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In what could be the happiest news story of 2008 so far, TV psychologist Dr Phil is about to be fired.
Or so claims New Idea's cover story.
Oprah Winfrey is apparently not amused with the good doctor's conduct over the heavily criticised interference in Britney Spears' life
and he's on the verge of being "dramatically fired".
The television magnate feels Dr Phil has betrayed the troubled pop singer by using her problems to promote himself.
As her show launched his career, the talk show queen is effectively his boss, and still controls his show through her production company.
If only the doctor could help himself, but he can't - his licence to practise psychology lapsed in 2002.
Oprah also features in Woman's Day - this time about her battle with weight.
Her "obsession" with US presidential candidate Barack Obama and the collapse of her 21-year relationship with lover Stedman Graham have exacted a heavy toll on the star.
She apparently consumed 44,770kJ in two days - roughly two and a half times the recommended intake - while supporting Obama on the campaign trail.
As if that wasn't enough, the star has also been comfort-eating after a failed reconciliation attempt with Stedman.
But Oprah blames a thyroid condition for the weight gain, which is rumoured to have the, er, giant of the US television landscape pushing well past 100kg.
Weighty issues also occupy the New Zealand Woman's Weekly, which has the tale of 80s pop star Alison Moyet - ("Fame made me fed-up and fat".
Cue the customary shot of the star looking decidedly porky.
The singer she was depressed from 21 until she was 35. "I didn't have the tools to cope with fame.
"My guard was down. I was gauche and people said so, and it was a punch in the face."
And no edition would be complete without Nicole Kidman.
The Weekly leaves it until its very last page to display photos of Neek, as she is known in that lilting Aussie vernacular, complete with baby bump.
Not to be outdone, the Day carries an "official interview" with the current Mrs Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes.
Delivered in a Q & A format, it features insightful questions such as "Is your new hairstyle hard to maintain?" and "Are you enjoying being a mother?"
It also features US woman Vicki Borken, who suffers from lymphoedema. The condition causes extreme swelling and has left her virtually disabled.
As the Day explains it: "At its largest, Vicki's left leg weighed a whopping 44kg - the same as Victoria Beckham!"