January Jones trolled the National Enquirer after it asked her to comment on her 'desperate' bikini posts
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Zac Ntim
Dec 9, 2020, 17:32 IST
Jones is best known for her role on "Mad Men."Jerod Harris/Getty Images
January Jones trolled the National Enquirer after the magazine planned to run a story about her "attention-grabbing bikini pictures and social media posts."
Jones posted an email requesting comment from the magazine with the caption: "S---. They've discovered my secret. Consider this my public apology to my 'friends.'"
And later, the 42-year-old posted another bikini picture with the caption: "Had to do it. #DESPERATE."
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January Jones had the best response to a potential tabloid exposé
On Tuesday, the "Mad Men" star shared a screenshot of an email from the National Enquirer seeking comment for an upcoming story the magazine was writing about Jones's friends who are supposedly worried about her "attention-grabbing bikini pictures and social media posts."
The email read: "To Whom It May Concern: The National Enquirer is preparing to publish a story which reports January Jones has worried friends with her series of attention-grabbing bikini pictures and social media posts. Sources claim her content smacks of a 'desperate cry for attention' and note how her acting work appears to have dried up before then pandemic took hold."
In response, Jones captioned the screenshot: "S---. They've discovered my secret. Consider this my public apology to my 'friends.'"
A post shared by January Jones (@januaryjones)
Her friends and followers quickly joined in on the joke including Chrissy Teigen who replied to the screenshot. She said: "It was me. I'm worried!!!!!" to which Jones replied "I'M FINE," and Teigen finally quipped "you aren't. I'll try the enquirer!"
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Jones' "Mad Men" costar Kiernan Shipka commented: "It worries me how hot you are, yes."
A few hours later, Jones posted another picture in a red bikini, subtly holding out her middle finger, along with the caption: "Had to do it. #DESPERATE."
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