So The Gisele News Was Not Correct?

Apparently the news from a few days ago that Brazilian supermodel Gisele was not accepting dollars is false:

The sister of Gisele Buendchen, the world's top-paid supermodel, on Wednesday denied reports that her famous sibling has insisted on payment in euros rather than the declining US dollar.

Patricia Buendchen, who also acts as the supermodel's agent, said press and Internet reports quoting her saying her famous twin sister had spurned the US unit for Europe's much-stronger currency in her contracts were "not correct".

"It's a joke by some journalist, it's ridiculous," she said.

"I never said that to any press organization. We never talk about Gisele's contracts, and even less so the money involved," said Patricia Buendchen.

She added that Gisele, 27, is "continuing to sign her contracts in dollars or euros, as she has always done.

"She is bemused by these reactions. This information is not true ... I do not recall ever having said anything that could be interpreted in that way."

The company that handles publicity and contract negotiations for Gisele in Brazil, Image Net, has demanded a retraction from various media outlets, Patricia Buendchen said.

According to Forbes magazine, Gisele dominates the model pay scales with an income that has already topped 150 million dollars in less than a decade on the catwalk. In the 12 months to July this year, she earned 33 million dollars.

Many US media on Wednesday were treating Buendchen's purported snubbing of the dollar as an affront to the United States.

This retraction makes me wonder what's up. Is it just damage control? A gaffe, perhaps? Something that should be true, even if it's false? Or something that should be false, even if it's true?

Some news stories play into an emerging script about what's happening in the world. The original Gisele story played perfectly into concern about the abrupt decline of the dollar the last few months. It hurts American "Masters of the Universe" male pride, in particular, to have the world's most-famous supermodel tell you she's just not that into you anymore. Riding around in a Corvette would be so 90's - she'd probably want to be seen in a Porsche instead.

But it's an odd story for someone to just make up. It's just too specific, somehow.

Next time I take her out on a date, I'll ask her for her side of the story.....