The Hedi Slimane-to-Armani rumors simply won’t die—even though, as recently as this week, the company once again shut them down with a big denial. At this point, the whole thing feels A.I.-generated, like those Pretty Woman 2 movie posters that keep popping up on my Instagram feed. There are many reasons why it would be ill-advised for Armani to bring in a new creative director less than two months after the passing of its singular founder. Most importantly, any person of stature would understandably be wary of the late designer’s much-scrutinized will, which requires his heirs to sell 15 percent of the company to a new investor within 18 months, with the opportunity to increase that holding to 49 percent in a few years.