Celebrities mock Donald Trump's Person of the Year boast
A host of celebrities, ranging from comedians to athletes, have mocked President Donald Trump for his claim that he turned down Time's Person of the Year Award.
In Mr Trump original tweet he said he "took a pass" after being contacted by the magazine saying he was probably going to win.
Time has since said that is not how it goes about making its decision.
In response, high-profile Twitter users began talking about all the awards they had turned down.
The likes of Andy Murray and Mark Hamill joined in the fun.
Time Magazine called to say that I was DEFINITELY going to be named "Man (Person) of the Year" but I would have to agree to leak major #Ep8 spoilers. I said "no problem", but then they told me you turned it down and now I don't want it anymore. Thanks anyway! https://t.co/0tPGr1cNEM
— @HamillHimself (@HamillHimself) November 25, 2017
Bbc just called to say I was PROBABLY going to be named sports personality of the year but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) November 24, 2017
Hollywood just called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named the next James Bond but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) November 24, 2017
.@nytimes just called to say I was PROBABLY going to be named comedienne of the year but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway! @andy_murray
— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) November 25, 2017
Sports Illustrated called and said I was probably going to be Sportsman of the Year, but it was going to take a long photo shoot and interview. I’m not proud of my recent perm and have a interpretive dance class at the interview time so I turned it down! No Thanks SI!!
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) November 25, 2017
They contacted me last week and said, "It's fine, we don't need a photoshoot." pic.twitter.com/OqNGyI7xIj
— Lord Buckethead (@LordBuckethead) November 25, 2017
@TIME The man of the year this year should be the WOMEN who came out against Harvey Weinstein.
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) November 24, 2017
