TORONTO

U.S. comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus is borrowing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s excuse for smoking crack to explain why she’s naked on the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone.

Louis-Dreyfus — star of Veep and a former Seinfeld cast member — appears nude with the U.S. Constitution stenciled on her back on the cover of the magazine which hits newsstands Friday.

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Tuesday night, Louis-Dreyfus tweeted the cover with a short explanation.

“In my defense, ‘I was in a drunken stupor’ #crackexcuse,” she wrote.

On her Twitter account Tuesday night, Louis-Dreyfus tweeted the cover with a short explanation:

“In my defence, ‘I was in a drunken stupor’ #crackexcuse,” she wrote.

It is the latest sign that Ford’s crack controversy — and his “drunken stupor” — defence has gained worldwide notoriety.

Last November, Ford admitted to smoking crack after denying using the drug for months.

“Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine,” Ford said on Nov. 5. “But no, do I (smoke crack), am I an addict? No. Have I tried it? Probably in one of my drunken stupors, probably approximately about a year ago.”

The Rolling Stone cover, like Ford, isn’t perfect.

Almost as soon as it was posted online Tuesday, history buffs were quick to point out that John Hancock — whose signature appears just above Louis-Dreyfus’ backside — didn’t actually sign the Constitution. Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence.

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