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GQ's cover (left) references Vanity Fair's Oscars subject
GQ has poked fun at its print rival Vanity Fair with its newest cover.
GQ's "comedy issue" options Saturday Night Live's Kate McKinnon, comic Sarah Silverman and actress Issa Rae with their arms and legs misplaced in an obvious Photoshop catastrophe.
It's a clear reference to Vanity Fair's Oscars cover earlier this 12 months, the place Reese Witherspoon appeared to have been given an extra leg.
But each magazines are owned by the identical firm, Conde Nast.
"GQ would like to apologize to Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, and Sarah Silverman for the egregious mistakes made in the process of creating the cover for our 2018 comedy issue," the journal mentioned in an assertion.
"We deeply regret that the results violated GQ's rigorous standards of editorial excellence and the laws of nature."
Here's the offending part from Vanity Fair's unique cover: