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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJohn Stossel impersonator used looks to sleep with many women
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/john-stossel-impersonator-used-his-looks-to-sleep-with-many-women/Gather round for Friday story time, kids. Todays edition featuring Fox Business Channels John Stossel who, at the after-party for last nights premiere of The Imposter, shared an anecdote thats equal parts funny and bizarre. Back in the day, when Stossel was at ABC, he learned he had an imposter. Who was using Stossels mustache dashing good looks to pick up women in bars.
There was a guy cruising bars pretending to be me and picking up women about ten to fifteen years ago, Stossel told New York Magazine. When I heard about it once, I dismissed it. When I heard about more times, I became a little alarmed.
Apparently, at least three women eventually figured it out and contacted Stossel to let him know. Via NY Mag:
You should know theres this guy pretending to be you, they told him. Stossel thinks the women went on multiple dates with his double, and they may have slept with him because they really felt betrayed, Stossel said. But he hadnt done anything horrible to them other than maybe sleep with them and mislead them, which, actually, does seem pretty horrible.
It freaked me out, Stossel said. So what did he do? The only thing he could do: He called the mans mother.
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John Stossel impersonator used looks to sleep with many women (Original Post)
Enrique
Jul 2012
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PCIntern
(25,554 posts)1. gutsy move...
did he try to fuck her?
Just askin...
Curtland1015
(4,404 posts)2. They probably thought it was Freddie Mercury.
mysuzuki2
(3,521 posts)3. I tried something similar when I was younger. I used my physical resemblance to a hollywood/TV star
to try to pick up women. Unfortunyely, it didn't work. Apparently there aren't that many women who want to sleep with Danny Devito.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)4. Don't be too hard on yourself
After all those Limoncellos, you can't be held responsible.
mysuzuki2
(3,521 posts)5. what is a limoncello?
demwing
(16,916 posts)7. Limoncello is an Italian liqueur
made from lemons
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)8. Do a search on Danny's name and George Clooney and Limoncello
There's a story about how Clooney got Danny drunk on Limoncellos before Danny had to appear on live TV.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)6. Oh I thought maybe Benji!
lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)9. +1 n/t