Barack Obama Downplays "Email Relationship" With Scarlett Johansson

By Us MagazineJune 25, 2008, 3:03 pm PDT
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Barack Obama has downplayed his "email relationship" with Scarlett Johansson " and says the actress doesn't even have his personal address.

Earlier this month, Johansson claimed to have a "personal dialogue" with Obama.

She told Politico: "You'd imagine that someone like the senator who is constantly traveling and constantly 'on' - how can he return these personal emails? But he does, and in his off-time I know he also calls people who have donated the minimum to thank them."

But Obama told reporters Tuesday that "she sent one email to [my assistant] Reggie [Love], who forwarded it to me.

"I [wrote] saying, 'Thank you Scarlett for doing what you do,' and suddenly we have this email relationship," he explained.

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  • robert f
    SURE, SURE...OBAMA DOESN'T HAVE HER EMAIL...& WOODY HARRELSON DOESN'T NEED A SHRINK...AND WAT ELSE IS COOKING ON THE PRESIDENTIAL..DEBATES...BESIDES YOUR BOOK!
    report abuseposted August 5, 2008, 3:39 am PDT
  • glbs2005
    Hello dear Dolce & Gabbana guys! What do you think that Scarlett Johansson (actress) actually is a clone from original person, which has nothing with acting career. That clone was created illegally by using stolen biological material. Original person is very nice (not damn sexy), most important - CHRISTIAN young lady! ------------------------------------------------------- I'll tel
    report abuseposted June 28, 2008, 9:35 pm PDT
  • HK Citation 2
    She is exaggerating..She thought she would get some badly needed publicity after her failure of an album..Im not for obama and im a die hard republican but I dont think obama would be that stupid to talk to some kid actrress let alone have the time at this point..I realize she worked for John Kerry to and I know shes very Antiwar but give the BS a rest.
    report abuseposted June 28, 2008, 8:14 pm PDT
  • Invisible
    Scarlett Johannsson you can do better than Barack Obama.
    report abuseposted June 27, 2008, 4:00 pm PDT
  • BART
    It is hard to resist a gorgeous white woman. Maybe we will have another Bill Clinton in the white house. that would be....special! I bet his wife will go white too! Not looking back now. Time for a change.
    report abuseposted June 27, 2008, 4:05 am PDT
  • WTF
    Tina S, not very many women are stupid enough to believe the myth...that's why it's called a myth. LOL!!!!
    report abuseposted June 26, 2008, 3:20 pm PDT
  • xoxo_Sarah26
    i think she is trying to help him get more votes. if people see that she is friends with him,maybe they will vote for him...you never know.
    report abuseposted June 26, 2008, 8:25 am PDT
  • yourk2000
    maybe she was excited that her candidate communicated back to her.. i know I would be...and the media spins it any way that want as they often do...this will NOT hold him back from becoming the next president and keeping us from another 4 yrs of republican tyranny/agony/hell..all of those words seem to fit LOL...
    report abuseposted June 26, 2008, 6:51 am PDT
  • FlagBoy
    Scarlett Johansson??? Come on Barack you can do better than that! Swipe her aside. Go for Angelina! (With Brad's permission, of course)
    report abuseposted June 26, 2008, 6:14 am PDT
  • Macdoc
    Just a brother being a player! I'm sure his wife understands. Hillary give Bill a pass. If he wasn't a politician he would be selling cars or be in jail. Think about that!!! Write-in Ron Paul!!
    report abuseposted June 26, 2008, 6:08 am PDT
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