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Crystal Hefner asks Jessica Biel to ‘reconsider’ appearing as Hugh Hefner’s wife in upcoming ‘Playboy’ dynasty film

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Serna, V. (2026, October 9). Crystal Hefner asks Jessica Biel to ‘reconsider’ appearing as Hugh Hefner’s wife in upcoming ‘Playboy’ dynasty film. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/08/entertainment/crystal-hefner-asks-jessica-biel-to-reconsider-playing-hugh-hefners-wife-in-upcoming-playboy-film/

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Crystal Hefner, Hugh Hefner's former wife, urged Jessica Biel to reconsider her role as Hugh Hefner’s partner in an upcoming film called “Playmates.” In a direct message on Instagram, Crystal warned that the film could romanticize abuse and exploitation she and other women experienced under Hugh. The movie, directed by Lorraine Nicholson, will star Biel alongside Bill Pullman, but it is not a biopic of Hefner’s life.

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On Tuesday, it was announced that Jessica Biel, aged 44, would be playing the role of Hugh Hefner’s wife in an upcoming film directed by Lorraine Nicholson. In response, Crystal Hefner—who was married to Hefner from 2012 to 2017 and starred as “The Girl Next Door”—contacted Biel via Instagram Direct Message asking her to reconsider the role if it intends to romanticize Hefner or the Playboy world. Crystal alleged experiencing sexual, emotional, financial, and physical abuse during her marriage with Hefner and highlighted that many other women have come forward with allegations of rape, coercion, drugging, and exploitation. She further expressed concerns about issues involving minors in relation to the film's portrayal.

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Crystal Hefner begged Jessica Biel to “reconsider” her role as Hugh Hefner’s wife in the forthcoming “Playmates” film. asserted

Hefner → beg → film

“Please reconsider playing Hugh Hefner’s ‘wife’ if this film is to romanticize him or the Playboy world,” the “Girl Next Door” alum, who was wed to the Playboy head honcho from 2012 to 2017, wrote in an Instagram direct message to Biel. asserted

who → reconsider → Biel

“I was actually his wife, and I experienced sexual, emotional, financial and physical abuse in that relationship,” she alleged. asserted

she → experience → relationship

“Many other women have come forward with allegations of rape, coercion, drugging and exploitation as well,” Crystal, 40, continued. asserted

Crystal → come → rape

I hope everyone involved in this film takes the time to listen to the women who lived it before helping Hollywood turn it back into nostalgia.” asserted

Hollywood → hope → nostalgia

Crystal recently shed light on her marriage with Hugh, saying on the “No One Asked Her” podcast in August how she was “absolutely brainwashed” and under the supervision of 70 employees while at the Playboy Mansion. asserted

she → shed → Mansion

“So I just thought I was the crazy one because all of the media put Hef on such a pedestal that I’m like, ‘OK, if they all see him as this larger-than-life amazing human, there must be something wrong with me,'” she told host Firerose. asserted

she → think → me

On Tuesday, it was announced that Biel, 44, would be stepping into the role of Hugh’s wife in the upcoming Lorraine Nicholson-directed film. asserted

Biel → announce → film

Biel’s character will be fictional despite Hugh having been married three times before his 2017 death. asserted

Hugh → marry → death

Aside from Crystal, Hugh was previously married to Millie Williams from 1949 to 1959, and Kimberley Conrad from 1989 to 2010. asserted

Hugh → marry → 2010

The “Sinner” star, who is wed to Justin Timberlake, will be starring opposite actor Bill Pullman as Hugh, though the movie’s storyline isn’t a biopic or centered around the latter. asserted

storyline → we → latter

The movie follows actress Indiana Elle as Elle and Lily-Rose Depp as Anna, two playmates at the Playboy Mansion. asserted

movie → follow → Mansion

Hugh released Playboy’s first issue in 1953, featuring Marilyn Monroe. asserted

Hugh → release → Monroe

He quickly found success and hosted the show “Playboy’s Penthouse” in the late 1950s. asserted

He → find → 1950s

The original Playboy mansion was purchased in 1959 in Chicago, but Hugh later moved to Los Angeles and acquired another property in the 1970s. asserted

Hugh → purchase → 1970s

Hugh continued his success throughout the years, and in 2005 kicked off the E! reality series “Girls Next Door,” which ran for six seasons until 2010. asserted

which → continue → 2010

The businessman died on Sept. 27, 2017, from cardiac arrest and respiratory failure at the age of 91. asserted

businessman → die → 91

Conversation Your voice matters. asserted

voice → matter → Conversation

Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted

Discussions → moderate → civility

Crystal Hefner asks Jessica Biel to ‘reconsider’ appearing as Hugh Hefner’s wife in upcoming ‘Playboy’ dynasty film

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