GossipCop Takes On Fake People Cover

GossipCop A purported People cover making its way around the interwebs today is sure to grab some eyes: it shows “Twilight” heartthrob Robert Pattinson as the magazine’s pick for “Sexiest Man Alive.”

While Pattinson may very well be crowned 2009’s Sexiest… he hasn’t yet (officially), and what’s pictured definitely won’t be the cover.

People magazine’s managing editor Larry Hackett told Gossip Cop the cover is a fake, calling the interest a “testament to the success” of the “Sexiest Man Alive” franchise.

The actual announcement will be made tomorrow morning on “Today.”

So who will it be?

When Gossip Cop floated the names Bradley Cooper and Pattinson as who we considered leading contenders, Hackett would only say he was sporting a big smile. Hmm. Sounds like we may have been on the right track?

PeopleMagOnTwitter Standing clues are, the sexiest man alive has roots outside the U.S., has proposed to at least one woman, and has starred in a blockbuster franchise.