Taylor Lautner is not gay?

Someone either had too much time on their hands or they are on Team Edward because they photo shopped this fake People Magazine cover of Taylor Lautner coming out of the closet. Pretty clever, it looks passable although the Taylor photo and writing are much clearer than the sidebar images. If this were any other magazine, Star or In Touch perhaps, most of us would take it with a grain of salt, but People Magazine is usually pretty accurate. So much so that Russell Simmons bought it.

E! Online reports:

An obviously faked People magazine cover on which Taylor Lautner supposedly announced that he's "out and proud" ricocheted across the internet Monday, tricking fans and even celebs like Russell Simmons. The Photoshopped image of the purported January 7, 2012 People issue shows the Twilight star announcing he's gay and "tired of the rumors." The fake cover goes on to fake quote Lautner as saying his decision to come out has left him feeling, "more liberated, and happier than I've ever been." While the internet was abuzz, celebs like Def Jam's Simmons even fell prey to the hoax, tweeting Taylor a congratulatory tweet: "proud of Taylor Lautner for his bravery and his courage." Once realizing the mistake, Simmons tweeted: "disappointed that people would joke about someone coming out about their sexuality. Let Taylor Lautner be whoever he wants to be..."