"Why DID You Marry Him?!" | Piers Morgan vs Hugh Hefner's Widow Crystal Hefner 

‘When I joined the mafia I didn’t know there would be any guns’

I can’t imagine a 21 year old agreeing to have sex with an 81 year old, but then to agree to marry him and have sex with him for 10 more years says as much about her as it does him.

She made a compelling argument but the bottom line is she was digging gold

She got $7,000,000 and a $5,000,000 Hollywood Mansion. Poor girl. I feel so bad for you.

She treated the other playboy girls poorly and was ecstatic to marry Hugh for the money. He left her millions and set her up for life, and all of a sudden when the money dries out she releases a scathing book acting like a victim?She’s just as narcissistic as him. Everyone knew exactly what Playboy and the bunny ranch was all about…

“ I saved a few million dollars that I made on my own” who tf does she think she’s fooling 😂😂😂😂

If she had just come out and said, “look I made a huge mistake in my 20’s I put money ahead of my self respect and I am full of regret” I would have way more respect for her but she is acting like she had no idea what she was in for when everyone knew exactly what was going on.

I’m two months late since this interview filmed. I have met both Hef and Crystal at the Playboy Mansion. Having been there 4 times and the last time I saw them was back in 2012, Hef was surrounded by security guards. He was very physically frail and couldn’t really walk well and he didn’t want to be around people. He only came out to blow cake candles to celebrate his birthday and Crystal was sitting next to him in gleefulness. They didn’t stay very long and went straight back inside the Mansion. Since the last few years, we follow each other on instagram. I notice Crystal still had images of her and Hef, her wedding photos, and has occasionally memorialized him posting comments reminiscing her fond memories about Hef and how much he has taught her blah blah. Seeing this interview just now has me taken aback by what she has revealed on Piers Morgan show. I’m honestly surprised and beyond baffled. With that being said, people should not take her seriously at all. Her testimony is inconsistent with what she posted on her Instagram versus what she’s saying in this interview. I think there are some truth in some statements. But then again, there’s a bunch of bull on her part. She is no better than any of the Playmates that were involved with him. She had years and opportunities to leave that life. They broke up once and that should have been her cue to walk away for good. The other Playmates that lived in the Mansion were able to leave returning to their normal lives, married other people and started families of their own. I’m sorry but Crystal is not 💯 transparent. I’ll leave it at that.

I am honestly not sure that anyone ever thought of Hugh Hefner as a saint. You got what you got, it wasn't a secret.

I went to the library and was SHOCKED to find out there were books in there.

So traumatised by Hefner that she kept his name. LOL. She knew what she was getting herself into. 🙄

To put it succinctly & to quote a friend’s mother: “You take their money, you take their sh*t…”.

“I’m changing my name” After I author the best selling book as Crystal Hefner.

In my 20s I knew what Hugh was all about. She wants to make money off of a book while playing the victim. No sympathy for her because if he were an 86-year-old anything other than rich and famous she wouldn't have given him a 2nd glance, let alone a 1st glance. She had to be approved to be 'hot' enough and she couldn't figure out what would be going on????

Wait, was it: “disgusting, the house was disgusting, it was full of mold, I got sick” or was it: “beautiful, full of carved wood and ornate things”? She talks out of both sides of her mouth.

I don't get it...She was there years before he asked her to marry him...She knew exactly what was going on in the mansion...She could have said No....She doesn't want to be accountable for her own behaviour at all!

Wow! As a young woman I never once thought being a Playboy bunny would be something to stive for. Just the opposite.

A balanced interview without aggressive questioning. You have her space to speak. Well done Piers

When I signed up for cooking class I didn’t know there would be food.

She wanted his money so she married him. As I remember she was paid a lot of money to stay with him. Besides Hugh asked her not to talk badly about him when he’s gone and she did quite the opposite because she wanted to cash in. She didn’t change at all. Same motive.

With all due respect, her primary claim to fame is being Hugh Hefner's wife. At 27 years old, she was well-aware of her decisions. She actively pursued fame and financial gain. Now, after his passing, she is publicly denigrating him for further attention and profit. I find it disheartening when individuals prioritize their own interests above all else, including speaking ill of the deceased who cannot defend themselves, solely for monetary gain.

