Penthouse magazine apologized Tuesday for misidentifying topless pictures of the daughter-in-law of fashion designer Luciano Benetton as those of tennis player Anna Kournikova.
“We deeply regret this unintentional error and offer our heartfelt apologies to both women,” the magazine said in a statement.
The statement was released a day after Judith Soltesz-Benetton sued Penthouse, seeking a minimum of $10 million in damages. Her attorney, Judd Burstein, claimed the magazine knew about the mistake weeks ago but published the photos anyway. The apology “is a month late and $10 million short,” Burstein said.
Kournikova had denied the photographs were of her.
Bonds can pitch too
Giants slugger Barry Bonds has been signed by KFC to team with actor Jason Alexander of “Seinfeld” fame to reintroduce KFC’s popcorn chicken. The two have already taped a 30-second commercial, which will air May 20-June 23.
“It was a lot of fun,” Bonds said. “He’s an actor–talented, funny and he makes it look easy. I’m a baseball player. He did it in one take; I did it in 15.”
Say what?
`That was like me trying to stand in front of a locomotive going 35 m.p.h.’
–The Lakers’ Mark Madsen, who was sent flying on a chest-bump from teammate Shaquille O’Neal
