Lindsay Lohan’s Playboy cover has been released nearly a month early because of the leak and Playboy is trying to handle this publicity stunt by releasing fake sales information to TMZ.com. At least, I glean so from the fact different outlets are reporting wildly different numbers. TMZ appears to have been fed inflated numbers by Playboy, to make it seem as though the issue is sold out: ‘Lindsay Lohan definitely gave Playboy their money’s worth, because the issue is selling out all across the country. According to our sources, newsstands in major cities like New York and Los Angeles have had to re-order the issue multiple times. Our sources say Lindsay’s appearance in the mag has also had an effect online as well, where the mag has seen a huge increase in subscription sales.’ Except, you know, never happened. At least according to Fox News, who report very different findings: ‘Fox411 spent Friday morning trolling the shelves of newsstands and gas stations from New York to Philadelphia… ‘No one has bought it,’ was the resounding answer to our query at each stop.’ Okay then, so why isn’t it selling? ‘I’m not surprised at all. Despite Playboy’s hype, there was nothing particularly shocking or new about this shoot,’ said Lux Alptraum, editor of Fleshbot.com. ‘While these shots may have been slightly closer to full frontal than Lindsay’s previous shots, they weren’t actually full frontal; there was also nothing particularly new about Lindsay dressing up as Marilyn Monroe… I thought the shots were really boring and didn’t really live up to the promises Playboy had made. If they’d actually gotten full frontal shots of Lindsay, or come up with a fresher, more interesting concept, there might have been more demand.’