Washington, Feb 2 : American President Barack Obama jokingly said that he was crushed after he was cut from the cover of Us Weekly.

Obama was showed the cover of the newest issue of Us Weekly by Matt Lauer in which he had been replaced by singer Jessica Simpson.

"Yeah, it''s a little hurtful," the magazine quoted Obama as saying.

Lauer, who sat down with Obama before the Super Bowl aired Sunday on NBC, pointed out Simpson's picture.

"You got replaced by Jessica Simpson!" Lauer stated.

To which Obama replied: "Who''s in a weight battle, apparently. Oh well!" (ANI)