Hefner's widow asks Jessica Biel to reconsider movie role: 'Don't glorify him'
Crystal Harris, the widow of Hugh Hefner, is urging actress Jessica Biel to reconsider her role in the film Playmates due to allegations of abuse and exploitation at the Playboy Mansion. Harris argues that the film should avoid glorifying Hefner, whom she describes as an abusive figure who harmed numerous women and minors.
Crystal Harris, the widow of Hugh Hefner, has publicly requested that actress Jessica Biel reconsider her role in the upcoming film Playmates. Harris, who was married to the Playboy founder from 2012 until his death in 2017, claims she was a victim of sexual, emotional, financial, and physical abuse during their marriage. She further alleges that numerous other women have reported experiencing exploitation, drugging, and sexual assault at the Playboy Mansion, raising concerns about the treatment of minors under Hefner's supervision.
Harris has criticized the project, directed by Lorraine Nicholson, for potentially glamorizing a man she describes as a narcissistic and misogynistic pornographer. She is urging the filmmakers to provide an honest depiction of the power dynamics and abuses associated with Hefner rather than continuing to perpetuate the carefully constructed myth surrounding his public persona. The film, which also stars Lily-Rose Depp and Bill Pullman, is a coming-of-age story set in Los Angeles focusing on a young girl who treats the Playboy Mansion as her second home.
Based on reporting by nu. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.
