At its time of release, it sold over 8 million copies, going on to become the best selling issue of the magazine ever.
It is sort of strange how all of these stars from the 70s-80s Latoya, Farrah - rip-, and Michael - rip all have the same nose! However, according to several later interviews Jackson maintains that the 'playboy' incident was not her idea and what she did and the things she stated in her book was under the control and threat of violence from her then husband, Jack Gordon.
In 1997, she ended her estrangement with the entire Jackson family and returned home to Hayvenhurst.
Rebbie Jackson denied these claims, while other members of the family hypothesised that part of the book had, in fact, been written by Gordon.
She said she complied out of fear and this was not something she would have done otherwise.
That year, she divorced Gordon.
She explains further that her apparent willingness to pose nude was part of her then-husband's plan to sexually exploit her for millions of dollars.
In March 1989, her first cover and layout was one of the most successful issues in Playboy's history.