Playboy publishing giant Hugh Hefner is being urged to lay off the Playboy bunnies.
In an employer sense, that is.
His experts are saying that even the Playboy empire feels the crunch and that he needs to get rid of some of the bunnies on his staff.
And since this is related to Hefner’s image, the question is whether laying off the bunnies will make Hefner a big boob:
Tycoon Hugh Hefner has been advised to cut back on staff at his multi-million dollar glamour empire as it struggles to cope during the global economic turmoil.
The 83-year-old has been told to lay off some of his staff at his Los Angeles and New York offices as soon as this month or go bankrupt.
The company has recently seen shares fall from £6.20 to £1.55.
An insider at the company told the Daily Star that bosses had been aware of the worsening situation for “a while”.
“Only the top brass has known for a while how bad things have been for Hef recently.”
Spokeswoman Elizabeth Austin would not confirm the sackings, saying: “It is our policy not to comment on corporate matters such as employee issues.”
Expect Hefner to consider this carefully since he’s known as a hands on corporate leader who enjoys keeping abreast of major issues.
But these have been trying times for Hefner:
Spokeswoman Elizabeth Austin would not confirm the sackings, saying: “It is our policy not to comment on corporate matters such as employee issues.”
The news will be another blow to Hefner who recently discovered that two of his “bunnies” may have been cheating on him
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.