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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Christi Carras

'Who did the body?' Brad Pitt's GQ magazine cover is 'very upsetting' to some people

The internet is flipping out over the latest cover of GQ Magazine, featuring Brad Pitt — or at least a figure that somewhat resembles him.

On Wednesday, GQ released its profile of the veteran movie star, who appears to be floating in a dark pool of flowers on the cover, his face frozen in a blank stare. The actor spoke with the publication to promote his forthcoming action film, "Bullet Train," which opens in August.

Social media reactions to the cover photo were not kind, to put it lightly. Some compared the actor's pale visage to that of a corpse. More than one person described the experience of encountering the photo on their Twitter timeline as a "jump scare." Another likened the image to a "wax figure."

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