Twenty-five Playboy staffers were laid off Thursday as the iconic brand becomes the latest media company to be hit with cutbacks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Per sources, the layoffs hit multiple departments at Playboy, including editorial, licensing and other divisions, though editorial has remained a focal point following news from mid-March when Playboy CEO Ben Kohn announced that the iconic brand would no longer publish print magazines as the company transitioned to a digital operation.
Like many glossy publications, Playboy had taken hits from a declining advertising market as well as playing around with brand identities in the way editorial tackled nudity, feminism and the broader culture.
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