“I didn’t make enough money to leave. He would only give me $1,000 every week” I’m sorry what? That’s more than most battered wives leave with! She isnt fooling anyone. She wanted his money and as soon as she didn’t get it, she starts plotting to write this monstrosity of a book. Lord help me understand.

I love the complete lack of accountability… she literally chose her life from the start because she didn’t want to work for anything or actually get a job. She went apartment to apartment. She says, then moves into a Playboy mansion, not realizing what it was about, give me a break. She wanted a lifestyle and to get it she had to sell her soul. She could leave it anytime and do anything she wanted yet she chose to stay. this is a very common thing with women and they typically blame men for their choices and I don’t understand that. It’ll make Hefner right no, creepy but all those women made those choices and they have no one to blame but themselves. Everybody from A-to-Z enabled him and have no right to speak ill of anything because they were part of it by choice.

I don’t believe for one second that she didn’t know what was expected of her if she lived there. Before her, there was “the girls next door” which I’m sure she avidly watched. She knew exactly what her end goal was and she sold herself for it. I also don’t think it’s fair for her to come out with tell-all book after he died.

She said in the same sentence that he controlled her finances, but she bought a house without him knowing about it? He was her cash cow, and she's still profiting from him after his passing.

"What do old balls look like?" 🤣🤣

Piers Morgan can be a very hard interviewer when he wants to find holes in peoples stories. He was gentle here and empathetic, which leads me to believe he believes what Crystal is saying is true. He admits to attending a playboy party and I’m sure it’s not lost on him of what happens there. It was nice to hear such a lovely interview from him

She said while she was there she was secretly buying houses and then said he never gave her enough money to leave 🙄

I mean she was 26, marrying a 80 year old porn magazine owner who was notorious for sleeping with the talent. Nobody is suprised or shocked by any of the bad actions.

She is a liar she knew exactly what she was getting herself in and would have done what ever it takes to get that ring on her finger!! Her choice! Her actions! Her Consequences!! Her life!

I am a woman, and it sickens me when women do not take accountability for their actions. We do things we are not proud of, but don’t paint yourself as a powerless person and a victim…

She is playing the game: Sell your soul for money then when that well runs dry you sell your victim story for more money

She inherited 12 million dollars. Government got half. She has 6 million in the end. She got public notarity and now a book deal. Seems like she benefitted quite a bit from the relationship.

If she had the money to "buy homes secretly", she had the money to leave and survive. She also had a loving family so she didn't need to prostitute herself to survive. She didn't leave because she wanted that lottery ticket. She was an adult and made all her own choices to prostitute herself. Now that he is gone she wants a second lottery ticket by bashing him.

Holly Madison also wrote a book on Hefner and was completely disgusted with him as Crystal was. Very sad.

The total lack of accountability is astounding. She knew the deal, sold her soul, and now she's rich. She got what she wanted. It's time to retreat into anonymity, not whine about how you're the victim.

It is really odd to marry someone then complain about them after they die. She married him for money and she is still trying to make money off of him.

i like the fact that the wedding was initially cancelled because there was a prenup...

When I joined the Farmers Association, I had no idea it would involve farming.... darn it

Holly Madison was saying all this, about his abuses, right after he refused to marry her. Yet, soooo many woman tried to get him to marry them.

Are we really helping women with things like the Me Too movement? From what I see, what it did primarily was to take women from a place of personal power and acceptance, into a place where they feel weak and vulnerable. It reshaped the events in their life from choices they made, to actions they were forced into. Coming from a place myself of childhood sexual abuse, I never felt broken or abused until people found out and started telling me how broken I should feel. I went from a place where I felt confident about who I was, to questioning myself and wondering if there was something actually wrong with me because what happened didn’t break me near as bad as the judgement people laid on me because of it. I personally think that all people go through things and if you became stronger from it, it is not beneficial to break you down because of what society says you should feel. If a woman needs help, she should certainly seek it. But if you survived and became a stronger person, don’t let your strength be diminished by the judgement of other people.

