End of the line for the smug little twit?
 It had to happen sooner or later. Radar’s blog, Fresh Intelligence, is reporting that Justin Long, the Mac from Apple’s latest ads, has been unplugged from the “Get a Mac” campaign — even though the director, Phil Morrison, will shoot more spots with John Hodgman, who plays the PC. Radar is basically saying Long was fired, which wouldn’t surprise us. A rep for the actor confirms to Radar that Long and Apple have split, but adds: “Justin’s a movie star, not a commercial guy.” Right. If true, this may be the best outcome for all involved. Apple’s had a smug little twit on its hands for too long. And the last time we heard from Long, he didn’t sound too crazy about Apple anymore either. UPDATE: Someone claiming to be Mr. Long has refuted this story on the official Justin Long Web site, writing, “As for the mac commercials, i don’t know where that report came from that said i wasn’t going to do anymore - i [am] literally setting my alarm right now to wake up for a mac shoot tomorrow.”
—Posted by Tim Nudd
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November 8, 2006 in John Hodgman | Permalink
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If Justin Long is out of a job, what will Tim Nudd blog about?
I mean there can't be too many of those corny Domino's spots in the can.
I hope.
Posted by: Rashi | Nov 8, 2006 9:26:01 PM
AHA! MAC GOT PWNT
Posted by: Steve | Nov 9, 2006 1:48:42 PM
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