Someone's getting covered (from Blind Gossip)

Here's a good example of then good blinds go bad in the guesses. Blind Gossip's own original items are usually very clearly written and laden with clues... sometimes so many that the answer is as obvious as Tom Cruise's lifts. This seems to be one of those, and most of the guessers are on board. A number of the commenters, however, seem convinced the answer is a little less obvious, which makes this one a good candidate for analysis.

This actor is scheduled to appear on the cover of a major magazine soon. The photo was planned well in advance, and the magazine shelled out a lot of benjamins for the privilege. But now there’s a big old hairy problem.   The accompanying article was supposed to be a complete puff piece. However, due to some recent events that our actor couldn’t control, the editors have a dilemma. If they don’t mention the controversy, they’ll appease the actor, and he will continue to favor them when he plugs a project. If they do use the new information (complete with some racy photos), they’ll alienate the actor. They’ll also face certain legal action by the actor and his singer. But the magazine would definitely sell more copies.

Top guesses?

• John Travolta
• Josh Duhamel
• Jake Gyllenhaal 
• Russell Brand
• Brad Pitt* 

*some people just get guessed for every blind, whether it makes sense or not. He wasn't really a top guess for this one, but the very fact that his name came up simply because of the word "benjamins" made me laugh.