Legal Opinion
Heatherton v. Playboy, Inc.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided July 20, 1973No. 73-979-AAHPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER OF REMAND TO THE STATE COURT
HAUK, District Judge.
The December 1972 issue of Playboy magazine featured an article entitled “Sex Stars of 1972”. Written by Arthur Knight and Hollis Alpert, it was a lively run-down of Hollywood personalities, some of whom are on the rise and others who already have peaked. As Messrs. Knight and Alpert commented right at the start, “The aging star establishment and last year’s hot new properties are challenged by a bumper crop of even hotter, newer names.” 1
Accompanying their essay were 48 photographs, showing celebrities in various stages of…
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