Bob Guccione Jr. Comments on the Possibility of Penthouse Magazine Being Sold

Yes, it's still being published.

PenthouseNovember2015CoverAt the very end of Keith J. Kelly’s report about rumors that Penthouse magazine might once again be on the auction block, there is this quote:

“To be honest, I didn’t even know it was still being published. That kind of anonymity is going to make it tough [to sell].”

The quote is from Bob Guccione Jr., son of the magazine’s late founder. As a death knell for the adult magazine industry of yore, it’s right up there with last week’s big Playboy announcement.

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