Keith J. Kelly

Keith J. Kelly

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American Media’s Super Bowl bash

The Super Bowl may be without two of its hard-partying magazine partners this year, but American M✱edia appears ready to capitalize on the New York market with its first-ever bash in connection with the NFL’s showcase event.

Playꦓboy is opting out of the big s🎀pectacular, according to CEO Scott Flanders.

The company has been under pressure t⛦o meet its debt covenants after refinancing a $185 million debt load earlier this year, but is running into difficulties nailing down some of its overseas licensing deals.

Maxim🎀 magazine was also counted on to put up a big bash in years past, but this year its transition to new ownership m💯ay create snags.

Darden Media, which is🦄 in the process of completing a deal to buy 𝓡the money-losing laddie magazine and websites from Cerberus and other financial players, insists it still plans to do a Super Bowl event.

But a spokes﷽woman said she had no details — suggesting it may be a last-minute sc🐈ramble to put something together.

“This is going to be the hardest year to compete,” said Darren Rovell, a sports business reporter with ESPN, who has been chronicling ꦫthe quality 𓃲of the Super Bowl parties since 2000.

💮“Big money🎃 will be flashing, but if you are only going to have a so-so party, you might as well stay home.”

He said weather will be an added concern with the Super Bowl in a cold-weather city and so will the distance from Manhattan, where many 🎀parties will be centered, to the MetLife Stadium in Jersey, where the game will be played.

AMI’s Shape and Men’s Fitness will be ho💮sting their Super Bowl bash at Cipriani’s in Manhattan, with Comedy Central roastmaster Jeff R﷽oss serving as host and musical performances by Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Marc Anthony on Jan. 31.

They are also𓆏 grabbing a suite at the stadium for a handful of lucky guests. CEO David Pecker is huddling up with movie honcho Harvey Weinstein and lining up sponsors to foot the bill.

The cost for tossing a Super♏ Bowl bash with tickets will easily exceed $1 million, sources said. Rovell said one corporate suite was recently sold for $750,000.