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Gossip Magazine Editors, Out They Go!

10:15AM Clem Bastow | It’s a turbulent time in Australian magazine publishing currently, between New Woman folding and New Idea’s continued idiocy, now Famous‘ founding editor Shane Sutton has been shown the door. He’s been replaced in the role by a former NW staffer, which is perhaps not surprising given that the two mags are more or less identical and when reading one, you wonder why the other still exists. After a slide in last week’s sales survey, Sutton has moved to “new projects” with NW’s former deputy editor taking over. Speculation was rife that management could be considering merging Famous with its stablemate, Who. Moving on to “new projects”! That’s the publishing equivalent of “creative differences” or “the pair remain firm friends”! As for merging Famous with Who, why bother? The latter ceased to be relevant some time ago, while the former never was, so combining the two would just create a massive publishing black hole of irrelevancy – and I think New Idea would have something to say about such encroachment on their market share in that department. More »

Cellulite-Snapping Paparazzo Jamie Fawcett Is Keen To Tell You What A Tops Bloke He Is

9:20AM Clem Bastow | Remember Jamie Fawcett, the celebrity snapper who ended up tangled up in court with Nicole Kidman for reasons I am still attempting to decipher? His name has come up again this week after Mischa Barton called him a “pervert” and, in a vaguely Austen-esque moment, said she’d “never abhorred anyone more” after shots of Barton lounging in Queensland made their way into NW accompanied by the usual “OMG CELLULITE!!” coverage. Well, as though holding one of the world’s most hated job titles wasn’t enough, Fawcett’s now trying to clear his name by telling us all that he’s actually a really nice dude and – get this! – he actually tried to save Barton from the inevitable indignity. Chivalry isn’t dead, ladies! “We spoke to each other on the island, and that’s when I showed her my camera and I hadn’t taken any shots of her topless,” he said. “I did warn her it was a public place, and if she wanted privacy she shouldn’t be there. “But it is a shame that publications tend to highlight an issue that is not fair to a young girl, and I wouldn’t seek to publicly embarrass her with nudity or health issues or body image issues. “However, sometimes these are the things that sell pictures.” “A shame”? Man, who knew the paparazzi were such sensitive creatures? You might think all that hiding in bushes while gripping ridiculously phallic telephoto lenses business makes them the scum of the earth, but I guess you were wrong, huh? But wait, Jamie wants to tell you about some of his other humanitarian efforts: “I once saw Keanu Reeves dancing in the nude on a balcony with a girl, and just decided not to shoot them, as I didn’t think at the time that anyone would run those pictures.” What a guy! However, being a modest dude, he decided to leave his SNAG credentials at that – though I can confirm that Fawcett later went home to his mountain lair, but not before saving a Coles bag full of kittens from drowning and then helping an old lady across the street. How do I know this? Because I am the old lady. I haven’t felt that cared for since the woman across the street sent her son to give me a Hallmark card. More »

NW Magazine Cover Of The Year

3:48PM Jess McGuire | We thought nothing would ever be able to top the cover featuring Kate Moss which screamed at us from the newsagent’s pile of trashy mags “Pregnant! Smoking & Drinking! Covered In Blood!” but the latest issue out today is a fucking corker! We highly doubt that John Mayer dumped Jessica Simpson because she gained 2.3 kilograms, but no matter. What a cover shot. The most unflattering angle to photograph someone known to man! It’d make an Olsen twin look morbidly obese. Shameless, and hypnotic. We’re going to pay our local grocery store to give us the giant copy they use for advertising and Blu-Tac it to our ceiling so it’s the last thing we see when we go to bed, and the first thing we see when we wake up. More »