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"GTL...but no A and F!\r\nAbercrombie and Fitch has a bad, bad Situation on its hands.\r\n\r\nThe clothing company (famous for its ads of nearly naked hunks) is worried that Jersey Shore star Mike &amp;quot;The Situation&amp;quot; Sorrentino has been wearing its wares out and about. So worried, in fact, that they&amp;apos;re willing to pay Sorrentino, 29 -- plus his Jersey Shore castmates -- a &amp;quot;substantial&amp;quot; amount of cash to cease and desist rocking A and F gear in public.\r\n&amp;quot;We are deeply concerned that Mr. Sorrentino&amp;apos;s association with our brand could cause significant damage to our image,&amp;quot; the company said in a press release Tuesday (via CNN).\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;We understand that the show is for entertainment purposes, but believe this association is contrary to the aspirational nature of our brand, and may be distressing to many of our fans,&amp;quot; the statement continued.\r\n&amp;quot;We have therefore offered a substantial payment to Michael &amp;apos;The Situation&amp;apos; Sorrentino and the producers of MTV&amp;apos;s The Jersey Shore to have the character wear an alternate brand. We have also extended this offer to other members of the cast, and are urgently waiting a response.&amp;quot;\r\nMTV told Us Weekly in a statement: &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s a clever PR stunt, and we&amp;apos;d love to work with them on other ways they can leverage Jersey Shore to reach the largest youth audience on television.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nNo word yet on The Situation&amp;apos;s response -- or how &amp;quot;substantial&amp;quot; the company&amp;apos;s offer is."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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