La Toya Jackson famously posed for Playboy in March 1988. The appearance certainly had people far and wide finally talking about the lesser known Jackson sibling. However, one person who should have stayed quiet on details of the shoot was the very man who helped set it up: Jack Gordon.
Back in 1989, Jackson told Chicago Tribune that when Gordon first suggested she pose for Playboy, she was pretty opposed to the idea. “At first I fought with Jack about it … I didn’t think it fit my image,” she explained to the outlet. Jackson opted to move forward, though, citing what she’d seen on a vacation to Spain as one of the major reasons. Regardless of her deciding factor, Gordon made a crucial misstep when he began talking publicly about the numbers involved in the deal. Speaking to Chicago Tribune, he claimed, “She was the highest paid girl in the history of the magazine.” In a super awkward clapback, Playboy denied that, outright — before complaining that Gordon was out of line. “He shouldn’t even be talking about it, let alone hinting,” the magazine’s then-spokesperson said.
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Something tells us Gordon wasn’t exactly upset over Playboy’s response, though. After all, in an interview with The Washington Post in 1991, he suggested that the adage, “All publicity is good publicity” was something of a personal motto for him. “If they don’t read about you, they forget about you,” he said.
