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Crystal Hefner Pleads: Don't Romanticize Playboy
9 Oct
Summary
- Crystal Hefner accused Hugh Hefner of abuse.
- She urged Jessica Biel to reconsider a role.
- Hefner's widow wants women's stories heard.
Crystal Hefner, the widow of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, has made a public appeal to actress Jessica Biel regarding an upcoming film. Hefner, who was married to Hugh Hefner for four years until his passing in 2017, urged Biel to reconsider portraying a fictional wife in the movie.
Hefner disclosed in a shared private message that her marriage involved sexual, emotional, financial, and physical abuse. She highlighted that numerous other women have also come forward with distressing accounts from their time as Playmates.
She expressed a hope that all involved in the film production will prioritize listening to the women who lived these experiences. Hefner's plea aims to prevent Hollywood from turning these experiences back into mere nostalgia.
