Scott Flanders, the recently-hired chief executive ofPlayboy Enterprises, told the Chicago Sun-Times inan interview that the MargeSimpsoncoverandcenterfold was "somewhattongue-in-cheek."
Moody's Investors Service estimates the size of his stake at 37%, versus a 60% stake held by Rizvi Traverse Management, the private equity firm that backed him in the buyout. (Playboy Chief ScottFlanders owns the remaining piece.) A Playboy spokeswoman declined to comment.