron Rosenbaum’s epic takedown<\/a> of Esquire’s Angelina Jolie cover story a few months ago, there’s a movement afoot to identify the most fatuous celebrity profile<\/a>. Any nominations?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following Ron Rosenbaum’s epic takedown of Esquire’s Angelina Jolie cover story a few months ago, there’s a movement afoot to identify the most fatuous celebrity profile. 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