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founder and girl-next-door wrangler Hugh Hefner has been openly tweeting his feelings about the end of his relationship with Crystal Harris — the woman he was all set to marry until a couple days ago. Last night, in a move which could either be interpreted as a lovably droll joke or a surprisingly vicious spurned-lover kiss-off, Hefner tweeted: “Recent events call for a special sticker on the July cover. Look for it on newsstands.” Y’see, Crystal is actually on the cover of the July issue of Playboy… with a headline that proclaims, “Introducing Mrs. Crystal Hefner.” Commence awkward collar pulls, America!
But don’t worry, Hefner’s implementing the sticker solution: The cover will now feature a tasteful proclamation that promises the reader a “Runaway Bride in this issue!” What a fun sexy time for Playboy subscribers! Can we get a Facebook campaign going for the awkward Today interview?
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I actually feel bad for him. What is wrong with me???
HA I know right? Just embarrassing with it being a few days before and so public with the “Mrs. Hugh Hefner” and all. He’ll have 10 more gfs in no time
I feel bad for him too.
I mean, where in the world is he ever gonna meet another blonde hottie who is 60 years his junior?
Ha! Well, I suppose he’ll find a way…
I’m still pulling for Holly (again, what is wrong with me?!).
when he pays another good looking girl with no skills or money to pose as his girlfriend. fairly standard plan.
Mr. HH needs to realize that these days—the only way he’s going to drum up interest in his naughty little venture is if his runaway bride left him to go do the football team 6 at a time, plus the mascot (the real one, not the fake suit one).
Ew, no. He’s basically a pimp and these girls are paid escorts. Not one of them is with him for his personality, or even looks. He deserves to be alone after how he’s treated women for so many years. Women sit on him for money and opportunities and I hope he dies alone.
I agree—I would think he’s probably a lonely, sad old man. The whole smoking jacket-cigar-and-a-martini-schtick has been so played out for years now. How awful to be surrounded by a bunch of women who are completely emotionally disconnected from him.
Wait, isn’t this the plot of the Sex and the City movie?
Thanks for the Arrested Development quote.
Heck, I am 68 years old and I would run away from that nasty old pervert myself. REALLY? Why would you want to admit you’re a pedophile. He’s what? 89. No 89 year old man with half a brain would marry someone who is young enough to be his granddaughter. CAN ANYONE SAY “PEDOPHILE”?
Elaine, please go look up pedophile in the dictionary.
Unless she’s a minor, he’s not a pedophile. The age difference is gross, but don’t offend abuse victims with your retoric. That’s just insensitive.
Seriously. More and more on this site people are just throwing around words they’ve seen on the news with seemingly no understanding of what they actually mean.
While he’s not legally, technically, or by any other true definition a “pedophile,” I don’t know that it’s fair to jump all over Elaine because I think she’s got a point. It IS creepy that he wants to sleep around with all these women who are in their early to mid-twenties, which is basically still in “kid territory” for some people. No, they’re not actually children and they’re above the age of 18, which makes it legal. But to me, just because it’s legal doesn’t make it okay. I’m not saying it should be IL-legal, but there’s a major creepy factor here that is actually reminiscent of pedophilia (even if it isn’t actually pedophilia), given the extreme age/maturity difference and the serial nature and carbon-copy blondeness of these relationships. I don’t have a problem with so-called May-December romances in general, but Hef takes it to extremes that make me uncomfortable. So even though Elaine is wrong to say he’s a pedophile, I know what she means when she says it. I suppose it’s important to do as they do in The Giver and value “precision of language,” but the creepy vibe I get from Hef’s youth-oriented sexcapades is sort of similar to the creepy vibe I get from actual pedophiles. So somehow “pedophilia” seems to accurately describe my own feelings about the situation, even if it doesn’t accurately describe the situation itself…if that makes sense.
I agree with you. It does have a pedophile factor to it; these girls have the maturity and intelligence level of a gnat. Even the ones who really cared for him (Kendra, Holly perhaps?) probably looked at him as a father figure. Because of his age, grandfather is more appropriate.
It’s disgusting!
@Kat – I agree.
I don’t really have a problem with May-December relationships either (My parents were 12 years apart when they started dating, and they’ve been happily married for almost 40 years, so I have first-hand knowledge that they can work.)
I’m not sure exactly what grosses me out about Hugh, but I think you’ve hit close with your comment about the “serial nature” and the “carbon-copy”-ness.
Sorry, Kat – while their age difference might be unappealing to some, Elaine has no point. Agree with AB, throwing “pedophile” out there about a completely legal, adult couple is insensitive to the victims of actual pedophilia. Not even close.
Yes she does have a point, moron. 16 year old = pedophile. 18 year old = legal. And yet, from a physical (and usually emotional) maturity standpoint, the two are often so similar as to be considered equal. It’s not being insensitive to apply the label to an 18 year-old “adult,” (who, by the way isn’t adult enough to drink), it’s pragmatic. You’re a fool if you can’t see the difference.
Really, I’m the moron?? Crystal Harris is 25. Pedophiles prey on CHILDREN.
You’re a fool if you can’t see the difference.
I agree Karate Pants is giving this situation too much credit. Maybe Crystal Harris is 25, but there have been plenty of 18/19 year-olds that have been in his bedroom, usually surrounded by other 18/19 year olds, being pressured to perform for him (read one of Kendra’s interviews from after she “escaped”) and it’s sick. I teach high school and I can tell you right now, even the seniors are still kids.
OH, geez…quite a child sex prison we’re making the Playboy mansion out to be. Thanks for the good, hearty eyeroll. Cheers.
That picture is like looking at Dorian Grey side by side with his portrait.
Why in the world would he need a cow when he could buy all the milk he wants?
I’m guessing she took a look at the prenup and decided “not worth it”.
No, that is why she is so LAME. He didn’t have a prenup and insisted he wouldn’t. She should have gone through with it for that alone. However I think she realized she’d get WAY more publicity and interest in her “singing” (a term that can barely be applied to the sound that comes out of her mouth) if she dumped him a few days before the wedding than she ever would have got if she actually married him.
she just used him to get publicity for herslef to try and start some kind of hollywood career. Both are smarmy. (and she’s not good looking, really).
@Lyle, I agree completely. Although I do think that the whole thing was one big publicity ploy.
Hef, Betty White is single…and closer to your age…
Probably not a coincidence that you song debuted on Itunes on Tuesday.
This whole thing is just contrived publicity to the extreme and will surely sell magazines. What is sad are the sheep who believe the events surrounding this proposed “marriage” were anything other than contrived from the onset. Good for Hugh for still profiting from people’s stupidity, though.
It would not surprise me in the least if this wasn’t a complete set up from the start. After “The Girls Next Door” with weekly infusions of playboy bunnies disappearing from our television screens interest started to wane. Yes there were a few news stories here and there. The “twins” didn’t really catch on. In comes Crystal. A few more stories, an engagement, and a wedding announcement. Now we have a run away bride, possible $500,000 payoff and a magazine front cover being altered to “save the day”. In my opinion this is a win win situation. She gets the noteriety and boost into entertainment she wanted, he gets publicity and a boost in magazine sales and oh yes all before the new Playboy reality show hits television. Brilliantly played Mr. Hefner!
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The whole “wedding” then cancellation right before Playboy featured the “runaway bride” was ploy to sell more issues. A true PR setup worthy of Donald Trump himself!
I was doubtful from the start since Crystal is pretty,but not in the unique way Barbi Benton, Kimberly Conrad,or even Holly Madison is. Crystal just seemed like a rebound for Hef after Holly split. I sure hope Holly doesn’t go back though!