Perhaps this is because of the fact that Playgirl always had trouble deciding what kind of magazine it wanted to be. It desired to offer women 'the good life,' much as Playboy identified a way of life that encompassed the music their male readers listened to, the books they read, the cars they drove-and the women who fed their fantasies.īy the late 1990s, although Playgirl could boast a circulation of more than 500,000, this was still nowhere near the much larger circulation figures for Cosmopolitan and doesn't enter the sphere of circulation occupied by Playboy. While Cosmopolitan may have pushed at the far edges of women's magazines, Playgirl went over the line in its effort to bring a newly blossomed feminism to the realm of popular reading material. Although Helen Gurley Brown's Cosmopolitan had featured the first nude male centerfold, Playgirl, first published by Douglas Lambert and edited by Marin Scott Milam, was more of a female counterpart to Playboy.

Playgirl Inc.With its appearance on the stands in May 1973, Playgirl magazine became the first magazine for women to focus on men. and European magazines and are available on the Internet. Pitt is suing for invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress, claiming the pictures were taken by a trespassing photographer during a vacation two years ago.Īt the hearing on the restraining order, Raygor countered that Pitt has no valid claim because the photos were previously published in U.S.

“It’s unusual to have an order that is sealed,” Raygor noted, adding that because the order is sealed he was limited in his ability to discuss the case.

Judge Robert O’Brien granted Pitt’s request for a temporary order restraining further sale of the magazine, but refused Pitt’s request to recall issues which had already been delivered. Records have since been sealed and the action removed to the federal District Court in Los Angeles.Ī July 29 hearing on the matter was cancelled once the action was removed to the federal court, which had not set a new court date as of July 23, according to Playgirl counsel Kent Raygor. Pitt blocks distribution of Playgirl magazineĬALIFORNIA–In mid-July, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered Playgirl magazine to discontinue distribution of its August edition, which includes nude photos of actor Brad Pitt.

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