Wednesday, April 26

I was furious when Jann Wenner put me on the cover of Us Weekly..

So I understand where Nick Lachey is coming from. From Page Six:

"NOTE to celebs: Watch your backs with Jann Wenner! Nick Lachey and his new handlers at Sunshine Consultants are said to be furious with the Wenner Media boss after he dangled the promise of a Rolling Stone cover in front of the singer - and put him on Us Weekly instead. Lachey, an insider said, gave an interview to Rolling Stone about the breakup of his marriage to Jessica Simpson, expecting the cover. "At the end of the day, Rolling Stone said he needed to dish more on Jessica and Joe Simpson," our source said. "Nick said no . . . in the dark of the night, Jann gave the photos and the interview to Us Weekly." Lachey, who never wanted to be on the cover of Us Weekly, quickly fired his reps at Baker Winokur Ryder who had brokered the deal, and hired Sunshine. The insider added: "It's absurd to dangle the cover in front of someone, and if it doesn't work out, just hand it to another magazine. We will think twice before dealing with Wenner again." A source added: "The Us Weekly issue [with an oiled-up, shirtless Lachey on the cover] sold really well in Chelsea, but that's about it. It was the gayest cover in years." Lachey's rep declined to comment; Wenner's rep didn't return calls."

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