Mediagazer: PLBY Group, which owns Playboy and related brands, says its board unanimously rejected Cooper Hefner's $100M takeover offer (Todd Spangler/Variety)

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

PLBY Group, which owns Playboy and related brands, says its board unanimously rejected Cooper Hefner's $100M takeover offer — PLBY Group, the company that owns Playboy and related brands, announced that its board unanimously rejected an unsolicited $100 million-plus takeover offer from Cooper Hefner …

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