News: Xtina Aguilera: 'Aw Hell To The Naw!'
Christina Aguilera thought her Vibe cover was a done deal. The singer had reportedly completed an in depth interview and extensive photo shoot for the October issue, which was to feature the pop star promoting her new album "Back to Basics."
Then editor-and-chief Mimi Valdes got fired and editorial decisions during her watch were suddenly uprooted.
Valdes had originally scheduled the Aguilera cover and conducted the interview this summer. But when her title was snatched in July and replacement Danyel Smith took over the editor-in-chief position, Aguilera's cover was scrapped in favor of featuring Whitney Houston's husband, Bobby Brown.
According to New York Daily News columnist Lloyd Grove, Aguilera's people are extremely upset, especially upon discovering that editors used pictures from her photo shoot on its website, but not in the magazine. The singer's manager, Irving Azoff, reportedly sent a scathing letter to the publication alleging breach of contract "I can't speak on the previous administration and what they did promise or didn't promise," Smith told Grove. "But there was never an article to put anywhere. There was never a written piece."
Aguilera's PR rep, Cindy Guagenti, told Grove: "We are trying to salvage the relationship," she said. "When there's a change at a magazine, you understand that there might be a new direction. But Christina is completely within the scope of the magazine - she is very relevant to Vibe's readers, and we would still like them to honor their commitment. We want them to give us back our cover."
Smith responded: "We are so pleased that an artist of Christina Aguilera's stature would want to be on our cover, and we hope to work with her on something in the future."
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