{
  "id": 12992147,
  "title": "Hugh Hefner’s Widow Crystal Harris Asks Jessica Biel to ‘Please Reconsider’ Playing His Wife: ‘I Experienced Sexual, Emotional…Physical Abuse’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/hugh-hefners-widow-crystal-harris-asks-jessica-biel-to-please",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T00:29:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/hugh-hefner-widow-jessica-biel-reconsider-playing-wife-1236906237/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Crystal Harris, who was married to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner until his death in 2017, is asking Jessica Biel to reconsider playing a fictional version of Hefner’s wife in the upcoming film “Playmates.” After Biel’s casting was announced, Harris posted her message to Biel on Instagram, saying “Please reconsider playing Hugh Hefner’s wife if this […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Hugh Hefner’s Widow Pleads With Jessica Biel to Reconsider Role of Playboy Founder’s Wife",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/hugh-hefners-widow-pleads-with-jessica-biel-to-reconsider-role-of",
        "published": "2026-10-09T00:52:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Crystal Harris, Hugh Hefner’s Widow, Urges Jessica Biel to Reconsider Playing His Wife in ‘Playmates’: “I Experienced Sexual, Emotional and Physical Abuse”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/crystal-harris-hugh-hefners-widow-urges-jessica-biel-to-reconsider",
        "published": "2026-10-09T01:22:20.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}