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Founder of Penthouse, Bob Guccione built a billion dollar pornographic empire which was subsequently hit by bad investment and internet competition. He died this week at the age of 79. Let’s look back at his career and influence here.
They outraged millions, but made billions. Hugh Hefner and Bob Guccione took pornography global and established some of the biggest brand names in the world. But alongside the mansions, private jets, casinos and bunnies, it’s an industry that’s provoked moral panics and controversy. Click here for a look back at a changing business which for all the attempts at censure, thrives in the Internet age. (Concepted, written and researched by Bob Ahern, Managing Editor Archive, EMEA)
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