Let's face it. Had the new February issue of Vanity Fair come out before all the drama, the cover no doubt would have featured a smiling Tiger Woods sporting his traditional golf shirt and hat.
Then again, without his "transgressions," the embattled athlete probably wouldn't be on the cover in the first place.
But while sex does normally sell, will putting pre-scandal pics from famed photographer Annie Leibovitz of a shirtless—and very serious-looking—Tiger both in and on your mag result in a sales boost or bust?
Personally, we can't decide, as we're still trying to wrap our heads around what Tiger's wife did this weekend!
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Tiger wasn't the only one who got people talking last year. Check out our Best of 2009: Juiciest Scandals gallery.