1: It’s an extremely flattering angle. Women have turned slightly to the side to look thinner for ages, especially celebs. 2: It’s Gaga and VOUGE, a little retouching is expected. They are both famously AND infamously known for their strives toward perfection in what they do. 3: Who’s cares? It’s an absolutely radiant cover and it’s not like she isn’t actually skinny and hot.
They were together because it made the Twilight craze all that much more exciting and press worthy. It shot them into A-list power couple status. Now that Twilight is pretty much over it’s time to end the “relationship”, why not make it a big deal and get more press? It’s all been for us, it’s not real. They’re not stupid, they know how to keep our interest.