Ha ha suckers

I guess there is an extent to which holding Brad Pitt personally responsible for all of this is somewhat akin to getting a bad hamburger and demanding to speak with Ronald McDonald about it.  At the same time, though, this is just flat out evil lawyer shit.

Pitt’s lawyers have filed a motion to be removed from the class action suit, arguing that the plaintiffs have not cited a “single factual allegation that Mr. Pitt made any promise” to the residents about their homes

Oh is your house about to explode in a gas fire? Well, so sad for you but you never should have believed that actor we hired, stupid. It's funny the degree to which a "personal brand" matters so much right up to the point where consequences come into play. 

Once upon a time there was a (mostly) tongue-in-cheek effort to draft the spokesmodel into running for mayor.  It seems like a dumb stunt and all but I wonder if what the fine print is going to tell us about the President eventually.