10 Celebrities Who Turned Down Posing For Playboy

Discover out why these stars mentioned no to Playboy…

Whereas Woman Gaga doesn’t thoughts sporting a revealing outfit, she says Playboy simply isn’t for her. Again in 2009, Gaga shared that she turned down a proposal from the journal — however joked that she might rethink if she ever had one thing to advertise. Thus far, no venture has satisfied her to strip down for the magazine.

“I imply, if I used to be a glamour mannequin, I’d be delighted [with Playboy’s offer], however for me it is all concerning the music,” Gaga mentioned on the time, jokingly including, “Ask me once more, although, when I’ve a brand new album to plug.”

Katy Perry has posed for different gents’s magazines like FHM, however she says she doesn’t have an curiosity in doing Playboy. Again in 2008, she mentioned that she didn’t need to comply with within the footsteps of different well-known faces that appeared within the journal.

“I don’t need to go all [Kim] Kardashian,” Katy mentioned, earlier than including that she understands why she’d gotten the supply. “I’ve obtained boobs and I’m not going to cut them off, so I assume individuals will discuss them.”

Jessica Alba might have appeared on the duvet of Playboy — however she claimed she didn’t consent to her look. Again in 2006, she was voted one of many “25 Sexiest Celebrities” of the 12 months and was requested to pose for the publication. Jessica declined, however the magazine ended up utilizing a bikini picture from one other outlet. She virtually took authorized motion in opposition to the corporate however in the end determined in opposition to it after Hugh Hefner despatched a private apology and pledged to donate cash to her favourite charities.

“In gentle of Mr. Hefner’s private apology for Playboy’s unauthorized use of my picture on their cowl, I’ve determined to discontinue my claims in opposition to them,” Jessica mentioned in an announcement. “This was by no means about cash, it was about setting the document straight about one thing that was performed with out my information or consent.”

Paris Hilton additionally claimed she appeared on the duvet of Playboy with out her consent. For years, Hugh Hefner had requested Paris to shoot for the journal, however she declined. Though she thought it might have been “superior,” her mom, Kathy Hilton, didn’t approve and thought it was “so trashy.”

“Hef actually wished me to do a Playboy cowl,” Paris wrote in Paris: The Memoir. “He saved providing me increasingly more cash, saying I wouldn’t should be completely bare, simply topless. After which saying, I didn’t should be topless, simply sheer. After which saying I may put on no matter lingerie I wished. Even when he supplied seven figures, I turned it down as a result of I knew my mother would lose her thoughts. I had already been branded as a slut after the intercourse tape. I felt like a Playboy pictorial would simply cement that in individuals’s minds.”

Regardless of repeatedly declining the chance, Paris ended up on the duvet in 2005 after being voted their Intercourse Star of the 12 months Award. The journal reportedly bought Paris’ outdated images from a personal check shoot with a photographer, and since it was about her award, the outlet claimed it was information and never a pictorial. Though her household was upset, they didn’t pursue authorized motion.

Early on in her profession, Melissa Joan Hart mentioned she was supplied a hefty sum of money to pose for Playboy. Whereas she says she needed to severely contemplate it, she ended up turning it down as a result of she had beforehand posed for Maxim in her underwear and didn’t like the way it was acquired.

“With my Maxim cowl — I virtually started regretting that in 1999 as a result of it blew up into this large scandal the place I used to be going to be fired and sued. I used to be 23 years outdated…and I went via a time the place I used to be just a little wild. I truly confirmed up on the photoshoot from the Playboy Mansion, so it was like, ‘Oh large deal — bra and panties, that’s what I noticed everyone in all night time,’” she instructed Web page Six.

She continued, “I realized that I didn’t need to do Playboy. They got here round and supplied me 1,000,000 {dollars}, which I needed to severely contemplate. Initially it’s like, ‘Yeah, I’ll take my garments off for 1,000,000 bucks, are you kidding?’ It’s the large query: what is going to you do for 1,000,000 {dollars}? However I made a decision that due to the response I obtained from Maxim I wasn’t comfy — and my brother had that cowl shoved in his face for months. That made me say no.”

Kelly Osbourne as soon as mentioned she was curious about posing for Playboy, however when she truly obtained a proposal, she turned it down. She says that on the time, she didn’t assume it was the precise selection for her and didn’t need her household to see these sorts of images of her.

“It was the second time they’ve requested and respectfully I declined, as I don’t really feel it’s the precise factor for me. I do know if I ever determined to do one thing like that I’d need it to be tasteful and performed very superbly. However nonetheless I turned it down — I wouldn’t need my father or brother Jack to open up {a magazine} and see me bare!” she shared.

When Nelly Furtado was in her early 20s, she mentioned she was supplied half 1,000,000 {dollars} to pose for Playboy — and he or she didn’t even should take her garments off. The singer defined that she thought it was too quickly in her profession to do one thing like that, including that she’d be open to it later in her profession. Thus far, at age 46, Nelly has not appeared within the magazine.

“The journal was even ready to pay me $500,000 to pose with my garments on. I didn’t need Playboy on my resumé on the age of twenty-two. In the event that they ask me after I’m 40, I’ll in all probability say sure,” she instructed the Each day Mail.

Jennifer Love Hewitt says she was supplied a selection in Playboy journal, however she wasn’t . The actress reportedly acquired the request again in 2008, shortly after she was physique shamed for wanting too curvy in a bikini. Hugh appeared to be a fan of her look and supplied her the photoshoot however she turned it down.

“There was a proposal, however she declined,” her rep instructed Us Weekly on the time.

Former Spice Woman Mel B mentioned she’s been requested to pose for Playboy on quite a few events, however she’s turned them down each time. Whereas they’ve supplied her a significant sum of money, she says she’s simply not prepared.

“They’re providing me a ridiculous sum of money however I am simply not able to do it…I’ll contemplate it sooner or later after I really feel the time’s proper,” she shared again in 2009.

Hulk Hogan’s daughter, Brooke Hogan, declined a proposal to pose for Playboy. Whereas she had beforehand appeared in FHM Journal in 2006, she thought it wasn’t the precise time to seem in Playboy. On the time, she mentioned she wasn’t ruling out future appearances — however as of now, she nonetheless hasn’t shot with the magazine.

“Brooke simply didn’t really feel that it was the precise time,” her rep instructed Us Weekly. “It’s not out of the query for the longer term, however we’ll should see.”