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Hefner ‘Personally Embarrassed’ by Having Once Had Trump on Playboy Cover

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“We don't respect the guy,” the magazine’s new chief said.

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In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Cooper Hefner explained that he and his father feel personal embarrassment for having once had President Trump on a Playboy cover. Cooper, who recently took over as chief creative officer of the famed magazine, said, “We don't respect the guy. There’s a personal embarrassment because Trump is somebody who has been on our cover.” The March 1990 cover featured Trump in a white tuxedo shirt and bow tie, standing next to a clothed playmate in a suggestive pose.

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