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PETA's Fatal Attraction With Glenn Close and Armani
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PETA Senior Vice President Dan Mathews fired off one of his killer letters again to Ms. Close after returning from a tense (to say the least) meeting in Milan, at which the Armani brass basically told him that they were quite reluctant to let go of their butchered-bunny designs. "Maybe Armani was inspired by Glenn Close's bunny-butchering character in 'Fatal Attraction,'" says Mathews. "Now that our talks are broken off, we're bringing the message to the stars who wear Armani that his clothes come with some unwanted baggage."
Here's the letter:
Glenn Close c/o Catherine OlimDear Glenn,
Greetings from PETA, where you have many fans. Congratulations on your Emmy win! Since you wore Giorgio Armani to the Emmy Awards, we are obliged to alert you to a distressing situation that has arisen with the company. We've been in talks with Armani for the past few years, asking the designer to drop fur. We showed his senior design team PETA's four-minute video—which documents how animals on fur farms are strangled, electrocuted, and skinned alive—and a few months later, Armani told Time Magazine that his meetings with PETA, "convinced me not to use fur." Unfortunately, he's gone back on his word; his new collections are full of fur and even include fur-trimmed coats for babies and kids.We ask that you please use your considerable influence with Mr. Armani to urge him to keep his word and leave fur out of future collections. We also ask that you consider wearing fashions from some of the wonderful fur-free designers such as Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and Stella McCartney.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Dan Mathews
Vice President
PETA
Posted by Christine Doré
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IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO? ANY PAMPLETS WE COULD PASS OUT THAT HE AND OTHERS HAVE BROKEN THEIR PROMISE? JUST LET US KNOW AND WE WILL SLAM HIM! KEEP US INFORM ON WHAT GLENN CLOSE DECIDES TO DO!
Posted by: SASHA | September 30, 2008 07:44 PM
Glenn Close is a sell out, 101 Dalmations, need I say more. How many Dalmations suffered and died as a result of the 'Dalmation' movies because people bought the dogs without thinking about the responsibility of a breed prone to food allergies, skin problem, & behavioral issues. It is perplexing to me why some celebrities with enough money not to worry the rest of their lives will still take on projects or wear animal fur or hide motivated by pure greed. I wouldn't do it for any money in the world and I need it a lot worse than Glenn friggin Close or Gwennith Paltrow, they make me sick.
Posted by: Gina | September 30, 2008 11:06 PM
My first thought was also 101 Dalmations... hundreds of dalmation puppies were bred for that movie and suffered through training for the sole purpose of entertainment. I cannot be a fan of someone who supported this cruel act and allowed herself to be a major part of it. I sincerely hope she redeems herself by urging not just Armani but EVERYONE she can to cut out fur.
Posted by: Cherie | October 1, 2008 02:21 PM
this Armani dude obviously has a serious memory retention problem!!!
I am very very disappointed in him.. and all the ohter couldn't care less about animal suffering fashion designers who still adamantly insist on continuing to use real animal skins and furs in their designs.. what IS it with these heartless creatures on two legs????
Posted by: liz | October 1, 2008 02:58 PM
Glenn Close is another hypocrite who goes on about being progressive, but she's just another abuse-supporter
Glenn Close, look in the mirror and see Sharon Stone.
Of course, she's a has-been with no career now so of course she wears that has-been Armani's junk
Posted by: kelly | October 1, 2008 03:08 PM
Dear Ms. Close ~ You are better and smarter than this ~ Stop wearing fur! Don't make animals a victim of fashion.
Posted by: David Kennedy Polanco | October 1, 2008 04:26 PM
OOh lets skin her and sell her hide and see how she feels!
Posted by: gps | October 1, 2008 10:12 PM
on the website 'amoglianimali.com' - maintained by his daughter - armani shows himself as an animal protector! on their website you can let for them a message as i did! i asked them if he is suffering from schizofrenia! anyhow his behaviour is not normal - i think he has serious issues!
Posted by: THE MASK | October 2, 2008 10:50 AM