The Curse Of Being The Sexiest Man Alive...

Radar:

Actors are a famously superstitious bunch, particularly with Oscar season looming. But industry observers say another black cat is on the horizon: People magazine’s 2005 “Sexiest Man Alive” issue. While the glossy won’t announce its cover choice until November, we hear high-profile hunks all over Hollywood are making themselves scarce to avoid the historically unlucky honor.

“It’s the 20th anniversary of the issue so it’s a big deal at People, but if you go down the list of past cover stars you’ll see why no one wants it,” says a source at the mag. Although a few former “winners” like Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford and Denzel Washington seem to have escaped the accolade unscathed, many—like Mark Harmon, Patrick Swayze, Nick Nolte, and Pierce Brosnan—have watched their fortunes sink after taking the title.

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