Playboy Playmates Say Club Used Altered Images to Promote Brand

A group of seven professional models that include at least two former Playboy Playmates say a Maryland nightclub used their images to promote their business without their knowledge, alleging false advertising, defamation, and privacy laws violations.

The Hanover, Maryland club called The Original Cancun Cantina, and its owner Roy Craig Foster, Jr., allegedly used altered images of the women on the club’s Instagram page to promote the venue, though they never provided their consent or authorization, the plaintiffs claim.

“Each of the Plaintiffs’ Images was misappropriated, and intentionally altered, by Defendants to make it appear that they worked at, endorsed, ...