Playboy Adds 'Runaway Bride' Sticker to July 2011 Issue
CHICAGO – Playboy is making a last-minute addition to the cover of its July issue after founder Hugh Hefner's fiancee called off their wedding.
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Playboy Adds 'Runaway Bride' Sticker to July 2011 Issue
CHICAGO – Playboy is making a last-minute addition to the cover of its July issue after founder Hugh Hefner's fiancee called off their wedding.
Playboy's Hugh Hefner Says Playmate Crystal Harris Called off Wedding
CHICAGO – Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner says his fiancee has called off their wedding.
The 85-year-old Hefner says in a Tuesday message on Chicago-based Playboy's official Twitter feed that 24-year-old Crystal Harris has "had a change of heart."
Playboy Puts Entire 57 Years of Magazines Online
CHICAGO – Good news for those who thought their copies of Playboy were gone forever when their moms found them and threw them away.
Former Playboy Playmate Yvette Vickers Found Dead
LOS ANGELES – Former Playboy Playmate and B-movie actress Yvette Vickers was found dead Wednesday at her Benedict Canyon home. She was 82.
A neighbor discovered the body in a mummified state last week, police told the Los Angeles Times.
The body appeared to have gone undiscovered for an unknown period of time - anywhere from several months to a year - and investigators weren't able to determine if it was the remains of a man or woman, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said.
Playboy Mansion Illness Traced to Hot Tub Bacteria
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County health officials say the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease was found in a hot tub at the Playboy Mansion where scores of people became ill after attending a fundraiser in February.
Hugh Hefner Saves Landmark Hollywood Sign
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Hugh Hefner just pulled more than a rabbit out of his hat.
The Playboy founder has donated the final $900,000 needed to preserve the landmark Hollywood sign, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told the Associated Press on Monday.
Hugh Hefner: Shannon Twins Moving out of Playboy Mansion
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Hugh Hefner will soon have less company.
Hef, Holly and Bridget Offer Congrats to New Parents Kendra and Hank
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The Girls Next Door are celebrating the arrival of Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett's newborn son.
"Little Hank is here," Bridget Marquardt tweeted from Cabo after the birth of Hank Randall IV on Friday. "9lbs 5oz...WOW! Congrats to Kendra and Hank!"
Hugh Hefner's Playboy in Talks to be Sold
LOS ANGELES — Hugh Hefner's iconic Playboy brand could be headed for a change.
The men's magazine is currently in talks to be sold, with negotiations reportedly heating up with a pair of interested parties.
One discussion involves Jim Griffiths and the private equity firm Golden Gate Capital, who are looking to purchase the brand for $300 million, a source familiar with the negotiations tells Reuters. Griffiths is a former Playboy entertainment president.
The company is also engaged in talks to sell itself to Iconix Brand Group, sources revealed Thursday. The New York-based Iconix owns brands that it licenses to manufacturers, such as Candies, Joe Boxer, Rocawear and London Fog.
Playboy's shares were up 6.6 percent at $4.34 in Friday's trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock rose 43 percent on Thursday, following initial news of the talks with Iconix.
The magazine has seen circulation decline 9 percent to 2.45 million in the first six months of the year, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
Playboy was initially going to be called Stag Party. It was launched by the 83-year-old Hefner in 1953, with the inaugural issue featuring Marilyn Monroe.
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Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett Get Married in Playboy Wedding
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Kendra Wilkinson married NFL star Hank Baskett on Saturday at the Playmate's onetime residence, the Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills, Calif.
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