Following the publication of Crystal Hefner’s explosive tell-all memoir, Hugh Hefner’s ex, Kimberley Conrad, defends the deceased Playboy founder.
As previously reported, Hefner’s widow wrote about their marriage in her book. I only say good things: surviving Playboy and finding myself. He said the union was toxic and backward. They were married from 2012 until Hefner’s death in 2017.
“At that moment I thought I was at the top,” said Hugh Hefner’s widow. PEOPLE before the book’s release. Crystal talked about her first visit to the Playboy Mansion in 2008. “I thought, wow, if I like everything he does and I do all the things he wants me to do, then I’m the favorite. And he was, but I got lost in the process.”
Meanwhile, Conrad had some thoughts about his ex’s widow and her book. Hefner and Conrad were married from 1989 to 2010 and shared two children with him. She told TMZ that Crystal had no credibility and claimed that she was exploiting Hefner while he was still alive.
“While a few people express their version of their idea of events in the hope of riding a wave of headline relevance and making a quick buck, we should all ask ourselves if we want to live in an environment where people refuse to accept responsibilities.” “And using vague words like ‘force’ and ‘survive’ to describe decisions they made voluntarily at a certain point in their own lives.”
Hugh Hefner’s ex also said that Crystal was not forced to marry him Playboy founder. They also didn’t force her to live in the Playboy Mansion. Conrad noted that Crystal made those decisions to give herself “notoriety, opportunities and money.”
“We must be careful of those who try to destroy things,” Conrad added. “Because they no longer benefit from them.”
Kimberly Conrad also says it’s not fair that Hugh Hefner isn’t here to defend himself
Continuing to speak out against Crystal Hefner’s new book, Kimberly Conrad also stated that it’s not fair that Hugh Hefner isn’t alive to defend himself.
Conrad also praised his ex for being a “pioneer” of free thought and expression. She later said that Hugh Hefner was a “leading voice” behind some of the most important social and cultural movements of our time. Conrad knew him as a defender of free speech, integrity, sexual liberties and civil rights.
In a final response to Crystal, Conrad added: “If you want to talk about exploitation, this is exactly what these women have done to Hef in his final years and at the end of his life.”
Crystal added that she published the book years after Hefner’s death because she needed time to reflect. “I’ve been in a lot of therapy trying to figure it out,” she told NPR.
She also said she hopes to help other people in “abusive relationships” with her book. She also wants to teach young women about “courage and self-esteem.”
Crystal is among a group of women who have spoken out about their time at the Playboy Mansion and their stay with Hugh Hefner.
Holly Madison, a famous girlfriend of Hefner, had written about her relationship with him in her 2015 book. She also spoke out in a 2021 A&E documentary series about her. Playboy experience. “I didn’t realize that entering the Playboy world was a dangerous choice.”
Other women who have spoken out about the Playboy Mansion and Hefner include Izabella St. James, Karissa Shannon, twins Carla and Melissa Howe and Jill An Spaulding.
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