Leave it to the Adult Industry to Bail Out Everyone again. PlayBoy Saves...
 

The Hollywood Sign.

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Everyone can rest a little easier in the City of Angels thanks to Hugh Hefner and many other donors who contributed to keep the property that houses the iconic Hollywood sign out of developers' hands.

Hefner donated $900,000 and brought the final tally to $12.5 million, enough to protect the 138 acres of land.

"My childhood dreams and fantasies came from the movies, and the images created in Hollywood had a major influence on my life and Playboy," Hef says. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger adds:

"It's a symbol of dreams and opportunity. The Hollywood sign will welcome dreamers, artists and Austrian bodybuilders for generations to come. I did what the Terminator was supposed to do, and that was to jump into action."

Source,
http://perezhilton.com/2010-04-26-he...hollywood-sign

Yeah, I just saw that on E!.

Honestly, I am glad. I can't imagine Hollywood without the sign.

like the city of Hollywood couldnt front that. LLLLAAAAME

City of Hollywood make tons and actually go after people using "HOLLYWOOD" stylized fonts/words,.. they should pay.

They came at me for a URL and logo that had HOLLYWOOD style lettering. I didnt even reply LOL

Hef proving once again why he's THE pimp daddy. :thumbsup:thumbsup

Good deal.

Got to love that guy.

So much for the House I was building there. :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

J/K

He sure is, Pimp Daddy Hef.

hollywood isnt a city. its part of Los Angeles, which is broke

I think the Terminator was suppose to kill people. Probably wouldn't discriminate between those gazing at the Hollywood sign and those not. :2 cents:

the point was, if you send people trademark infringement letters, and go after people for using lettering like "the hollywood sign" they should be the ones paying the bill. Legalize that pot then if you broke ;)

Lame, Hef is a sucker, fuck that property.

What a pimp.

Way to go Hef!

One day someone will look out over that view and say "This house is built on the old Hollywood sign. How cool is that?"

But for now, Hef saves the day :)

That sign is definitely iconic, glad to hear it was saved :)

Don't worry about the people outside the city criticizing, they don't drive on our pot-hole roads and transient-litered streets.

how funny, i lived there for a long time. HAHAHA

As I said, Hollywood sure wanted to get money out of me for urls and the word "hollywood" on sites, so i say fuck em and that sign.

Really, he said this? Oh jeez ...

With all of the multimillionaire actors, writers, directors, and producers... this never should have even been an issue.

James Cameron, Spielberg. and a few other Hollywood Movie Makers. This should have been an easy fix.

who fucking cares

Really surprising that it isn't a landmark with protection already. That land could have been purchased for 1,000,000 in the 60's...

Sign or no sign Hefner is my hero.


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Hollwood is just an area of the city of LA and is a total armpit. Congrats!

It goes to show you that we'll save the world even if we're hurting..

A very generous donation,good ole Hef