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12/28/2009 2:57 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF
Man in Photo is Not JFK

TMZ received an email from someone who said the photo we posted showing a man appearing to be John F. Kennedy on a yacht with naked women was actually a photo from a 1967 Playboy photo shoot.



We have contacted Playboy and a rep says the photo did indeed run in one of its 1967 issues. We are trying to get a copy and will update as soon as we get the info.

UPDATE: 2:34 PM ET
We've now confirmed the photo was part of a Playboy spread in 1967. The image published in Playboy was published in color.

UPDATE: 1:11 PM ET
A rep from Playboy tells TMZ the photo ran as part of story titled, "Playboy's Charter Yacht Party: How to Have a Ball on the Briny with an Able-Bodies Complement of Ship's Belles." She says the photo was taken on one of the islands that make up the Grenadines (Petit Rameau).

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Ryan:  777 days ago

TMZ fail

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Joe:  777 days ago

HAHAHAHAHA! I knew it. Where's Ashton, cuz you got punked!!!

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Kris:  777 days ago

Who cares. They lived their lives so now go to the same for all you reading this.

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Eaglewerks:  777 days ago

Sometimes it is hard to tell real from fake. You would know it was real if you could find Lem in the picture. JFK never left the USA without Lem at his side.

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Linda:  777 days ago

Great going TMZ! So much for simple research! Do you guys even have a journalism degree??

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uncgirl1:  777 days ago

Photo can't be of a 1967 playboy shoot with JFK..... He was already dead!!!! If it is a playboy shoot, that's not JFK.

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Mike:  777 days ago

It ran in a playboy so essentially TMZ is just reporting news about old news. Why not report on Abraham Lincoln's death too like you're the first one.

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PS360:  777 days ago

TMZ FAIL 

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Wiseronenow:  777 days ago

Gee, TMZ, you blew it AGAIN!! Now, don't you feel more than just foolish. You probably let "Mike" research this and no wonder finding out now the photo is bogus. Radaronline is blowing you away, each day.

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PalmSprings:  777 days ago

I have to say it looked pretty fake to me...

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KARMA:  777 days ago

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA Leo honey, I told you so.

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Sean:  777 days ago

Find Hefner!

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Geej:  777 days ago

I give TMZ a small amount of credit for trying to get out ahead by checking on things once it appeared you were about to get caught with your pants down. A small amount of credit. Very small.

Somewhere James Cameron is laughing.

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fordtocarr:  777 days ago

Playboy verified it was in '67? NOT!!!! Impossible...JFK was murdered in '63 remember? Or was that a hoax too?

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RespectfulRepublican:  777 days ago

Oh God TMZ! Hope you didn't pay too much for this. Is anyone getting fired for this mess up?

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