Female Beauty

The sexy Jessica Alba, has appeared on the Playboy’s cover magazine but she was not happy with it. The cover shows the 24-year-old actress in a bikini, next to the headline “25 Sexiest Celebrities.” Jessica is demanding that Playboy pull its March issue, saying she didn’t agree to be on the cover and that the image may mislead readers into thinking she appears nude or partially nude in the magazine. Alba also is asking for “monetary settlement” for damages to her reputation and career. She explains, “They asked me to do it and I said no, and then they offered to pay and I said no and then they went behind my back and I just don’t think it’s right. It’s not the mark I want to make in this business.”

Alba’s lawyers have written to Playboy, owned by legendary media mogul Hugh Hefner, claiming the cover suggests the olive-skinned beauty appears nude or semi-nude inside. In the letter - obtained by the Smoking Gun website - Jessica’s attorney, Brian Wolf, states she refused to pose and denied Playboy permission to use any images of her.

The statement reads: “In featuring Ms. Alba’s photograph on the cover of Playboy’s March issue, it is clear that Playboy’s intent was to create a false belief and/or expectation among the public that Ms. Alba voluntarily appeared in the nude, or semi-nude and that a revealing pictorial of her is contained in Playboy’s March issue.”

The Feb. 23 letter obtained by The Smoking Gun Web site, Alba’s lawyers told Playboy the magazine used a photo of Alba meant to promote the movie “Into the Blue” without her consent. Sony Pictures, which owns the image, sent a separate letter alleging that Playboy initially offered to pay Alba to pose for the cover of the issue. When her publicist refused, Playboy resorted to using “false pretenses” to obtain the promotional shot, according to the letter. “Playboy has violated my personal rights and blatantly misled the public who might think I had given them permission to put me on the cover when I didn’t,” Alba said in a statement.

A Playboy spokeswoman said Alba was placed on the cover after being chosen “sexiest star of the year” by its readers. “Our editors assembled photographs of the top 25 vote getters for our annual ‘25 Sexiest Celebrity’ feature, and we put her on the cover based on the poll results,” spokeswoman Lauren Malone said.

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