European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine by Lindsey Tanner associated press Awn Hall act Donna Rice did to Paula Parkinson Jessica Hahn r la a coretto and Dehra burp hire did. Gotling scandal entangled women to Bate All is a major coup of men s magazines which pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to Lili talc. Besides dangling six figure fees such magazines As Playboy and Penl hoi a wine and Dine these formerly obscure women and offer Iho Promise of nationwide publicity. The Ranson is simple scandal Sells. Women or even men who arc at the Center of a storm of any Hind Aie always Best Sellers said Penthouse publisher Rob Guccione. When Indiana sen Dan Oua Yie was chosen As Tho Republican vice presidential candidate Penthouse and Playboy rushed to resurrect features on Paula Parkinson the comely Bond lobbyist who accompanied Quayle and to other politicians on a Goll Outing eight years ago Playboy s november Issue includes new comments from Parkinson claiming Quario propositioned her on Iho Florida weekend and a nude photograph of Parkinson taken in 1980 pen House s Story also Lor november includes Tresh remarks from a 1981 interview about an aseged Dalliance with rep Jack Kemp r-n.y., As Well As statements about Quayle. The idea behind this is to gel somebody who s in the Public Eye. And show something about thai person that you can l find any place else said Nat Lehrman. A former Playboy publishing executive and now chairman of Columbia College s journalism school. Jessica Hahn the former Church Secretary whose sexual encounter Wilh Jim Bakker led to the pal evangelist s downfall last year got her second Playboy feature in the september Issue. Her first spread appeared in Playboy s november 1987 Issue featuring several nude photographs and Hahn s version Al what happened Wilh Bakker. The Issue sold More than 5 million copies Al Newsstands about 1.5 million More than usual. Hahn contends Pond Nous offered her $12 million to appear. She chose instead to Tell her Story to Playboy for a rumoured is million. Playboy approached Rno and Penthouse too pretty much when Iho Story broke Hahn 29, said in a Telephone interview irom Phoenix Ariz., where she s working in radio Penthouse the said was making a Tot of promises that Hoy could riot keep. The Money was endless-1 mean it was ridiculous " Playboy contends Hahn and an agent first approached the Magazine which Hahn denies regardless of who made the first move Playboy acknowledges she was a big catch. If there is another Magazine out there that we feel competitive Wilh. We try to get our Oiler on Tho table Tirol and i think Thero was probably some of that that went on Wilh Jessica Hahn said jell Cohen managing photo editor Lor Playboy. Penl House struck it Rich Wilh its july Issue Lea tuning the woman Al the Center of the scandal involving televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. The Magazine includes explicit photos of Debra Murphree showing the things she contends Swaggart asked her to do in a Mold room. The Murphree Issue sold out in live Days Selling More than 4 million copies double the Normal newsstand sales according to Penthouse officials. Guccione and an attorney Lor Murphree declined to reveal How much she was paid Bui it was rumoured to be $75,000 to si00,000. Murphree Javied in Louisiana on an unrelated prostitution charge was nol available Tor comment her Allor Nettom Boymann. Explained her motivation. Primarily she was trying to gel out of the ii1e Hal she had found herself in. There was the motivation of nol Only the Money but also to set the record straight former pal Secretary Jessica Hahn Gate Fob at a radio station in Phoenix Ariz. Of exactly whal  a said. Scandals especially Thosa involving sex Are guaranteed hits or magazines because the Public wants to see Tho naked woman who played Delilah to whatever Samson of the moment said Barry Blackman a new York photographer Blackman s photographs of Elizabeth Ray the non typing Secretary and sex mistress of former Ohio rep. Wayne Hayes wound up in Hustler Magazine. Nude photos of Ray also appeared in Penthouse and Playboy. But capitalizing on scandals can be Tricky said Nancie s. Martin editor in chief of playgirl Magazine. You have to get to people at tha right time. You have to pay them a lol of Money. You have to Hope it s still a scandal when 1he Magazine comes Oul. There s always the concern that ii might be exploitive that you might be taking somebody involved in a sex scandal and giving them More limelight than they deserve she said. Olten posing nude is a Way for women linked to scandal to create or Advance careers said Martin. But Why would someone like Rila Jenrette sex wife of former South Carolina congressman John Jenrette want to Bare her body to millions i thought in would be a Hoot a funny thing to do said Jenrette 36, who appeared in Playboy in april 1981 after her husband s bribery and conspiracy conviction in the Fri a scam investigation. People caught in the midst of turmoil you do a lol of uncharacteristic  said Jenrette now living in new York and pursuing an acting career i never anticipated the criticism she said a Washington reporter and his wife persuaded her to pose and Playboy says it willingly agreed. There is a curiosity about these people that the other news Media pick up. Rita Jenrette was everywhere Cohen said. " but we had her Story and vie had glamorous nude photographs of  saturday october 1,198s the Issue featuring pc Retle sold a Little More than 6,2 million copies More than a million Over Normal sales of the time. Ii was one of our biggest Sellers Cohen said Jena clue says she does l think Playboy exploited her troubles la make a Buck. As far As men s magazines making Money off thu scandal Sho said whal else is there ii Sells. Tho sensational grabs people that s Why Playboy and Penthouse offering six figure payoffs Holly pursued Donna Rico Whoso relationship Wilh former Colorado sen. Gary Hart doomed his presidential Hopes and Fawn Hall the Blond National Security Council Secretary who helped Oliver North shred and alter documents Aboul arms deals in the Iran Contra scandal. Donna Rice i think we were close to making a Deal Wilh at one Point said Playboy s Cohen. Nudity was discussed. She just walked away irom it. There were several conversations with her lunches. Bul no Deal was made. Why she turned us Down i Don t know Fawn Hall. Would have certainly been a cover Story would have sold Well Cohen said Playboy would not disclose their oilers but Guccione said Penthouse Olferd Rice about �350,000 and Hall $250,000 because anybody in lha country would want to read Aboul them Hall s attorney Plato Cacheris said he understood the interest in his client. Oul the Money did not tempi her he said. She s Loo much of a. Lady. And she s not going to try to capitalize in any unseemly  Rice could not be reached and her Miami attorney Thomas Mcaliley was vacationing and unavailable to explain Why she rejected the alters. Should she or Hall have second thoughts in May to Loo late. The timing is  said Cohen. Right now i Don l think either of them have much  the stars and stripes Page 13