Bob Guccione, Jr.

Bob Guccione, Jr.

Robert Charles Guccione, Jr. (born 1956) - the eldest son of Bob Guccione (founder of "Penthouse" magazine) - is best known for founding the music magazine "Spin".

In 1978, after two attempts at going into the publishing business on his own, Guccione went to work for General Media International - his father's publishing empire. By the early '80s, at which time he was running the marketing and circulation department, he left the company (and purported position as heir apparent) to once again attempt to establish his own brand.

He launched "Spin" in 1985 with a loan from Guccione Sr., who abruptly shut down the magazine two years later after General Media experienced a financial dip. These events resulted in a still-ongoing estrangement between the two.

Guccione Jr. found new investors and relaunched "Spin" in late 1987. He managed to gather most of the magazine's old staff, and missed only one month of publication.

In 1996, Guccione and "Spin" were sued for sexual harassment and discrimination by Staci Bonner, a former fact-checker for the magazine. He was cleared of the harassment charges, but found liable for promoting a hostile work environment and not paying Bonner comparably to a man with a comparable job position.

Guccione Jr. sold "Spin" to Vibe in 1997, and shortly thereafter founded "Gear", which published until 2003. Guccione currently owns and operates Discover Media, LLC which publishes the science magazine "Discover".

He has dated journalist (and "Spin" contributor) Celia Farber, author Ann Coulter, and "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell.

Guccione was verbally attacked by Axl Rose in the Guns N' Roses song "Get in the Ring", along with a number of other people related to the music industry.

He is a practicing Latin Rite Catholic.

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