PENTHOUSE BOSS HOT TO MAKE A DEAL; GUCCIONE INSISTS $2 MILLION NUDE PHOTOS ARE INTERN'S BEST BET.Byline: Theresa Conroy Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder (IPA: /ˈrɪdɚ/) was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. Newspapers We've barely gotten a good glimpse of Monica Lewinsky Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom the former United States President Bill Clinton admitted (after initially denying) to having had an "inappropriate relationship"[1] while Lewinsky worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. without that bulky black coat, so how does Penthouse magazine plan to get the self-conscious former White House intern to strip way past the coat - and the sweater, and the bra? ``I could convince her,'' Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione Robert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini Guccione (b. 17 December 1930 in Brooklyn, New York) was founder and, until his resignation in November 2003, publisher of the adult magazine Penthouse. Guccione was born in Brooklyn. said recently, followed by a dirty little wink-and-nudge chuckle. And if his charm can't persuade her, perhaps that $2 million will do the trick. That dough, plus the $3 million to $5 million Guccione estimated Lewinsky could make on a tell-all book, might even pay Lewinsky's legal fees. On Sunday, Lewinsky's lawyer, William Ginsburg, complained on national television that he and his client are going broke paying legal expenses. He suggested that although the intern has no immediate plan to write a book, that might be her only choice for paying off the bill. Highest bid ever Guccione, who has offered the cash - the highest bid ever from the skin magazine - to publish Lewinsky's story and seminude sem·i·nude adv. & adj. Only partially clothed: posed seminude for a painter; seminude statues. sem photos, said he's willing to pay top dollar because the alleged presidential paramour par·a·mour n. A lover, especially one in an adulterous relationship. [Middle English, from par amour, by way of love, passionately, from Anglo-Norman : par, by is ``the hottest personality in the country.'' Lewinsky has not responded to the offer. Earlier, before his weekend plea for cash, Ginsburg had said he would tear up any offer from Penthouse. But Guccione was undeterred, and still wants to make a deal. ``What our offer was really for was for world rights to her personal story, assuming there is a story,'' he said. ``We want the story more than the pictures, of course.'' Sure, that's what they all say. Oh, all right, Guccione conceded, ``The pictures are really necessary. That's how we deliver stories to our readers.'' For this particular story, however, the subject might need a little help in settling into the whole nude-model thing. No problem - Guccione said he will take on that job personally. Help from Guccione For peace of mind, he said, he has offered Lewinsky complete control over selecting and editing the photographs the magazine uses. For peace of body, he said, he will make every effort to give her all the air-brushing she needs. ``We could photograph her in a way that would make her look a lot slimmer,'' he said. ``We will be giving her the right to select the pictures that would make her comfortable. With light, the best photographer . . . we could make her look really very good. She's not that unattractive, she's just a little overweight.'' Lewinsky's worth to the magazine is based on Guccione's theory that America is just dying to see ``what the butler saw What the Butler Saw may refer to several things:
``That would pay us the $2 million,'' said Guccione, whose magazine sells for $5.95. He expects to make even more by selling the story and photos in Europe and Asia. ``We'll do another million,'' he said. A photo layout of another Clinton woman, a transparently wrapped, nude Gennifer Flowers Gennifer Flowers (born January 24, 1950) is one of three women who have claimed to have had affairs with U.S. President Bill Clinton. She is the only one of the three who claims to have had a child by Clinton, a son whom she later gave up for adoption. , earned the alleged presidential mistress royalties for a significant number of extra copies sold, Guccione said. The litigious litigious adj. referring to a person who constantly brings or prolongs legal actions, particularly when the legal maneuvers are unnecessary or unfounded. Such persons often enjoy legal battles, controversy, the courtroom, the spotlight, use the courts to punish Paula Jones
Paula Corbin Jones (born Paula Rosalee Corbin didn't earn anything - her birthday-suit shots were unauthorized. Jones is making a repeat appearance in the April issue of Penthouse with all never-before-seen, partially nude, unauthorized photos, and ``salacious sa·la·cious adj. 1. Appealing to or stimulating sexual desire; lascivious. 2. Lustful; bawdy. [From Latin sal stories taken from her background,'' Guccione said. Sound career move Guccione, who said he was insulted by Lewinsky's lawyer characterizing the Penthouse offer as salacious, believes the nudie
``If she does have a story to tell, and she's granted partial immunity, at least by (special prosecutor special prosecutor: see independent counsel. ) Ken Starr, she will have to expose her story,'' Guccione said. ``It will leak out, cross the media worldwide, and she will profit not at all.'' The Penthouse spread could offer Lewinsky a jumping off point toward a book deal, which Guccione estimated would earn the former intern another $3 million to $5 million. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Monica Lewinsky Not talking, so far |
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