The folks at NY Magazine are calling shenanigans on People. Actually, they're calling Photoshop. They are claiming that little Vivienne Marcheline is not yet able to smile (or Knox Leon for that matter) and that the grin we see is actually the result of some fancy tampering.
"In that cover photo, it looks like Vivienne Marcheline — clearly the
Ashley half of this Olsen-like combo — is sporting a giant grin. She
may even be laughing. Hold on. These babies are purported to be a mere 3 weeks old! Parenting magazine says that babies don't smile from exterior stimulation until two to four months — even if said exterior stimulation is the most beautiful pair of humans in the entire world."
StrollerDerby isn't sure that they agree and asks, "what to you think? Photoshopped? Or is Vivi working out a bit of
flatulence? Come on, we parents know even newborns make all kinds of
faces, even if Parenting magazine hasn't explicitly told us so."
Personally, I never would have thought such a thing, but it's not like Photoshopping magazine covers is unheard of. I do have trouble believing that Brad and Angelina would agree to the face of their new baby being altered- and it seems like they would have some say in the cover before it was released.
That's just a theory. They may have been busy changing diapers when it went to press.
In the meantime, these photos are clearly unaltered.
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