Jaime Pressley: caught in the buff

"My Name is Earl" actress Jaime Pressley has gotten a bit of overexposure recently after the publication of several photo shoots featuring her in various states of undress.

Pressley apparently had a rising career as a nude model prior to getting bit by the acting bug. Men's Magazine "Ultra" put Pressley on the cover in the May edition, and featured what it called "rare nude photos", most of which looked at least several years old. Additional photos have popped up on web sites.

While there's been no report of legal threats or other attempts to stop the publication by Pressley or her representatives, one wonders whether the execs at NBC knew about her modeling career. They certainly know now, and as the old adage goes, there ain't no thing as bad publicity.