Mark Pasetsky's Cover Awards

Brad Pitt has overtaken Paris Hilton as the most dangerous celebrity to search for in cyberpace, according to the second annual study of by Internet security company McAfee.

When computer users searched  “Brad Pitt,” “Brad Pitt downloads,” and Brad Pitt wallpaper, screen savers and pictures, they had an 18 percent chance of being led to fake sites and having their computer infected with online threats.  These include  spyware, spam, phishing, adware, viruses and other malware.

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In her new tell-all book, Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World, Lynne Spears reveals that Britney did not lose her virginity to Justin Timberlake. Instead, the popstar gave up her chastity to a high school football player at the tender age of 14.

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On the positive side, this Life & Style cover is unique.

For years people have talked about the rivalry between Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.

There were many stories about how Tom was allegedly jealous of Brad over media attention he received when he was starting to “date” Angelina.

Now the mag makes it a feud between Brangelina and TomKat.

The cover presents the two couples as bickering over a bunch of things and now there’s a big showdown.

Here’s the problem.  The story feels more appropriate for Variety than it does for Life & Style.

There’s no love - no emotion.  It’s a work cover!

On another note, Life & Style has two incredible cover story options right on this cover:

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Brit and long-ago love Justin Timberlake may be doing a duet!

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JT did such a great job as host of the ESPY Awards, that according to reports the Oscar organizers are “suddenly interested in JT serving as the host of the Academy Awards.”

This would be huge for him.

Do you think he’s ready?

“It’s funny,” Justin Timberlake says in the new issue of Fashion Rocks magazine.

“I keep hearing Ashton Kutcher say how he was responsible for trucker caps. I’ve heard him make that statement before.”

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Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel, aka, the couple that never looks happy leaving El Beso restaurant in L.A.

According to Star Magazine, the couple “canoodled (yes canoodled) in an upstairs private booth for two hours, with Jessica ordering mahi-mahi and Voss water and JT opting for the skirt steak and red wine.”

Here’s the good news for OK! Magazine.

It scored another “credibility-building” cover with these exclusive baby photos.

And, the advertising community will continue to take notice.

Here’s the bad news.

Women LOVE Matthew McConaughey - and I’m not sure that they want to buy him as a guy with a girlfriend and a baby.

They like him single so they can dream about being with him.

On another note, this cover represents how competitive the celebrity weekly space is. Buying photos is the only way for the mags to distinguish themselves on a week-to-week basis.

I’m still waiting to see who gets the biggest set of the year - Brad & Angelina’s twins.

Speaking of which - I can’t believe this is happening! I just got a transcript. This can’t be real.

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Yes. Scarlett Johansson is engaged to hottie Ryan Reynolds - but she does admit she’s been emotionally unavailable in the past.

My guess is that she’s talking about that time she was with Justin Timberlake?

“You don’t always meet the right person at the right time,” admits Johansson. “It’s important for people to figure out their own lives before involving someone else - to gauge where you are and work on your own issues.”

(Cosmo)

In the new issue of New York Magazine, Madonna talks about her steamy video with Justin Timberlake.

The video for your new single, “4 Minutes,” is a tease: “You and Justin Timberlake almost crawl into bed, then you dance.  You mount him, then you dance…,” asks NY Mag.

Madonna replies, “It’s meant to be a tease, you know.  You’ve only got four minutes to save the world.  There’s not time for frivolous behavior!”