As you might have heard, in the Vanity Fair article The Comeback Id, journalist Todd Purdum insinuates that former President Bill Clinton had an affair with actress Gina Gershon. As it turns out, Gina Gershon didn’t appreciate that. In an email to gossip columinst, Liz Smith, Gershon called Purdum a “sleazy liar.” She says:

This makes me sick; this irresponsible journalism! Now it is everywhere, and it’s a complete lie. They never bothered fact-checking or calling anyone. I am sure it’s no accident that this lie was leaked the day before the delegates would vote. I used to love Vanity Fair magazine; now it’s just like those tabloid magazines, only without the good horoscopes!”

Vanity Fair sticks to Gershon, Clinton affair

Vanity Fair magazine has refused Gina Gershon's demand for an apology over a profile piece on Bill Clinton which stated that the actress had an alleged affair with the former US President. The magazine has also refused to print a retraction for the same.

Gershon's lawyers, demanding an apology, had said that 'rumour mongering was substituted for fact-checking. It is apparent that Vanity Fair was intent upon publishing unsubstantiated rumours, and that it avoided learning the true facts so that the truth would not get in the way. Such conduct is reckless and malicious, giving rise to substantial liability for defamation."

However, a spokeswoman for Vanity Fair says that the author of the piece, Todd Purdum is sticking to his story, and by extension, the same goes for them. "Todd Purdum's article does not indicate that former President Bill Clinton had an improper relationship with Gina Gershon," the New York Daily News quoted her, as saying.