Shamed Park to be witness in Samsung heir’s appeal
myself centrestage in a life I created for myself,” he said.
Those comics evolved into a detailed scrapbook that Hefner would keep throughout his life.
“It was probably just a way of creating a world of my own to share with my friends,” Hefner said.
“And in retrospect, in thinking about it, it’s not a whole lot different than creating the magazine.”
He did it again in 1960, when he began hosting the TV show, bought a fancy car, started smoking a pipe and bought the first Playboy mansion.
“Well, if we hadn’t had the Wright brothers, there would still be airplanes,” Hefner said in 1974.
“If there hadn’t been an Edison, there would still be electric lights. And if there hadn’t been a Hefner, we’d still have sex. But maybe we wouldn’t be enjoying it as much. So the world would be a little poorer. Come to think of it, so would some of my relatives.” — AP SEOUL: Disgraced former South Korean president Park Geun-hye was named as a witness by an appeal court reviewing the conviction of Jay Y. Lee, the billionaire heir to the Samsung Group, on corruption charges.
Lee, 49, was sentenced to a fiveyear jail term after being found guilty last month of bribing Park to help him strengthen control over Samsung Electronics, the conglomerate’s crown jewel.
The scandal played a big part in downfall of Park, who was dismissed in March after being impeached, and the case cast a critical eye over the ties between South Korea’s chaebols – big family-owned corporate groups – and its political leaders.
Setting the order of proceedings on the first day of the appeal, the Seoul High Court also decided to call Park’s close friend and confidante Choi Soon-sil. — Reuters