Martha Does Saffron

Clearly, someone at Newsweek must miss The Gates, because the cover of Martha Stewart busting out of what looks like are saffron colored curtains! The AP is all over the cover illustration, because Martha "appears to be sporting a model's body." A Newsweek editor says, "Anybody who knows the story and is familiar with Martha's current situation would know this particular picture [was an illustration and not a photograph]." Well, it sure is a flattering illustration. It's not like Newsweek-sometimes-partner (what is the relationship between Newsweek and NBC again? we forget) NBC will be airing the Martha Stewart version of The Apprentice.

Newsweek's cover story, Martha Breaks Out, has a terrible picture of Martha online. And Gothamist on her new show.

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By Jen Chung in Arts and Events on March 2, 2005 4:39 PM

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TFF

The Newsweek/NBC connection is clear with the autism issue. Today show had a whole series about it and then I see it on the cover of Newsweek.

toyochin

See, I just figured she was hitting the prison weight room. It ain't exactly Crunch, but the results are the same.

Adam Lang

Newsweek's website is powered by MSNBC and they share some content. MSNBC is obviously a joint operation between NBC and Microsoft/MSN. That's how they're related. Just so ya know.

tien

reports are saying that she's lost a few pounds in jail.

TFF

A managing editor from newsweek was on NPR earlier this evening talking about this cover. She calls it a "photoillustration" and says it is stated so on page 3 table of contents. The head is from a photograph from wireimage (she didn't know when it was taken but not in the last 5 months) but the body is NOT martha's (the illustration part).

The editor says the cover was not meant to deceive but to amuse. And says with all the talk surrounding it, the cover succeeds (in what I don't know). She stood by the photoillustration and was adamant that it was not a transgression.