Ursula Ashby v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.

KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Ursula Ashby (Ashby) appealed from an order of the district court granting summary judgment to defendantappellee Hustler Magazine, Inc. (Hustler) in this diversity action alleging libel and invasion of privacy pursuant to Kentucky law.

In early December of 1980, Ashby’s roommate Teresa Davis (Davis) convinced her to pose for nude photographs in their Louisville, Kentucky apartment. Using a Polaroid instant camera, Davis snapped four pictures of Ashby. Ashby treated the photographs as her private property and immediately secured them inside a jewelry…