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.”
\n\nAfter Biel’s casting was announced, Harris posted her message to Biel on Instagram, saying “Please reconsider playing Hugh Hefner’s wife if this film intends to romanticize him or the Playboy world. I was actually his wife, and I experienced sexual, emotional, financial and physical abuse in that relationship.”
\n\nLorraine Nicholson, the daughter of Jack Nicholson, is writing and directing the Searchlight film that also stars Bill Pullman as Hefner as well as Lily-Rose Depp and “The HousemaidIndiana Elle.
\n\n“Many other woman have come forward with allegations of rape, coercion, drugging and exploitation as well,” Harris wrote, “There are also deeply troubling concerns involving minors. I hope everyone involved this film takes the time to listen the women who lived it before helping Hollywood turn it back into nostalgia.”
\n\nAfter Hefner’s death, Harris revealed her experiences at the “toxic” Playboy mansion in her 2024 memoir “Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself.”
\n\nAccording to the synopsis, the “Playmates” movie revolves around “Elle (Elle), a 13-year-old know-it-all…
Original source: https://variety.com/