There’s big time trouble brewing in the world of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie according to InTouch Weekly. Brad Pitt has moved out on Angelina Jolie!

Angelina apparently begged Brad to stay for their kids, but Brad has already packed his belongings from their home in France.

Will readers want to know more?

Clearly – or InTouch wouldn’t continue to publish this type of story. Remember this InTouch story from a few weeks ago?

Many “media elitists” will cry foul and say this isn’t a true story.

Especially since Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were spotted food shopping in of all places LONG ISLAND.

But, here’s why it could be true and many simply don’t “get” this type of cover story. (That’s good news for InTouch by the way!)

Just like in real life, couples fight. They fight over a bunch of things. And, yes, they even move out on each other.

But, then they come back together after they cool off.

Could that be what this cover is all about?

Absolutely.

While a tiff between stars like Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz wouldn’t be a big deal, a blow-up (even a minor one) between Brangelina is big news for readers of InTouch and other celeb weeklies.

Bottom Line: Stars are just like Us

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American Media just released its Michael Jackson Special Commemorative Issue edited by Tony Frost.

“My terrific team completed the project in less than 48 hours and we printed yesterday,” says Frost, Editor-in-Chief of the special Michael Jackson issue.

It’s on sale today in LA and New York.

CLICK HERE to see Michael Jackson tribute covers.

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The celebrity weeklies rolled out their new issues yesterday – and CoverAwards found it surprising that not one of the magazines went for a full cover featuring Susan Boyle.

Susan Boyle is a huge Internet sensation. Her online video has been watched by more people than those who watched Barack Obama’s Inauguration speech!

Here’s Why Susan Didn’t Get the Full-Cover Treatment!

CoverAwards asked the editor in chiefs of the major celebrity weeklies as well as industry insiders why Susan – despite her online popularity – failed to receive a full cover.

Richard Spencer, EIC of In Touch, explained that there are three reasons that Boyle did not get the nod for a full-cover.

“There are not a lot of great photos of her. The show is not broadcast on American television (you have to watch it online.)  Plus, as awesome as her song was, in a magazine you can’t be moved by her voice — you can only read about it – so it isn’t as dramatic as hearing her,” explained Spencer.

An industry insider supported Spencer’s point: “Being successful as a star on the Internet is totally different from holding the cover of a magazine. To click on a link on the Internet doesn’t involve any financial transaction whereas the reader has to put their hand in their pocket to buy a magazine so the criteria of who should hold a cover of a magazine is totally different.”

CoverAwards asked Tony Frost, editor in chief of Globe Magazine, what he thought about Susan Boyle’s cover potential.  Frost emphatically said, “NO – not unless she’s caught in bed with Simon Cowell or Piers Morgan…or both of them!”

Candace Trunzo, editor in chief of Star Magazine, added, “She’s a delightful character with an amazing voice, but not enough Star power for a main image—at least not yet!”

Katie Caperton, OK! Magazine’s EIC, said, “While this was an amazing story, Susan Boyle was EVERYWHERE last week: CNN, Today Show, GMA, Larry King, and so on. Weekly magazine editors had to decide whether her story had reached its saturation point, and if the readers would still be as interested a week later, after they had seen her interviewed numerous times.”

Is a Makeover Enough to Land Susan Boyle a Celeb Weekly Cover?

There’s been a tremendous amount of speculation around Susan Boyle and her look. While she’s indicated that a makeover is not in the cards, she’s already showing signs of changing her look.

And, that “makeover” is being closely watched by the celebrity weekly editors.

Look for her potentially getting more play in magazines like InTouch and OK! if she gets a big makeover!  “The magazine format is better for visually spotlighting her makeover,” says InTouch’s Richard Spencer.

Katie Caperton of OK! added, “Everyone loves a makeover! She’s a beautiful woman – inside and out – and a ballgown and glass slippers, would complete the fairy-tale.”

Bottom Line:

Only time will tell if Susan Boyle gets her full cover – but I bet it will happen sooner rather than later.

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Heidi Klum is pregnant with her fourth child – and she tells Us Weekly that she wants a girl.

“We’d be happy with either,” she tells the magazine. “But it would be a lie if I said we all weren’t hoping for a little girl — especially Leni, because she would love to have a little sister.”

“She’ll say, ‘I hope it’s a girl so she can be in my room, and I’m going to help you and I’m going to change the diapers and I’m going to be a really good sister!” Klum says.

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If you could pick one celebrity weekly, which one would you say is your favorite?  Click on one of the following links and let the editors know which one is your top choice!

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The National Enquirer is reporting that Casey Anthony had an accomplice!  And he’s still on the loose.

What’s the trick that makes this cover work and will ensure that the National Enquirer has a pretty decent week on the newsstand?

The editors of the National Enquirer simply added ONE new detail to the Caylee Anthony story.

It’s the accomplice.  This specific detail makes the story feel new.

The inset of the picture (albeit a bit misleading) appears to be “the accomplice.”

Finally, the inset featuring the “last photo” of Caylee makes this a compelling package.

Bottom Line: That’s a new detail.

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Editor in Chief Tony Frost rolls out this brilliant tabloid cover featuring Hulk Hogan and an alleged murder drama.

Hulk’s terrified wife & toyboy flee the family mansion!

Why the flattering words for this cover and Tony Frost?

Tony Frost payed for this review?  Absolutely not!

He shrewdly picked up on Hulk Hogan’s unbelievable statement that he “sympathized with O.J. Simpson and understood how O.J. felt.”

Then, he took that statement and coupled it with Hulk’s wife/toyboy fleeing the mansion.

Is any of this true?  You’ll have to read the inside story.

But, this cover will sell and that’s the bottom line.

Bottom Line 2: The perfect tabloid cover.

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