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Lay Off Hugh Hefner:
May-December Unions Fine

OPINION

Dec 29, 2010 1:41 PM CST

Lay Off Hugh Hefner: May-December Unions Fine

Slate columnist: Big age gaps don't mean bad marriages

(Newser) - The usual complaints emerged with the news that Hugh Hefner, all 84 years of him, got engaged to 24-year-old Crystal Harris. You know the ones—gold digger, "rich old horndog," etc., writes Christopher Beam at Slate . Instead of joining the chorus, Beam offers a defense of the May-December...

Hugh Hefner Engaged,
but Not Getting Married

Dec 28, 2010 9:05 AM CST

Hugh Hefner Engaged, but Not Getting Married

Sources say a very, very long engagement is likely

(Newser) - Hugh Hefner is engaged , but don't expect to see his fiancee walking down the aisle anytime soon. Sources tells Bill Zwecker that a wedding is unlikely, and that his union with 24-year-old Playmate Crystal Harris will remain a long-term Hollywood engagement. “Though in Hef’s case, how long can...

'Happiest Christmas in
Memory:' Hefner's Engaged

Dec 26, 2010 8:07 AM CST

'Happiest Christmas in Memory:' Hefner's Engaged

Old man pops the question to 24-year-old

(Newser) - It's the Christmas Eve every little girl dreams of: A guy roughly 680 times your age who rarely changes out of his pajamas gets down on one knee (if he's able) and pops the question. Hugh Hefner is hoping the third marriage is the charm, having proposed to 24-year-old girlfriend...

Hef: Women Are Sex Objects

Aug 2, 2010 3:18 AM CDT

Hef: Women Are Sex Objects

'That's why they wear lipstick,' says elderly blade

(Newser) - Here's a news flash from Hugh Hefner: All women are "sex objects." That's why "women wear lipstick and short skirts," the desicated 84-year-old Don Juan explains. "The notion that Playboy turns women into sex objects is ridiculous. Women are sex objects. If women weren't sex...

Playboy Launches SFW Website

Jul 20, 2010 9:47 AM CDT

Playboy Launches SFW Website

As long as your boss doesn't mind lingerie pics

(Newser) - Good news for those of you who “only read it for the articles:” Playboy now has a safe-for-work website. TheSmokingJacket.com , named for one of Hugh Hefner’s favorite articles of clothing, still has lots of lingerie on the front page…but no nudity! “The ideal is...

Hefner Sparks
Bidding War
for Playboy

Jul 12, 2010 6:18 PM CDT

Hefner Sparks Bidding War for Playboy

Founder wants to take media company private

(Newser) - Founder Hugh Hefner wants to take Playboy private, and he mounted a bid today that values the struggling company at $185 million, Bloomberg reports . Playboy Enterprises stock closed up almost 41% and attracted interest from another party—but who would want a conglomerate that's lost $20 million in just 2...

Hugh Hefner: Viagra
Is 'God's Little Helper'

interview

Jul 10, 2010 4:54 PM CDT

Hugh Hefner: Viagra Is 'God's Little Helper'

At 84, he admits to indulging a few times a week

(Newser) - Hugh Hefner reflects on life and legacy with Deborah Solomon in her weekly "Questions for ..." interview in the New York Times Sunday magazine, and he doesn't dodge the Viagra question. "I make love a couple of times a week, and I take the Viagra when I’m...

Hugh Hefner Chips in to Save Hollywood Sign

Apr 26, 2010 5:51 PM CDT

Hugh Hefner Chips in to Save Hollywood Sign

Hef donates $900K; $12.5M needed to buy land from developers

(Newser) - Hugh Hefner donated $900,000 to save the iconic Hollywood sign today, joining Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other California notables who've stepped up to save the sign from real estate developers. The Tiffany Foundation has ponied up $500,000, but more is still needed: The Trust for Public Land estimates...

No Playboy for Kate: Hef

Apr 8, 2010 8:44 AM CDT

No Playboy for Kate: Hef

He just doesn't think she's bunny material

(Newser) - Good news for anyone who thinks America has been seeing too much of Kate Gosselin: You won't be seeing all of her any time soon. “No! No!” Hugh Hefner says when asked about the very possibility of Kate gracing the pages of Playboy. And while he’s on...

Hef Sued for
Not Selling Playboy

won't give up 'busty blonds'

Feb 9, 2010 7:09 AM CST

Hef Sued for Not Selling Playboy

Shareholder claims Hugh Hefner sabotaged two deals

(Newser) - At 81, Hugh Hefner is still attending glamorous parties with decades-younger models on each arm, but his company is languishing—and one shareholder has had enough. A class action lawsuit obtained by TMZ alleges that Hef has sabotaged two deals to sell Playboy. The suit cites an analyst's note that...