“He controlled me financially…he would give me enough but not enough to leave…$1,000 every Friday” girl bye!

I don't believe a word this gold-digger says. She knew exactly why she married him, and yes it's very easy to accuse someone of crimes after they're dead.

Couldn't change her name until she'd published her book as a Hefner...

When I agreed to an interview with Piers Morgan I didn't know that he would keep interrupting me.

I personally don't like when others talk about someone that no longer is here to discuss or defend themselves! There's always to sides to a story and everyone has there version and it's not fair that the other side is no longer here to do that!!

Does she think people are that stupid. She's not a victim.

Everyone knows what is required of them if they move into the mansion. She thinks we’re all stupid.

She said “he paved the way for toxic beauty standards” but still went to him and still puts stuff in her lips to be up to those same new standards… IRONIC AY!!!

She made millions on her own, and she bought houses in secret but she couldn't leave because he controlled her?. Now she's written a book, and she's still making money off of him. I just don't believe she's a victim.

He financially controlled me....I brought houses in secret. Alright love 😂

"He did'nt give me much"- "I was bying houses in secret while I was there". ... Hmm with whose money?

It's really weird..."I'd be buried far away (from his grave)!" But she lived for years right next to his side, even in bed... "Money makes the world go round..."

IM SO GLAD TO HAVE LISTENED TO THIS INTERVIEW- AS A FORMER NY PLAYBOY BUNNY, HEF, VISITED THE NY CLUB BEFORE CHRISTMAS TO GIVE THE GIRLS (small), CHRISTMAS PRESENTS-AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS QUITE YOUNG, I THOUGHT HIS REAL MOTIVATION WAS - HE WAS SEARCHING FOR MORE WOMEN-

What about Hefner’s daughter. Still covering up for father??

So she got engaged to an 88 year old man, left him briefly when he wanted a pre-nup then came back when she got the cash. Now she was a prisoner and "the world needs to hear what happened in the playboy mansion" but this isn't about money right?

She had sex with an 80 year old as a 20 year, that is wild! A lot of girls that age would have never had sex with an 80 year old man, even if they were broke. She was in it for the money from the get go, imo.

If she doesn't like the name Hefner and doesn't want to profit off it, why did she author the book as "Crystal Hefner" and not "Harris?" It takes a few hours to sort the papers to change your name. My wife did this easily when we got married. She clearly knows what she's doing.

These girls that go in the house were free to leave any time they wished,they weren’t prisoners,I’ve no sympathy at all

“He controlled me financially, physically, emotionally, everything…” “I had saved millions of dollars, most of that I made on my own; I was buying houses in secret while I was there…” I was under the impression that if someone is controlling you financially, it would be impossible to make any money, save any money, and it would certainly be impossible to buy houses in secret…?

She has zero accountability. She knew what she was doing and she was willing to sell her soul for it. She is not a victim and she's just trying to capitalize on false victimhood

So Playboy as a publication still exists ? That’s sad

No matter what you think of her, she is articulate, she does not use the expressions that some people do to bulk up what they are saying, such as: you know, like, to be honest.

Something about her seems phony. I imagine much of her description of the Playboy mansion is correct, but she is certainly no innocent victim here.

When i became a nurse i didnt know i would have to deal with patients

“Victim”. No one forced her to be there. Unable to take responsibility for her willful participation, whether Hefner was “good” or “bad”.

Holly Madison in her book said Heffner, when they were not in public, was verbally abusive, berate them for speaking poorly about him to anyone. Most of what this woman just said is exactly what Holly Madison said…including that Heffner was like the man behind the curtain like in the Wizard of Oz. OMG did this woman prepare for this interview by reading Hollys book? 😂

She probably enjoyed the benefits, but didn't enjoy paying the price for them...but greed is a strong emotion.

I wouldn’t give you a dime for her book She knew what she was getting into and chose to stay

I grew up in the 90's. Looking back I think a lot of women were told we had to be beautiful and sexy and with that we'd be happy and find true love. Many of us learned the hard way, you attract what you project.

