Penthouse Readers Sue Over Kournikova They wanted to see Anna naked. They didn't see Anna naked. Hence a class action has been filed in Chicago by readers who bought the June issue of Penthouse magazine, saying they were defrauded by the promise of nude photos of tennis star Anna Kournikova. The magazine buyers said they paid for the magazine based on a headline, "Exclusive Anna Kournikova Caught Close Up on Nude Beach." But they did not get what they paid for. The photos are those of another woman, Judith Soltesz-Benetton. Both women have since sued the magazine and its publisher over the mistake. The class action suit was brought against General Media Communications Inc., publisher of Penthouse which has a monthly circulation of 654,000. As a result of the deceptive headline, according to the complaint, Penthouse was able to double its circulation for the month of June to nearly 1.2 million. Penthouse also raised the newsstand price for that one issue from $7.99 to $8.99. The photographs in question were taken in Florida by a jewelry salesman videotaping sunbathers, says the complaint. He was approached by General Media Communications Inc. who analyzed the video stills declaring the images of Kournikova to be authentic, according to the complaint. As early as April, the tennis star, through her agents, denied that they were authentic, but Penthouse published the photographs anyway more than a month later. The action was filed in Chancery Court in Cook County by Aron Robinson, a sole practitioner, on behalf of those who bought the Kournikova issue at newsstands. The complaint claimed breach of contract, consumer fraud and breach of express warranty, and makes a general claim for reimbursement of the price of the magazine to the class.