Johanson’s rep is threatening to take legal action against the United Kingdom publication.
The star appears on the cover of the magazine’s January issue, and the inside story features quotes from Johansson about her marriage to actor Ryan Reynolds. According to her spokesperson, the actress never gave an interview to the magazine.
"(The article is an) obvious attempt… to gain monetarily by misinforming their readers.(Johansson) has at no point granted U.K. Cosmopolitan an interview, and she has never discussed her personal relationships with the publication," said the rep, adding that Johansson refuses to talk about her private life.