2016 Reel Awards at The Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino – Red Carpet Arrivals Featuring: George Kan as Hugh Hefner Where: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Hugh Hefner Passes Away At Age 91 Media legend Hugh Hefner has passed away. He was 91 years old. The iconic founder of Playboy magazine reportedly died of natural causes at his equally iconic home, the Playboy Mansion , on Wednesday. The news was confirmed by Playboy Enterprises, according to CNBC . Hefner’s media empire, Playboy, was founded over 60 years ago with just $600 and a $1000 loan from Hefner’s own mother. His first nude centerfold was pin-up and Hollywood icon, Marilyn Monroe. Hugh’s own burial plot is located right next to Marilyn’s as well. Hugh was legendary in his own right, as well as an activist for civil rights and other causes and a philanthropist as well. Hit the flip for some celeb reactions to the news… WENN/Getty/Twitter
Yesterday, we learned that some Teen Mom 2 fans aren’t great at understanding sarcasm, and a mini-scandal erupted on social media as a result. It all started when Tyler Baltierra took to Twitter to “confirm” the rumors that he had been caught cheating on Catelynn Lowell . Here’s what Tyler had to say: “Damn it! We really tried keeping that a secret too! Well I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist her/him… idk it was dark and I was drunk.” He and Catelynn proceeded to kid each other back and forth, as fans who got the joke praised them as #CoupleGoalsAF, while those who didn’t bemoaned the demise of TM2’s most beloved couple. We guess you can add Javi Marroquin and Amber Portwood to the list of folks who aren’t quite sure if Tyler was joking or making the most bizarre confession in the history of reality stars being way too candid on Twitter. “I doubt it’s true, those two are madly in love,” Marroquin told Radar Online. “I hope it’s not, I love those two together!” No stranger to this sort of controversy, Marroquin has been accused of cheating on Kailyn Lowry on more than one occasion. He played it a lot more straight than Baltierra, issuing sternly-worded denials a la Bill Clinton. Amber Portwood seemed more incredulous about the rumors, but still didn’t seem to quite understand that Tyler was joking. “It’s absolutely not true! That would never happen,” Portwood tweeted. Of course, despite the fact that Tyler and Catelynn were both able to laugh off the cheating, there is reason to believe the couple might be having legitimate problems. According to Radar Online, the couple hasn’t been photographed together in three months. Last year Lowell checked into rehab to be treated for various emotional issues, and many now believe that she’s back in treatment. That may not sound like a bad thing, but Tyler has expressed his frustrations with her ongoing mental health issues in the past: “You know what Cate? You better figure something out soon,” he told her on an episode of TM2. “Listen, if you go into this thing again I got to check out. I’ll get hardened. I’ll close everyone off. It’s safe that way.” So is Tyler cheating on Catelynn? Almost certainly not. Is all well in the Lowell household? Well, it’s too soon to go quite that far. Watch Teen Mom 2 online to relive the ups and downs of Catelynn and Tyler’s relationship.
Playboy has finally come to its sense. And, in response, millions of men around the world will soon be able to pick up a copy of this magazine and come to completio… never mind. Over a year since the publication made the shocking and confusing decision to go nudity-free , Chief Creative Officer Cooper Hefner has confessed this was a really dumb decision. And he’s officially reversed it. In October of 2015, Playboy chief executive Scott Flanders told The New York Times that it simply seemed silly for the magazine to keep focusing on boobs, butts and vaginas. Hence the significant “redesign” the publication chose to move forward with. “You’re now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free,” Flanders said at the time. “And so it’s just passe at this juncture.” We mean… sure. This is clearly true. You’re literally one click away from Kim Kardashian nude photos. But you’re Playboy! If you’re going to get rid of naked centerfolds, why even exist? That’s the conclusion Hefner, the 25-year old son of founder Hugh Hefner, finally acknowledged on Monday. He released the cover photo for the March/April issue and said it will, indeed, feature Playmate Elizabeth Elam in her birthday suit. “I’ll be the first to admit that the way in which the magazine portrayed nudity was dated, but removing it entirely was a mistake,” the younger Hefner wrote on Twitter in announcing this move. He added: “Nudity was never the problem because nudity isn’t a problem. Today we’re taking our identity back and reclaiming who we are.” The upcoming issue will depict Elam in all her nude glory, along with an interview with Scarlett Johansson… a profile of CNN political commentator Van Jones … and a piece on the hip-hop outfit Run the Jewels. (So that’s what you can tell people as confirmation when you claim you read Playboy “for the articles.”) In December of 2015, Pamela Anderson covered what was believed at the time to be the final issue of Playboy with nudity. “I got a call from [Hugh Hefner’s] attorney who said, ‘We don’t want anybody else,” Anderson told Entertainment Tonight of the honor. “There’s nobody else, could you do the last cover of Playboy?'” Playboy’s first issue without naked actresses or models came out in February 2016, concliding a more than six-decade run of glossy centerfolds featuring young women baring EVERYthing. The publication still featured “sexy, seductive pictorials of the world’s most beautiful women, including its iconic Playmates,” as Playboy put it at the time. But it was ridiculed pretty hard for the change of focus. “Old Playboy was a lifestyle bible,” BuzzFeed culture writer Anne Helen Petersen jabbed. “Current Playboy is a caricature of itself. Pretty much, right? But give Hefner credit for coming to this conclusion and admitting that he was mistaken. In a post on the Playboy website, Hefner outlined a “new Playboy philosophy,” in which he said the decision to embrace the naked form again was partly rooted in the country’s political and cultural climate. He ticked off a list of “collective accomplishments” from the past few years, such as: The election of the first “mixed-race” President (his term). A Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. Marijuana legalization in some places. The nomination of a woman by a major political party. “One thing is clear that both my dad and I understand at its simplest form, and that is what Playboy and the United States strive to represent in their greatest forms: freedom,” Hefner wrote. Yeah. You may be overthinking this one, Cooper. Men purchased Playboy because they love boobs. Take away the boobs and they will stop buying it. Bring back the boobs and you’ll be successful again. It doesn’t exactly matter who’s President or what the Supreme Court has or has not said.
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Hugh Hefner’s signature publication is doing away with its airbrushed, overhyped nudes and possibly fading into irrelevance. While the articles were actually dope and educational, the spreads from the 15 best celebrity shoots for Playboy’s nude edition were the real attraction. Continue Continue reading →
Former Playboy model Izabella St. James is weighing in on Holly Madison and why she is opening up about being Hugh Hefner’s girlfriend now. St. James’ abridged theory: Holly’s a pathetic, creepy, weirdo liar who’s just bitter because she was the one who had to please Hefner sexually. Yup, this is gonna be good … According to Kendra Wilkinson, Holly is out for revenge because she was cut out of Hef’s will. But Izabella thinks it goes even deeper than that. Sort of literally in some cases, if you follow. About Holly, whose book Down the Rabbit Hole makes some startling allegations about Hefner and Playboy , Izabella says her motive is clear: “She is selling the book by making outrageous claims, doing tell-all interviews where she says he degraded her and calls it the house of horrors.” “If it was the house of horrors,” Izabella adds , then Madison, rather than Hefner’s victim, “was the most willing and happy participant of it all.” Izabella believes Holly’s crazy claims stem from bitterness over being ostracized from the “core” Bunny group, referring them to the “cool kids.” After Madison was shunned as Hef’s “favorite” girl, St. James says, she became so desperate that she began emulating everything Hugh did. And doing anything he wanted to do. To her. According to Izabella, 39, Hef just wasn’t that into Holly, 35, even though Madison did everything to get him back into her any way she could. Holly was allegedly an active participant in orgies ending wth Hef “finishing off himself,” as well as the only willing participant in more sex acts. Back door and more, intrusive sex toys, you name it – Holly was willing to do whatever it took to please her man, and she’s bitter as a result. Izabella says, “She had to take one for the team, and she always did, and we have seen her do some extremely humiliating things sexually.” “I think part of her bitterness and humiliation and vengefulness comes from that. It was very belittling and she was the only one who did that.” Even the other bunnies were appalled, she says: “I think everyone looked down on it and looked down on her for having to be in that position.” Ironically, Izabella St. James is sort of doing the exact thing that she accuses Madison of when she sells her out to the media in this fashion. St. James’ comments are eye-opening, for sure, but could she be just a tiny bit bitter and desperate herself that she wasn’t Hef’s #1 girlfriend? Maybe not, in retrospect, given the sex with Hugh Hefner … but with all the mind games going on behind closed doors, you do have to wonder.
Normally, I like a Playboy model as much as the next degenerate on the Internet, but I have a hard time figuring out Hugh’s latest “wife” Crystal Hefner . See, according to Google, she’s 29, but according to my eyes, she’s a 55-year-old cougar. I mean, don’t me wrong, I’d still take her out motorboating, but I always thought cougars were supposed to be into younger men… » view all 13 photos Photos: WENN.com Continue reading →
The man who convinced Kim Kardashian , Pamela Anderson and many others to shed it all in the pages of his magazine has now set his sights on a new beauty. Speaking to Us Weekly at Playboy’s 60th Anniversary at his iconic mansion this week, Hugh Hefner said he has seen Th Wolf of Wall Street and it was “very, very good.” Moreover, Margot Robbie – who plays the wife of Leonardo DiCaprio’s main character in the film – is “very, very pretty,” according to Hef, who sent along a message to the actress. “She should be in Playboy! Send her a message! We’re ready for her. She would be great.” Six Sizzling Margot Robbie Photo Open Slideshow 1. Margot Robbie in W Margot Robbie is featured here in W Magazine. Hugh Hefner is hoping she poses for his magazine. So are we. View As List 1. Margot Robbie in W Margot Robbie is featured here in W Magazine. Hugh Hefner is hoping she poses for his magazine. So are we. 2. Margot Robbie Image Note to movie goers: go see The Wolf of Wall Street. Why? Margot Robbie is in it. 3. Margot Robbie Photo Hello, Margot Robbie! It’s not exactly shocking that Hugh Hefner wants this star to pose in Playboy, is it? 4. Margot Robbie at Wolf of Wall Street Premiere Margot Robbie impressed audiences with her role in The Wolf of Wall Street. She’s seen here at the UK premiere. 5. Margot Robbie at the Golden Globes This is a photo of Margot Robbie at the Golden Globes. We’d like to squeeze her golden globes! 6. Margot Robbie Pic Margot Robbie is hot! She strikes a pose here at the 2014 Critics Choice Awards. Robbie has been rumored as a mistress of Will Smith , so posing in Playboy would at least change the conversation for this star. What do you think? Should she do it? Yes! Absolutely! Of course! View Poll »
Because Charlie Sheen failed to show up for his scheduled appearance at the Sapphire Pool and Day Club, they managed to get Crystal Hefner to fill in. I don’t know about you guys, but I love older sexy broads and I believe that Crystal is one of the sexiest cougars in the game. Sure she may be only 27, but she has the face of 45 year old who just had a few botox treatments, nose job and eyebrow lift. Anyway, next time someone doesn’t show up to their hosting duties and porn stars are going to be in attendance, I’m always available. Call me.
