Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has a broken heart. His third wife-to-be, the buxom blonde Crystal Harris, broke off their engagement days before the wedding.
Making things worse for poor old Hef, the break-up came as Crystal’s new single was released on iTunes, and a day or so before the latest Playboy, featuring Crystal on the cover, hit the stands.
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His ex-fiancé appeared under the words: “America’s Princess: Introducing Mrs Crystal Hefner” (in the US, a sticker reading “Runaway Bride” was later slapped on the front).
Hef has updated his Twitter followers on his pain, denying that Crystal broke off the relationship after a fight, as originally reported.
“I didn’t see any of this coming, but I’m glad things went wrong before the marriage instead of after. Live and learn.”
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A cynic might suggest Crystal was using her relationship with Hef for publicity. Certainly that suspicion would gain weight if reports that Crystal had originally planned to jilt Hef at the altar for a reality television special are true.
Your say: Do you think Crystal used her relationship with Hugh Hefner for publicity? If so, is that unfair of her? Or is it poetic justice for a man who has built his empire and reputation on, some would say, exploiting women?
Video: Hugh Hefner sticks it to Crystal Harris
