“It’s unusual to have an order that is sealed,” Raygor noted, adding that because the order is sealed he was limited in his ability to discuss the case. Judge Robert O’Brien granted Pitt’s request for a temporary order restraining further sale of the magazine, but refused Pitt’s request to recall issues which had already been delivered. Records have since been sealed and the action removed to the federal District Court in Los Angeles.Ī July 29 hearing on the matter was cancelled once the action was removed to the federal court, which had not set a new court date as of July 23, according to Playgirl counsel Kent Raygor. Pitt blocks distribution of Playgirl magazineĬALIFORNIA–In mid-July, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered Playgirl magazine to discontinue distribution of its August edition, which includes nude photos of actor Brad Pitt.
