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SOLANO v. PLAYGIRL, INC.

No. 01-55443.

292 F.3d 1078 (2002)

Jose SOLANO, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PLAYGIRL, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 13, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan H. Anschell, White O'Connor Curry Gatti & Avanzado, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Kent R. Raygor, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee.

Before: PREGERSON, FISHER and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

FISHER, Circuit Judge.

The January 1999 issue of Playgirl magazine featured a cover photograph of actor Jose Solano, Jr., best known for his role as "Manny Gutierrez" on the syndicated television program "Baywatch" from 1996 to 1999. Solano was shown shirtless and wearing his red lifeguard trunks, the uniform of his "Baywatch" character, under a heading reading: "TV Guys. PRIME-TIME'S SEXY YOUNG STARS EXPOSED." Playgirl, ostensibly focused on a female readership,...

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