ahh Hef just did this to anger his last GF IMO he was with her for about 8 years and never would marry her so she left. Holly Madison is the name.
Holly left Hef over the issue of them having kids. She wanted some; he has four, from two prior marriages. Two are in their late teens, and came across very well in recent interviews.
They seem to get along well with sister Christie, from Hef's first marriage. Christie was for many years the business manager of Playboy Enterprises, Inc. She is a VERY sharp cookie, and has been suspected of being a potential Democratic (drat!) candidate for elective offices. She is pretty and smart and quick-witted. She would be tough to beat in an election.
Hef and Holly still get on well, and were pictured together in the Jan., 2011 issue of,
Playboy. (US edition.)
Crystal Harris has been his main squeeze since Holly moved on. (She has a reality show, and has just released a book on Las Vegas.) The other blonde twins were evidently mainly for image reasons. I gather that only Crystal was really intimate with Hef. Another girl who knows them well said several months ago that Hef and Crystal were "pretty serious."
Hef's second wife lives next door to the Mansion, and Marston and Cooper used to commute between their parents' homes. I guess they still do, although they can drive, now. They used to walk through a hedge.
They are shown in the magazine this issue (Jan.) at the Mansion. They seem to get along well with their dad, although one said in an interview that he has been a low-key father who didn't get angry much. He just told the lads what they did wrong (if they did) and how to do things better the next time.
Unlike many celebrity children, they haven't made fools of themselves in public, and both seem witty and polished. I suspect that they will retain the magazine after their dad passes on. Sister Christie will probably be a good source of advice, too.
Hugh Hefner is neither senile nor stupid. He is still as sharp as a tack. I don't doubt that Crystal likes him a lot, even if her love may be sort of like that for a favorite uncle. Only they know. He does have a record of getting along with his former girlfriends and I suspect that this latest wedding will be heavily featured in the magazine, which has editions in many countries. It will probably sell a lot of magazines! He may also display his wife in a pictorial feature. More magazines sold...
I suspect that Holly Madison and his other two former girlfriends will attend the wedding, too. (Gad, what a contrast between Holly and that potty-mouth Kendra!)
Keep in mind that Hef is not only wealthy, but a cultural icon.
Being the new Mrs. Hefner will give this girl instant fame, and she will live very well, indeed. Hefner is generous to his ladies. And many idolize him, for his treatment of them and the changes that he brought to their lives.
We can't judge Hugh Hefner by the standards that often apply to other older men who marry very young girls. Of course, he isn't alone in that. One US Supreme Court Justice married his far younger law clerk, and there have been other successful May-December marriages.
But Hef is hardly a fool: I'm pretty sure that there will be a good pre-nup contract. He'll provide well for her, in all liklihood, but he'll also keep his kids in mind. She won't walk off with the magazine and related businesses when he expires.
Hef is also far more personable (in my view) and better looking than say, Larry King, who also married a younger woman. Michael Douglas also is married to a much younger woman, famous in her own right: Catherine Zeta Jones Douglas. Sharon Stone (a family friend) recently told an entertainment show that the Douglasses are very close, and that Catherine is a major support for her husband in his struggle with throat cancer.
When men reach icon status, their opportunities with younger women are different than for most of us. Sometimes, it works out well. Crystal Harris probably isn't a genius, but I wish the Hefners well.
This is NOT an endorsement of some of,
Playboy's editorial stances, but it is about the only major, slick magazine that allows gun debate in its pages, and often prints as many or more pro-gun letters as it does anti-gun ones. Its Forum section allows public debate on the issue.
Finally, Hef has been in the news with his generous million dollar contribution to save the famous "Hollywood" sign above the city, which was slated for destruction by developers. He said that it inspired many of his dreams, and dreams are what led to much of his success and happiness. Perhaps Crystal Harris Hefner will add to that happiness.
