During a guest appearance the other night on Jay Leno, actress Scarlett Johansson blew her nose. Her used tissue is now up for auction on eBay.
At the time of this article, bids for Scarlett Johansson’s autographed baggy with a used tissue inside have reached over $2,150.00.
Although Scarlett Johansson’s snot-rag is not something I’d care to have, let alone spend money on, all profits from the auction will go to US Harvest, a hunger charity. In the video, Johansson says, "Bid high, this is Samuel Jackson’s cold here." She then gave a couple of hearty blows and even a bit of her lipstick ended up on the tissue.
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