Playboy's No. 1 Fan? This 44-Year-Old Chicago Woman

COLLECTION HAS OWN APARTMENT

Feb 7, 2010 5:04 AM CST

Playboy's No. 1 Fan? This 44-Year-Old Chicago Woman

Peggy Wilkins moderates fan list, and even has Hef's ear

(Newser) - One might think Playboy’s biggest fan is a teen boy getting his first forbidden glimpse—but in reality, it’s a 44-year-old Chicago woman who’s bought every issue for the past 30 years, and keeps a spare apartment just to house the collection. And Peggy Wilkins is proud...

Kendra Wilkinson
Welcomes Son

hugh hefner approves

Dec 11, 2009 5:12 AM CST

Kendra Wilkinson Welcomes Son

Playmate starts family with Hank Baskett; Hugh Hefner approves

(Newser) - Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett became parents early this morning, welcoming Hank Baskett IV in Indianapolis. “We’re happy and healthy and enjoying every second with little Hank,” they tell E! —and they’re not the only ones celebrating. Wilkinson’s famous ex, Hugh Hefner, sends his...

Playmates Doubled
as Call Girls: Madam

STEAMY TELL-ALL

Nov 24, 2009 9:55 AM CST

Playmates Doubled as Call Girls: Madam

Michelle Braun hooked up rich clients and Playboy bunnies

(Newser) - The Playboy Playmates are just sweet, girls-next-door types who happen to show a little skin every now and then—right? Wrong, according to one Hollywood madam. Michelle Braun is planning a tell-all flushing that myth right down the toilet, along with—possibly—the reputations of her high-profile clients. She claims...

Twins' Granny Likes That Hef

Oct 8, 2009 10:26 AM CDT

Twins' Granny Likes That Hef

Kristina and Karissa's grandma is happy for her girls

(Newser) - Apparently this is the week for celebrities’ grandmothers to come out of the woodwork. The latest: the grandma of Hugh Hefner’s 20-year-old twin girlfriends, Kristina and Karissa Shannon: “I got the sweetest letter from their grandmother who raised them,” Hef tells E! “She said how happy...

Hef Divorcing Cheatin' Wife

Sep 10, 2009 8:36 AM CDT

Hef Divorcing Cheatin' Wife

They have been separated for 11 years

(Newser) - It turns out that Hugh Hefner is married, but not for long—the Playboy mogul is filing for divorce, saying estranged wife Kimberley Conrad cheated on him early in their marriage. The two have been separated for 11 years, but Hef's pursuing divorce now because she's suing him over the...

Kate Turns
Down $400K
Playboy Spread

Sep 9, 2009 6:41 AM CDT

Kate Turns Down $400K Playboy Spread

Camera-happy Gosselin won't go nude 'because of the children'

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin is "proud" of her post-plastic-surgery body, but she won't take her bikini off for Playboy, the New York Daily News reports. The "mortified" mother of eight, who's fighting an ever-nastier divorce battle with hubby Jon, reportedly threw away a letter from Hugh Hefner offering her $400,...

Hef Hurt My Self-Esteem: Holly

Sep 2, 2009 1:01 PM CDT

Hef Hurt My Self-Esteem: Holly

Ex-Playmate also talks plastic surgery

(Newser) - Now that former Playmate Holly Madison is no longer a girl next door, she's opening up about how ex Hugh Hefner damaged her self-esteem. She also tells Life & Style why she turned to plastic surgery, PopEater reports.

On Hef: "Living with Hef brought down my self-esteem a lot.

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Hef Ex, Beau
Marry at
Playboy
Mansion

Jun 28, 2009 5:03 AM CDT

Hef Ex, Beau Marry at Playboy Mansion

Baby On the Way

(Newser) - Kendra Wilkinson went from girl next door to something of an honest woman yesterday, reports E! Online, exchanging vows with beau and soon-to-be babydaddy Hank Baskett at the Playboy Mansion in front of 500 guests, swirling paparazzi, and 83-year-old ex Hugh Hefner. Wilkinson's fellow Girls Next Door co-stars served...

I Can't Tell Galpals Apart: Hef

Jun 17, 2009 9:35 AM CDT

I Can't Tell Galpals Apart: Hef

Also, says ex Kendra's baby will end up at Mansion

(Newser) - When you’re 83 years old and dating three women simultaneously, telling them apart can be tough. Especially when two of them are twins, as is the case with Hugh Hefner's arm candy. The Playboy mogul tells Fox News that with 19-year-old girlfriends Karissa and Kristina Shannon, “I have...

Hef 'Really Happy'
Kendra's Expecting

Jun 11, 2009 10:13 AM CDT

Hef 'Really Happy' Kendra's Expecting

He was the first person Kendra and Hank told

(Newser) - Hugh Hefner cried when he learned about Kendra Wilkinson’s pregnancy, but not out of jealousy. “I'm really happy to learn that Kendra is pregnant because I know that she and Hank wanted to start a family right away," the bathrobe-clad mogul says of his ex and fiancé...