GQ's Least Influential People of 2012
GQ magazine created a new list riffing on Barbara Walter’s most influential picks. Here are 10 of their celebrity picks.
By Karen Reardanz, SFGate.com
on November 28, 2012 5:07 PM
Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte made GQ's list of least influential people of 2012. For GQ's full list of winners, click here. (Photo by Steven Lawton/Getty Images)
Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte made GQ's list of least influential people of 2012. For GQ's full list of winners, click here. (Photo by Steven Lawton/Getty Images)
Photo: Steven Lawton, Getty Images
First celeb chef Guy Fieri's Time Square restaurant gets eviscerated by the NY Times, now this.
First celeb chef Guy Fieri's Time Square restaurant gets eviscerated by the NY Times, now this.
Photo: John W. Ferguson
GQ takes issue with Madonna's MDNA tour, among other things. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
GQ takes issue with Madonna's MDNA tour, among other things. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
Photo: Taylor Hill, Getty Images
These days it seems Amanda Bynes is more famous for her car accidents than acting. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
These days it seems Amanda Bynes is more famous for her car accidents than acting. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Photo: Ethan Miller, Getty Images
Aaron Sorkin takes a lot of heat for HBO's The Newsroom. GQ is not a fan. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)
Aaron Sorkin takes a lot of heat for HBO's The Newsroom. GQ is not a fan. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)
Photo: Angela Weiss, Getty Images
Gotye and his one-hit wonder Somebody That I Used To Know. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
Gotye and his one-hit wonder Somebody That I Used To Know. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
Photo: Lisa Maree Williams, Getty Images
Hulk Hogan. And his sex tape. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
Hulk Hogan. And his sex tape. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
Photo: Andrew H. Walker, Getty Images
Not a Tour de France winner anymore. Lance Armstrong. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
Not a Tour de France winner anymore. Lance Armstrong. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
Photo: Cooper Neill, Getty Images
GQ takes issue with First Lady Michelle Obama and her campaign to make America's kids healthier. Sad face. We like her — and the message. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
GQ takes issue with First Lady Michelle Obama and her campaign to make America's kids healthier. Sad face. We like her — and the message. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images
GQ says of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romeny, Was anyone inspired by Mitt Romney? Did anyone vote enthusiastically for Mitt Romney? Of course not. Voting for Romney is like hooking up with the last single person at the bar at 4 a.m. Ouch.
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GQ says of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romeny, Was anyone inspired by Mitt Romney? Did anyone vote enthusiastically for Mitt Romney? Of course not. Voting for Romney is like hooking up with the last ... more
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