LeAnn Rimes Responds to Shape Magazine Cover Controversy

By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 29th 2010 08:29PM

One day after news broke that the editor-in-chief of Shape Magazine called LeAnn Rimes' October cover "a terrible mistake," the singer responded via her Twitter page.

On Thursday, it was reported that editor-in-chief Valerie Latona sent an email to subscribers apologizing for featuring LeAnn Rimes on the cover.

"You are all in good company... as you all agree Shape has made a terrible mistake in putting LeAnn Rimes on the cover," the editor wrote in the email. "Please know that our putting her on the cover was not meant to put a husband-stealer on a pedestal-but to show (through her story)... "

The 28-year-old singer wasted no time in responding, Tweeting, "Just so all my fans know, I'm getting to the bottom of this. It's the first I've heard of this. Shape is throwing me a party next week as a thank you and a congrats for being on their cover for the third time. I find this very contradictory." Rimes then Tweeted a photo of the invite to the event.

Later in the day, Rimes Tweeted a link to a new statement from editor-in-chief Latona. The editor wrote about her "personal letter" to subscribers, saying it was taken out of context. She also reveals only 40 out of 6 million subscribers complained about the Rimes cover. Regardless, she said she wanted to write a short note to those unhappy with the content.

"I don't want anyone to be unhappy--so I took the time to write a personal note to them, apologizing for not having someone on the cover they wanted to see and hoping to do right by them the next time. (I do this many times for all cover stars and you really can't ever please everyone all the time,)" she wrote.

Latona also says she stands behind her decision to use Rimes on the cover: "The bottom line is this: I stand by the fact that LeAnn's story is compelling--and her courage and strength in the face of so much adversity is compelling. That is why I put her on the cover of Shape for what is now the third time."

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Friday 29 October

By yahoofashion

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so good!! l like this topic~~!~

Saturday 30 October

By ashleigh

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She shouldn't be on any covers of any magazines!! She is SO f'ugly!!! Her face is the ugliest I've ever seen! Who gives a crap about her flat-chested ugly body when her face and soul and personhood are all so ugly that it hurts just to look at her! I will never buy a Shape or any other magazine that has her on the cover! YUCK! She's a pig of a person, and has the face to match!

By duidu

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By barbie

If you remember her in her younger years she looks alot like her father and isn't a pretty picture either. She's not pretty, she's just plain and her body shouldn't be on any magazine promoting body images. Eddie downgraded when he left his wife.

Monday 01 November

By Eric

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Methinks you might be so ugly, ashleigh, that Whoopi Goldberg laughs at you. Your jealousy betrays you.

By Chu

Why don't you chew on this rag for a bit, duidu?

By rose

Her eyes always look like thye are almpst closing i think she retains fluid in her eyelids. I really dont know what it is but shes always had that look of squinting eyes.

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By New York

Are there any faithful celebrities on this earth??? I don't think so. OK maybe one or two. That was a really lame remark that was made.

By Rex

Can someone please explain to me why spammers, such as yahoofashion, are allowed to post their garbage in here on a daily basis?

By yabbi

Husbands can only be 'stolen' if they WANT to be stolen. If they're cheating, who wants them anyway? If a man won't honestly discuss his unhappiness with his wife and give his marriage a chance, then he's not interested in proceeding. Women who actively chase married men only get responses from the jerks among them. It behooves a wife to ensure her husband is happy and keep the dialog open. She can only hope he will be honest with her, nothing, nothing is guaranteed in a marriage or any other relationship.

By allmywickedsins

It takes two to tango. If it hadn't been LeAnn, he would have cheated with someone else. LeAnn did not 'steal' him, he did it by his own choice.

It also takes two to make a marriage work, and when one isn't willing, the other doesn't have a lot of choice. You can't *make* someone monogamous, you can't *make* someone work at a marriage. They have to want it.

By JBaer

Meanwhile, Charlie Sheen, who'll do anyone in a bra and panties, gets 100 times more press coverage for trashing a Plaza Hotel room. Can you say "double standard"?

By rj

How about more popular

Charlie Sheen has always been a bad boy and will always be a bad boy. He has never grown up and never will grow up.

By siientsieep

Yeah, it's the tired old double standard. A man does bad things and he's just 'being a guy'. A woman does, and she's a 'skank'. It's ridiculous.

By Lily

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Charlie Sheen doesn't promote himself as anything other than what he is while Rimes wanted everyone to think she was a squeaky clean Christian. HA Can you say adultery? That hag was married and having an affair or did you forget or was that ok? Please.

She is not a saint. But neither was HE. Did they do the right thing? No, they should have gotten a divorce from their spouses first before getting into a relationship. But it's over and done with, and frankly it doesn't affect YOUR life, so what do you care?

By cc

omg why is charlie sheen even a star, he is so damned ugly and stupid and boring its not funny, get him off the air His TV show stinks too...

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