Barnes remained active in the entertainment industry throughout the 1980s, taking on various projects in addition to her role in three's company. While working as a hostess at a hollywood nightclub, barnes posed nude for the pet of the month photo layout in the march 1976 issue of penthouse magazine under the pseudonym joann witty Penthouse later wanted to republish the photos under barnes's real name in 1982 after she had become famous in three's company. Vintage penthouse magazine march 1976 priscilla barnes three's company photos Lawsuit prevented penthouse from associating barnes real name with the cover and centerfold spread They used miss joann witty name instead
The photos were taken before her role in three's company She told the court they she had only posed for the nude photos because she was broke at the time. Barnes united states court of appeals 792 f.2d 943 (9th cir 1986) priscilla barnes was a hostess at a club in hollywood, california, when she was approached by a freelance photographer (dunas) who sold nude photographs to penthouse magazine Dunas was an independent contractor He asked barnes to pose nude.
Barnes counterclaimed for damages and injunctive relief, alleging breach of confidentiality The district court bifurcated the trial, and this appeal is from the declaratory judgment only. This is the march 1976 issue of 'penthouse' magazine Penthouse magazine may not rerun nude photographs of priscilla barnes that it published before she was featured in the television series three's company, the u.s 9th circuit court of appeals ruled.
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