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“Signed” copies of Liza Minelli’s new book, Kids Wait Till You Hear This!, actually include autopen signatures. 

Multiple signatures appear to share identical geometry in specific segments when overlaid.

 ⚠️⚠️ Still frame from a video showing the overlay process between two signatures:

Check out these videos showing the overlay testing process used to compare the signatures.

Overlay Video 1 ▶️

Note how “Liza” matches up 

Overlay Video 2 ▶️

-First round, note how the “Love” appears to overlay nearly exactly

-Second round, the circle of the smiley face appears to overlap closely, and the L is starting to line up as well 

-Third round, the Z and the A in “Liza” appear to lineup closely.

Overlay Video 3 ▶️

Notice how almost all of the smiley face lines up on this one

-With a slight adjustment, notice how the Z and the A start to align as well

Overlay Video 4 ▶️

Watch the top of the smiley face. All I am doing is bringing the circle of the smiley face into line. Watch how the Z falls into place. Watch how the top loop of the L falls into place. The “A” is a little off and also the “I” but you can see how they seem to be off by a very small and consistent distance. 

Overlay Video 5 ▶️

Watch how the “OVE” lines up exactly on two examples received by the same person

Overlay Video 6 ▶️

Notice where “Love” is lining up on these and how much of Liza lines up with a slight shift

Overlay Video 7 ▶️

Notice how much of the entire signature overlaps

Overlay Video 8 ▶️

Notice how much of the entire signature overlaps.

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Some of the segments are individually lining up….yet the two signatures appear different on face and when overlaid as a whole.

Here is a visual walk-through of identifying matching segments in overlay. This reflects how the issue was initially discovered.

Example: 

First, notice how the L lines up in “Love”: 

Make a slight adjustment that then brings the “ove” into line: 

Slightly adjust again to bring the L of “Liza” into line: 

Slightly adjust again to bring the Z and A into alignment (also notice the “I” and the comma): 

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One thing that’s also interesting: If you take the dust jacket off the book, Liza’s autograph is imprinted on the front hard cover underneath (appears to be only on US editions):

That signature matches a verified example that appears to date from at least the early 1990s: 

What’s concerning is that some of the signature patterns inside the “signed” books seem very close to that same 90s example, which makes it look possible that the earlier verified signature may have been used as a template for the autopen signatures in the book:

Book cover Overlay ▶️

(Book cover signature overlaid with a signature from inside book)

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The signatures in these books appear to have been produced by an advanced autopen system capable of introducing subtle variations in letter structure and placement, likely intended to disguise the mechanical origin.

Please see this video to learn more on how this works: 

https://youtu.be/pROf6q-9POU

A thread has also been created to make others aware of this type of autopen usage and discuss if interested:

https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/beware-of-the-new-a...

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You may also visit the original Liza Minnelli thread, established when the book was announced, to read about the initial development of this issue:

https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/liza-minelli-kids-w...