On Friday the long awaited issue of Playboy featuring Aubrey O’Day without clothes on will hit newsstands everywhere. Photoshop is such a wonderful tool.

Lisa Rinna (45) will be taking all her clothes off for Playboy despite the possibility the number of Playboy readers could decrease even further. In 1998 Rinna posed for Playboy when she was pregnant (below). I don’t know what is with Playboy lately. It’s like their target audience is men over 40 years-old.

Maria Florencia Onori portrayed what appeared to be the Virgin Mary on the December cover of the Mexican edition of Playboy, which has sparked outrage. Raul Sayrols, a Playboy spokesman, issued an apology saying:

"While Playboy Mexico never meant for the cover or images to offend anyone, we recognize that it has created offense, and we as well as Playboy Mexico offer our sincerest apologies."

"The image is not and never was intended to portray the Virgin of Guadalupe or any other religious figure. The intent was to reflect a Renaissance-like mood on the cover."

What was Playboy thinking?

Click here to see the whole spread Maria Florencia Onori did for Playboy.

Hugh Hefner will still hold the beloved Playboy mansion parties, despite rumors to the contrary. The rumors were nothing but poppycock. Playboy’s public relations director said the rumor is:

"Absolutely false. We’re having a huge Halloween party, a New Year’s Eve party, it’s full [head of] steam ahead."

YAY! Even though the the parties will continue, Playboy is now making the parties BYOV (Bring Your Own Viagra).

Four female athletes representing Germany in the 2008 Beijing Olympics took their clothes off for Playboy. The athletes are, in order of appearance below, Romy Tarangul (Judo), Petra Niemann (sailing), Katharina Sholz (field hockey), and Nicole Reinhardt (Kayak).