Why Playboy Has Banned Nudes

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2015-10-13  

PLAYBOY willno longer run nude pictures on the pages of the magazine, it hasbeen confirmed. The publication, which launched in 1953 and had itsheyday in the Sixties and Seventies, already made the move on itswebsite earlier this year - resulting in a leap in traffic fromfour million to almost 16 million unique users a month - and nowthe print version will follow suit in the hopes of boostingsales.
The idea was conceived by one of Playboy's top editors,Cory Jones, and pitched to Hugh Hefner himself at the Playboymansion. Hefner agreed, The New York Times reports, and as aresult next March will see the launch of a redesign that will stillfeature "women in provocative poses" but no full nudes.
"That battle has been fought and won," Scott Flanders, thecompany's chief executive, told  The New YorkTimes by way of explanation. "You're now one clickaway from every sex act imaginable for free. And so it's just passéat this juncture."
The change will also be visible in the kind of shots used in themagazine, which are set to be "cleaner and more modern" using amore "intimate" and less produced style of shooting, akin to thoseseen on Instagram - and while there will still be a Playmate of theMonth, it's unclear whether the centrefold will continue toappear.
"Don't get me wrong. The 12-year-old me is verydisappointed in current me," Jones - whose idea the move was -added. "But it's the right thing to do."

Johnny: I Don't Want An Oscar

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2015-10-13  

WINNING an AcademyAward is seen as the pinnacle achievement of any actor'scareer, but Johnny Depphas revealed that he isn't interested in the slightest.
"I don't want to win one of those things ever, you know. Idon't want to have to talk," he said as he promoted his new film,Black Mass - in which he plays notoriouscriminal Whitey Bulger -  at the BFI FilmFestival in London. For Depp, it seems, acknowledgement from theAcademy is reward enough.

"They gave me one of those things, like a nomination, twoor three times. A nomination is plenty," he added, referring to hisBest Actor nods for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse ofthe Black Pearl in 2003, Finding Neverland in 2004and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in2008.

"The idea of winning means that you're in competition withsomeone and I'm not in competition with anybody," he continued,reports Newsbeat. "I just stick to my guns and dowhat I want to do. Sometimes people don't like it but that'salright."
But, while Depp himself is nonplussed about winning an Oscar,his daughter Lily-Rose may have different ideas. The 16 year old iscurrently pursuing her own acting career and is slated to appear inno less than four films in the next year - and it's taking somegetting used to for her father.

 

Chrissy Teigen Confirms Pregnancy

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CHRISSYTEIGEN and John Legend are expecting their first child. Themodel, who has spoken openly over recent weeks about the couple's struggle toconceive and the trials of undergoing IVF treatment, announcedthe news on Instagram lastnight.

"John and I are so happy to announce that we arepregnant," Teigen said, accompanied by a smiley face emoji. "Asmany of you know, we've been trying to have a baby for a while now.It hasn't been easy, but we kept trying because we can't wait tobring our first child into the world and grow our family. We're soexcited that it's finally happening. Thank you for all your loveand well wishes. I look forward to all the bellytouching!"

Teigen and Legend, who met in 2007 and married in 2013,took the decision to open up about trying to conceive in order tohighlight the potential problems in the practice of always askingcouples when they planned to have children.

"I will say honestly John and I were having trouble. Wewould have had kids five, six years ago if it happened," she saidin her role as a panellist along with Tyra Banks ontalk show The FABLife. "We've seen fertility doctors andonce you open up about those things to other people you learn thata lot of other people in your life are seeing these people and theyhave this shame about it. It's kind of crazy because I can'timagine being that nosy to be like, 'So, when are the kids coming?'because who knows what somebody's going through? So anytimesomebody asks if I'm going to have kids I'm just like, 'One dayyou're going to ask that to the wrong girl who is really strugglingand it's going to be really hurtful to them and I hate that. Stopasking me.'"

Belstaff Wins $42 Million Counterfeit Case

HAVING embarked on a top-level civil lawsuit to protect itsintellectual property and catch online counterfeiters sellingimitations of its products, Belstaff iscelebrating being awarded more than $42 million in damages from atotal of 676 offending websites.
The large majority of the products being copied comprisedouterwear, including the brand's famous leather jackets, arepresentative for the brand confirmed to us. Assisted by industryexperts MarkMonitor, which is able to scan global networks forindex and non-index related results using specific search criteria,Belstaff was able to identify 3,000 websites selling counterfeitproducts, more than 800 of which were managed by one individualbased in China.
"This decision sends a stark warning to online counterfeitersand underlines the increasing importance of online brandprotection," Jerome Sicard, regional manager of southernEurope at MarkMonitor, said. "This is not the firstcase of its kind, however the Belstaff ruling is unusual due to thesubstantial number of websites being handed over to the brand."

Belstaff's head of legal, Elena Mauri, concurred, statingthat "none of the single top 20 websites that were cited in thecase are still in operation today" and that the brand wouldn'thesistate to take the same legal action again.
"At Belstaff, e-commerce has been a major driver for the growthof our brand. However, alongside the clear benefits of venturinginto the online retail market, we were aware of the potentialnegative impact from counterfeiters," explained CEO, Gavin Haig."Right from the outset, we have been determined to stop ourcustomers falling prey to counterfeiters, we want to do everythingin our power to protect our loyal customer base and ourhard-earned, 91-year-old heritage."


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Reem Acra Unveils Bridal Selfie Sticks

Reem Acra just sent its fall 2016 bridal collection down the runway, but there was more than just gorgeous gowns to take in at the show. The models also showcased what appear to be specialty wedding-themed selfie sticks covered with glitter, sequins, ribbon, and bows. There was also the unusual addition of similarly designed headphones with tiaras affixed to the headbands, just in case you've realized you hate the wedding band you hired last minute.

The development may be new to the bridal industry, but fashion has welcomed the selfie stick with open arms. Pucci printed the selfie-snapping device on a dress, models used the sticks to take pictures on the runway during Dolce & Gabbana's spring 2016 show, and designer Zana Bayne developed harnesses to carry selfie sticks. The devices have also been included in fashion editorials, like Interview magazine's July editorial simply entitled "Selfie" and a Vogue video where Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid used selfie sticks.


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