Vogue (magazine) the American issue (the other two men were actors George Clooney and Richard Gere), and the first in which the man was black. Some observers criticized the cover as a prejudicial depiction of James because his pose with Bündchen was reminiscent of a poster for the film "King Kong". Further criticism arose when the website "Watching the Watchers" analyzed the photo alongside the World War I recruitment poster titled "Destroy This Mad Brute". James reportedly however liked the cover shoot. In February 2011, just before the 2011 Syrian protests unfolded, "Vogue" published a controversial piece by Joan Juliet Buck on
Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager Cudder for a project that is more personal. He stated: He announces that the album was going to be titled "Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager". Cudi stated that ""Man on the Moon II" is dark by nature and instead of bringing you into my dreams like my first album, I'm bringing you into my reality, good and bad. It will explain more of who I am as well as pushing the envelope musically." In a "Complex" interview for his cover shoot titled ""Mad Man on the Moon"", he talks about the album and stating "It's