A coalition of former Playboy staff have penned an open letter defending Hugh Hefner after the continued docuseries "Secrets and techniques of Playboy" aired damning abuse allegations towards the late nudie magazine magnate.
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The Hefner loyalists are talking out.
A coalition of former Playboy staff has penned an open letter defending Hugh Hefner after the continued docuseries “Secrets and techniques of Playboy” aired damning allegations of abuse towards the late magazine magnate.
“We signal our names to help Hugh M. Hefner,” reads the bombshell letter, which was reportedly signed by “a whole lot” of Hef loyalists from former Playboy bunnies to ex-girlfriends, Individuals journal reported. “From all we all know of Hef, he was an individual of upstanding character, distinctive kindness, and dedication to free thought.”
They added, “He demonstrated a dedication to dwelling an sincere life past every little thing else.”
The magazine czar’s defenders additionally denounced the aforementioned 10-part A&E documentary, during which former bunnies, lovers and different Playboy associates accuse Hefner of predatory practices, together with orgies, sexual assault and even bestiality.
“I proudly signal this letter in recognition of Hugh Hefner’s character amid unfounded allegations within the A&E present,” they wrote, including that their tenure at Playboy “stays a interval all of us are keen on.”
A&E has since defended the docuseries in an announcement, accusing the Playboy impresario’s defenders of making an attempt to invalidate the experiences of his alleged victims, Individuals reported.
“The tales shared in ‘Secrets and techniques of Playboy’ are the private experiences of the documentary’s individuals and should be instructed regardless of how tough they might be for some to listen to,” the community wrote. “Signatures on a letter, or a unique expertise with Mr. Hefner or the Playboy tradition, don't negate the experiences of those that have come ahead to share their reality on the sequence and we stay up for persevering with to deliver these tales to mild.”
In one of many extra appalling allegations, Playboy Mansion fixture Holly Madison, a longtime “girlfriend” of Hefner’s, claimed she was “afraid to go away” her then-flame as she feared there was “a mountain of revenge porn simply ready to return out.”
“He’s taking all types of bare footage of those ladies after we had been wasted out of our minds,” alleged the 42-year-old “Women Subsequent Door” star within the documentary. “It was simply gross.”
The sordid insurance coverage coverage’s existence was talked about in a tweet final week by the journal mogul’s widow, Crystal Hefner, 35. “I discovered hundreds of these disposable digital camera images you're speaking about @hollymadison,” she claimed.
“I instantly ripped them up and destroyed each single one among them for you and the numerous different ladies in them,” added the Playmate-cum-paramour, who was married to Hefner from 2012 till his dying at 91 in 2017.
Nonetheless, lots of Hef’s defenders, who co-signed the aforementioned letter, dismissed the tales within the doc as slander.
In a separate assertion to Individuals, Renee “Sloan” Baio — one among Hef’s exes who lived on the Playboy Mansion with Madison from 2001 to 2003, earlier than marrying actor Scott Baio in 2007 — claimed that “Holly craved and eagerly longed to be the #1 girlfriend.”
The 49-year-old former “Baywatch” stuntwoman had beforehand slammed Madison in a Fb submit, writing: “In case you’re so harm, give again the 1K of money Hef gave you each week for seven years whilst you lived there.”
“All folks needs to be inspired to share their particular person expertise on this world, however nobody needs to be emboldened to re-write the reality on the expense of one other individual’s character,” seconded Kimberley Hefner, a former Playmate of the Yr who was married to Hefner from 1989 till 2010.
In the meantime, forward of the “Secrets and techniques” premiere on Jan. 24, Hefner and Kimberley’s son Cooper had launched a tweet labeling the allegations towards his father “a case examine of remorse turning into revenge.”
Playboy has since condemned the late writer’s “abhorrent” actions in an announcement launched two weeks in the past.
“Firstly, we wish to say: we belief and validate ladies and their tales, and we strongly help the people who've come ahead to share their experiences,” it wrote. “As a model with intercourse positivity at its core, we consider security, safety and accountability are paramount, and something much less is inexcusable.”
The journal additionally insisted that the Hefner household shouldn't be concerned within the firm, and has pledged to construct “upon the points of our legacy which have made a constructive affect, together with serving as a platform without spending a dime expression and a convener of secure conversations on intercourse, inclusion and freedom.”
“Secrets and techniques of Playboy” is airing weekly on A&E till its deliberate finale on March 21.
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