The Globe Fails Big Time When It Toys with Madonna
5:50 pm, August 6th, 2009
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The Globe story about Madonna wanting her own Mattel doll is about as accurate as Barbie is anatomically correct.
The piece, repeated on numerous blogs, has Madonna wanting a doll in her very own image after hearing that Mattel was making one for “Project Runway” host Heidi Klum. According to the Globe, “The Material Mom immediately contacted Mattel, figuring she was a shoe-in, but because of her raunchy image, the toy company turned her down flat!”
Yeah, we can imagine the conversation: “Uh . . . Mattel. Hi, this is Madonna . . . (pause) . . . no, the singer.”
Anyway, the Globe further claims, “Since she’s used to getting what she wants, Madonna is now considering launching her own doll collection to rival Barbie.”
Not surprisingly, her rep tells Gossip Cop, “It isn’t true,” and then joked that her supposed new company will manufacture dolls that have “the same arms as her.”
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