Life & Style says of the Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey relationship "It's Over." Us Weekly screamed a headline in its weekly magazine on the same day "Split!" That brought quick denials from Jess and Nick, but the tabloids are standing by their story.
In what some consider damage control the pair has even been spotted in London as a couple with Jessica sporting her wedding ring. (Pic here)
So - spilt or not?
Hard to say, but there is a theory on why the tabloids are examining Jessica and Nick so closely.
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| Jessica now a tabloid piñata? |
Gossip industry insiders say the recent rumors are retaliation for the Jessica Simpson's exclusive contract with OK! magazine according to a report on Radar Magazine's web site.
The theory:
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The $200,000, 2-year deal, set up in August by her stage dad, Joe Simpson, reportedly locked the Simpson into a six-cover commitment, and prohibited her from giving other magazines access.
The roundly denied “scoop” was far from exclusive, however—Life & Style carries essentially the same story, but with better detail, including an anecdote about Simpson breaking down in tears on an American Airlines flight post-breakup.
Us Weekly, a formerly pro-Jessica rag and repository of Joe-Simpson-planted items, went for the jugular with this week’s “SPLIT!” cover story.
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Life & Style carries essentially the same story, but with better detail, including an anecdote about Simpson breaking down in tears on an American Airlines flight post-breakup.
Adding insult to injury, “it was a really stupid business decision on Joe’s part because while OK!’s spending millions for shots of Britney’s baby, all Jessica got was a cover that didn’t sell, two-hundred grand, and a lot of payback,” the editor sniped. “She’s become a tabloid piñata!”
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Expect to see Jess and Nick out more and photographed more often together with wedding rings in place and big smiles if they expect to squash these rumors.
--Jim Roberts
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