No, I seriously do not see it as a hit piece. I know what you are saying about people only looking over the titles (I used to work for YEARS in Retail), but this leaves a MUCH different feeling when one reads it versus the US Weekly title. The little pink box is NOT going to stand out — the Yellow title, and the words under it are what most people are going to see/read. Much different than the “LIES” title.
Scandal /= lies.
Sorry. Don’t buy it.
Precisely where is the ‘scandal’ they speak of?