French Minister's Playboy Cover Causes Uproar.

Marlène Schiappa, a French government minister, has defended her decision to appear on the front cover of Playboy, clothed, as a feminist statement. The magazine spread includes a 12-page interview on women's and gay rights as well as abortion. The decision has caused controversy, with some colleagues and critics feeling it sends the wrong message during a time of political crisis in France. Playboy has defended the spread, stating that Schiappa is the most "Playboy compatible" of government ministers.