The subtle war between
People and
Us Weekly just got a bit more ridiculous. It's no secret that
People often gets the most coveted celeb interviews and breaking news-- from Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's divorce to pictures of Brad and Angelina Jolie's daughter Shiloh-- even if it is amid criticism that the magazine panders to celeb publicists. And it seems that
Us has finally had enough of playing second fiddle. Its cover
story a few months ago on Angelina Jolie's "double life" was taken by many as payback to Jolie for playing favorites with
People. And now it seems that
Us Weekly has pledged a "Paris-free" issue the week after the "celebutante" was freed from her short prison sentence. Is it coincidence that People got the exclusive print celeb tabloid interview with Paris for its next issue? Probably not.
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coverage (including the AP's decision to forgo covering the heiress).