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Internet Can’t Stop Laughing At Epic Photoshop Fails By World Famous Photographer – Can You Spot Them All?
Internet Can’t Stop Laughing At Epic Photoshop Fails By World Famous Photographer – Can You Spot Them All?
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Internet Can’t Stop Laughing At Epic Photoshop Fails By World Famous Photographer – Can You Spot Them All?

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All the ingredients were there for the ultimate celebrity photos. Legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz behind the lens, a gorgeous setting and 12 of the biggest Hollywood stars out there, including Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, Robert De Niro, Oprah Winfrey, and Reese Witherspoon.

What could possibly go wrong? It is one of the world’s most prestigious magazines, and this shoot is for the cover, no less.

It turns out quite a lot actually! While Reese Witherspoon is looking amazing in the photoshopped images, cuddled up next to Oprah, there is something amiss… she appears to be the lucky recipient of an extra leg. What is going on down there?

Is she auditioning for a role in an upcoming Alien movie? Perhaps she is looking for work behind the camera; the extra leg would bring great stability! With the photo a hot topic all over the internet, Witherspoon took the Photoshop fail in good humor, sending out this tweet:

“Well…I guess everybody knows now…I have 3 legs. I hope you can still accept me for who I am (and I will never apologize for snuggling @Oprah .. if you get the opportunity, I highly recommend it ;)”

Vanity Fair denied any culpability in the affair, claiming innocence with this tweet:

“While we would have loved the exclusive on @RWitherspoon’s three legs, unfortunately, it’s just the lining of her dress.”

So, funny fail or just an unfortunate result of lighting and dress color? We will leave it for you to decide. However, more damning evidence of Photoshop skulduggery was to be found in a separate, ‘behind the scenes’ photo.

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In this one, Oprah appears to have somehow conjured up a third hand. With one hand on her hip and another resting on her lap, everything looks normal enough at first glance. Until you notice a third Oprah-hand somehow finding its way on to Reese Witherspoon’s waist in the terribly photoshopped image! How do you explain that one?

Like Reese Witherspoon, Oprah responded with a laugh, sending out this tweet:

“I accept your 3rd leg. As I know you accept my 3rd hand”

While the episode might have been slightly embarrassing for Vanity Fair, it has proven to be great publicity as the photos have gone viral across the internet. Scroll down below to check out the Vanity Fair Photoshop fails for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!

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    Glamorous as it is, people quickly noticed that there is something very wrong with this image, can you spot it?

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    Reese Witherspoon took to Twitter and responded to the ‘Photoshop fail’ with good humor

    However it wasn’t the only mistake found in the photoshoot, can you see what’s wrong with this one?

    This behind-the-scenes shot with Tom Hanks shows Oprah apparently having three hands

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    Oprah also responded with a laugh

    While Vanity Fair vainly tried to fix the situation

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    Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

    Author, Community member

    As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

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    Captain Planet
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's interesting that a behind the scenes photo is actually not a normal behind the scenes photo even those are photoshopped so in reality they are also in front of the scenes photo?

    Daniel Losinger
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When Bored Panda uses the phrase “Internet Can’t Stop Laughing”, you can be sure there will be no laughter.

    Cheezees
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This comment did actually make me laugh. 😂😂😂

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    Kamisama
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pff. Why are we calling this a "photoshop fail?" This wasn't photoshopped! Everyone knows that Oprah has a third hand and Reese Witherspoon has a third leg. These ladies have tried to hide it for so long but ya can't fool me. The photographer simply FORGOT to photoshop it so no one would see the truth. Wake up, Internet. XD

    Joakim Utterhall
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's done on purpose of course. It's all over the world today, just because the "fails"

    Cube Silvers
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess this fail happened because they deleted James Franco from all the pictures and rearranged all the persons too hasty. Franco was originally seen on the front cover before his #metoo happened.

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    Spinaap
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's not a "third" leg, it's just a fold in the dress. I have to agree that the behind the scenes photo's are idiotic to be photoshopped (in a bad way) ...

    Helen Burgess
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it looks like the inside of the dress to me, too. i can't explain zendaya's missing leg, though!

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    Mikleo
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I'm curious what the unedited photo looks like.

    SnooDoo
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The unedited picture shows James Franco before they deleted him.

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    Linda Wille
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they made the women look like they are wearing nighties while the men were wearing suits

    John Ashley
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe all that stuff is the leftovers of James Franco... who was removed from the cover due to "allegations" of sexual misconduct.

    Bored Fangirl
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oprah's dress looks extremely uncomfortable…as do most of the others'…

    Hope
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is not the lining of that dress. And even if it was - you would have photoshopped it so it didn't look like a third leg. Come on - the fact is that if I had to guess - this was a Lebowitz photoshoot. A previously very talented photographer who now phones in every shoot she does for VF. I haven't seen a good shoot from her in years. And ultimately they are her photos - so she should be the one checking them in the end.

    Sarah Blanche Brinsfield
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The mistakes were placed on purpose and meant to be noticed to make a statement, all things in life are done to relay information to others, to possibly drive up prices on a collectible such as the hard copy magazine itself. Run out and grab yourself a copy, keep it mint, and in 100 years, your great-great-grand kids may have something worth having.

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    Captain Planet
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's interesting that a behind the scenes photo is actually not a normal behind the scenes photo even those are photoshopped so in reality they are also in front of the scenes photo?

    Daniel Losinger
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When Bored Panda uses the phrase “Internet Can’t Stop Laughing”, you can be sure there will be no laughter.

    Cheezees
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This comment did actually make me laugh. 😂😂😂

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    Kamisama
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pff. Why are we calling this a "photoshop fail?" This wasn't photoshopped! Everyone knows that Oprah has a third hand and Reese Witherspoon has a third leg. These ladies have tried to hide it for so long but ya can't fool me. The photographer simply FORGOT to photoshop it so no one would see the truth. Wake up, Internet. XD

    Joakim Utterhall
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's done on purpose of course. It's all over the world today, just because the "fails"

    Cube Silvers
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess this fail happened because they deleted James Franco from all the pictures and rearranged all the persons too hasty. Franco was originally seen on the front cover before his #metoo happened.

    Load More Replies...
    Spinaap
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's not a "third" leg, it's just a fold in the dress. I have to agree that the behind the scenes photo's are idiotic to be photoshopped (in a bad way) ...

    Helen Burgess
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it looks like the inside of the dress to me, too. i can't explain zendaya's missing leg, though!

    Load More Replies...
    Mikleo
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I'm curious what the unedited photo looks like.

    SnooDoo
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The unedited picture shows James Franco before they deleted him.

    Load More Replies...
    Linda Wille
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they made the women look like they are wearing nighties while the men were wearing suits

    John Ashley
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe all that stuff is the leftovers of James Franco... who was removed from the cover due to "allegations" of sexual misconduct.

    Bored Fangirl
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oprah's dress looks extremely uncomfortable…as do most of the others'…

    Hope
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is not the lining of that dress. And even if it was - you would have photoshopped it so it didn't look like a third leg. Come on - the fact is that if I had to guess - this was a Lebowitz photoshoot. A previously very talented photographer who now phones in every shoot she does for VF. I haven't seen a good shoot from her in years. And ultimately they are her photos - so she should be the one checking them in the end.

    Sarah Blanche Brinsfield
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The mistakes were placed on purpose and meant to be noticed to make a statement, all things in life are done to relay information to others, to possibly drive up prices on a collectible such as the hard copy magazine itself. Run out and grab yourself a copy, keep it mint, and in 100 years, your great-great-grand kids may have something worth having.

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