Exhibit 31.3
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Jerome H. Kern, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Playboy Enterprises, Inc., certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008 of Playboy Enterprises, Inc.; and |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
| Date: February 20, 2009 | /s/ Jerome H. Kern | |
| Name: | Jerome H. Kern | |
| Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer | |