Crystal Harris, Hugh Hefner’s Widow, Urges Jessica Biel to Reconsider Playing His Wife in ‘Playmates’: “I Experienced Sexual, Emotional and Physical Abuse”
Biel is set to portray a fictionalized take on the Playboy founder's wife in Lorraine Nicholson's directorial debut.
Hugh Hefner's widow, Crystal Harris, has taken to Instagram to request Jessica Biel to reconsider her role as the fictionalized wife of the Playboy founder in the upcoming film "Playmates." Harris, who has previously spoken about her abusive experiences within the Playboy Mansion, urged Biel not to romanticize Hefner or the Playboy world.
Harris herself was married to the founder at the age of 26, and for five years, until his death in 2017. She has since been open about her abusive relationship with Hefner, detailing sexual, emotional, financial, and physical abuse she endured. Harris implores everyone involved in the film to listen to the women who lived through similar experiences before turning it into nostalgia.
The film, written and directed by Lorraine Nicholson, stars Jessica Biel as Hefner's wife, with Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Pullman, and Indiana Elle in supporting roles.
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