Mark Pasetsky's Cover Awards

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Brad and Angelina recently issued a statement that they were still together and have not split.

In Touch jumped on the statement and made it the full cover for this week’s issue - a wise move.

When Brad & Angie made the statement last week, I couldn’t stop wondering why they did that.

The couple has repeatedly said that they ignore the “tabloid” press.

Plus, Angie only reads the NY Times?

So why did they issue the statement.

Perhaps, they are having problems?

What would have made this cover stronger?

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Alex fights back!

Alex’s friends are talking out on his they have a lot to say.

“After about six months of him [Alex Rodriguez] asking for a divorce, she [Cynthia Rodriguez] said it was okay for him to see other people, but she wouldn’t agree to a separation.”

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Us Weekly features Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon on its cover looking at trip vacation pics.

Hey, that could be me!

This cover is what Us Weekly is all about.

Stars really are like us. (Bonnie Fuller created that vision for Us Weekly and Janice Min continues to ride on her coattails.)

In the past, I haven’t been a fan of this story because I don’t think a lot of readers are talking about this couple.

But this cover photo is a winner and will walk off the newsstand. And, in the celebrity weekly category newsy photos like this are rare.

On another note, you can tell that the In Touch and Us Weekly did not have strong sales with the Madonna-A-Rod covers from last week.

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Big victory for Christie Brinkley yesterday. The New York Post provides this breakdown:

Christie Brinkley gets:

• Custody of kids
• Full parental decision-making power
• All 18 Hamptons properties
• Her dignity and reputation intact
• Revenge

What does Peter Cook get?

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This cover story is a mixed bag for Cynthia Rodriguez.

On the one hand, she claims she doesn’t to speak out.

So, she speaks to Cindy Adams?

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This is a BAD, BAD, BAD cover.

Like its sister titles Globe and National Enquirer, Star magazine comes out of left field and selects a Mary-Kate Olsen story for its main cover.

Clearly, this is…

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This will not be a strong week for the category leader People magazine.

I’ve seen this picture of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban a thousand times.

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