Playboy on Thursday announced plans to throw its first-ever White House Correspondents’ Dinner after-party in Washington, D.C., April 28 and said guests should expect a night of “freedom and entertainment.”
“Playboy has always been a passionate fighter for the First Amendment and for a free press in general. Journalists and certainly White House correspondents are facing an increasingly challenging work environment and so, Playboy’s No Tie Party is an appreciation for the work (journalists) do with a wink and nod to the culture and politics of D.C.,” the company said in a statement.
The “No Tie Party” will mark the company’s first White House Correspondents’ Dinner event in its 65-year existence.
“Playboy was at the front lines when being progressive first became politicized. Playboy was playful even during times of unprecedented tumult. It is the articulation of pleasure, freedom, and stimulation and a living challenge to the personal, political and cultural forces that aim to prohibit these expressions,” the statement read.
The late Hugh Hefner’s son, Playboy’s Chief Creative Officer Cooper Hefner, will attend the event.
The invitation-only party will take place at 1008 Vermont Ave. NW. It will kick off at 9:30 p.m. on April 28 and last until 2 a.m. A description of the event provided to the Washington Examiner did not indicate additional information of what the party will entail.
The announcement comes hours after Karen McDougal, a former Playboy Playmate, was released from a nondisclosure agreement and can continue to speak publicly about her sexual relationship that took place with President Trump more than a decade ago.
Playboy did not mention McDougal in its announcement or reason for the inaugural event.
