"The Dark Knight Rises" star Joseph Gordon-Levitt is criticizing GQ for what he claims are inaccuracies in its reporting about his brother's death.

The 31-year-old actor, who appears on the cover of the mag's August issue, took to his personal website on Tuesday to refute the claim that his brother Dan died of a drug overdose in 2010.

"I have a problem with what their article says about my brother. I'll be honest, it really made me feel terrible," he wrote. "The 'allegations' to which [the journalist] must be referring were made by a handful of gossip websites. They are factually incorrect according to the coroner's office and the police department," he added. He was likely referring to an initial report that claimed the cause of his brother's death was an "overdose."

Claims of false reports about celebrities are nothing new, but they're less common when made in reference to reputable publications. Over the years, some celebs have publicly denied claims made in articles published in respected publications. From tabloids to esteemed periodicals, here are five celebs who have famoulsy criticized stories about themselves.

Earlier this year, Megan Fox appeared on the cover of Jalouse and was quoted as saying; "I live well with my image. I cannot complain. I would not trade my place with an unattractive girl."

The actress rebuked the mag for taking her statement out of context.

"I've never made vapid self-serving comments and in contradiction am uncontrollably self-deprecating," Fox wrote on Facebook.

The outlet responded by printing a retraction.

"In a Jalouse cover story featuring Ms. Megan Fox, we unfortunately misquoted Ms. Fox. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused."

In a 2006 Vanity Fair cover story, Lindsay Lohan admitted to battling bulimia.

"I was making myself sick. I was sick and I had people sit me down and say, 'You're going to die if you don't take care of yourself,'" Lohan reveled.

The troubled starlet refuted the VF claims in an e-mail to Teen People.

"The words that I gave to the writer for Vanity Fair were misused and misconstrued, and I'm appalled with the way it was done.”

Despite Lohan’s statement, the respected publication stood by its story.

"Evgenia Peretz is one of our most reliable reporters. Every word Lindsay Lohan told her is on tape. Vanity Fair stands by the story."

Vanity Fair was called out again in 2008 for alleging that Bill Clinton and actress Gina Gershon had an affair.

Gershon’s lawyers demanded that the mag print a retraction for the story, claiming that it "outrageously insinuates that Ms. Gershon has had an inappropriate sexual relationship with President Clinton. This is absolutely false."

"Todd Purdum’s article does not indicate that former President Bill Clinton had an improper relationship with Gina Gershon,” said VF spokesperson Beth Kseniak. “The story merely examines the concerns of some of Clinton’s aides about reports of his behavior. We don’t believe that any correction is warranted."

Since Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes split in late June, tabloid rumors surrounding their separation have run wild. One cover story in particular, “Inside Tom’s House of Horrors,” has gotten the attention of Cruise's lawyers.

The actor’s legal team threatened to sue the National Enquirer for releasing a "disgraceful and lurid cover with its bogus, red and yellow headlines announcing one cruel lie after another about Mr. Cruise.”

Cruise and his lawyers have demanded, via a lengthy letter, that the gossip mag "retract each and every one of [its] false allegations about Mr. Cruise with the same prominence and emphasis as [it] gave [its] original false and defamatory assertions."

In 1997, a French photo magazine, Paris Match, purported that the romance between model Claudia Schiffer and magician David Copperfield was entirely staged. The story went as far as claiming Schiffer was paid good money to pose as Copperfield’s girlfriend.

The couple sued the mag as a result.

The lawsuit maintained that "Mr. Copperfield and Ms. Schiffer met on the job, fell in love and plan to marry. They are not pretending anything to anyone."

The pair, who eventually broke up in 1999, was awarded an undisclosed sum, and a retraction to the story was printed.