After watching this interview I would tell what a wonderful woman Ms Harris is. She is sincere, down to earth and basically had traumatizing 10 years of her life. Hugh Hefner deserves not one single word of praise. He was a narcissist, used young inexperienced women at the prime of their young lives and his moldy old smelly mansion is a testament to a lotof abuse and shame. He wanted to be remembered as a trailblazer, but all he was - was a sad unhappy sefish infividual to whom none of the women he used, should feel any gratefullness. It was just business and transactions. All the best to Crystal!

If she had thought that Hef was such a creep then she should have stayed well away from him; instead she married him for the money, and has been well compensated for it. Her pretending to be the innocent victim is self serving.

“What prompted you to write a book? “ Money .

I think it should be illegal to slander someone after they die where they can't defend themselves. She realised that she's a nobody without him and now that he's dead she needs to make money clinging on to the annoying "me too" movement.

“I made millions on my own” “No umm, he put me on the will and wanted me to have some if he died” So basically you didn’t make it on your own?

When I signed up for Math class, I didn't know it deals with numbers.

It was so bad that I stayed for 10 years 😂😂 but the money is good

There's a huge price to pay when you are dealing with a rich powerful man. She didn't get nearly enough money for the years of torture and agony. All that glitters isn't gold and it's truly sad

How could you buy a houses in SECRET? Most of us have to mortgage a house for 30yrs

She knew exact what she was doing. She wanted to be rich and famous. Having sex with Hefner, for all the girls, was always going to be something they would have to be willing to do. She knew that he wasn’t going to be faithful, that was always going to be part of the deal. She didn’t want to have to sign a prenup but ultimately decided that if she wanted her piece of Hefner’s pie, she had to sign one and stay married to him until he died. Seems to me that she has run out of what she got out of the prenup so now she is trying to write a book to make more money.

I actually feel sorry for Hefner after watching his wife denigrating him after taking millions from him in a willing transaction of her body for his assets. Ugghh.

She knew what she was doing, and agreed to pay the price. She feels she was underpaid for this. But the truth is there is no price for dignity.

He controlled her finances completely.... she was "secretly" buying houses... What?! Can somebody explain how that happens?

I’m sorry…I never once looked at the playmates and thought…wow, how empowering, I want to be like that 😂

“He would give me enough but never enough to leave?” Madam, how much money do you need to leave a narcissist toxic person? 1000 at the end of the week is not enough?

Thank you Piers for being classy and kind this time.

She's been trash talking Holly and Bridget for years. Now that her book is out... She was warned and made aware, and mocked the women who did so. So many women think that they're somewhat extra special, in the way that even if they hear/know about a man being abusive, they make fun of and look down on the abusers previous partner(s).

It is unfathomable to me that this woman takes no accountability for her own behavior. Regardless of her age at 21 she exchanged sex for money and privilege. She was paid weekly and gladly accepted her salary in cash while also admittedly skimming millions of dollars and using funds to secretly buy real estate. She owns the Hugh Hefner name by marriage kept the home that they purchased together in addition to whatever funds were maintained upon his death. She now takes the reverse approach as a New York times best selling "author" disparaging the Hefner name while keeping it for years, still profiting off of Heffners death and all the while claiming victim. A victim Mrs Heffner is not. You were not raped you were a paid employee.

I was one of the young girls who aspired to be a play girl/ play mate and at the time I was convinced I wouldn’t have to sleep with anyone if I was pretty enough or perfect enough etc I was convinced there were other girls for that part - don’t be so hard on her, we all started in this world young, naive and full of dreams - good on her for standing up against it now - as a 32 year old I also feel way different about playboy then when I was 16

Calls him a narcissist, yet she is so full of herself that she doesn't even know how old her mother Is and has to say she's around 70.

He was the narcissist… and there’s nothing narcissistic about wanting all his fame and fortune for yourself, willingly marrying him and keeping his surname while feeling repulsed by him, Piers knows exactly what she is

When I became a psychologist I didn’t know I’d have to deal with mentally unwell people

These negative comments really bother me. None of us were there. Yes seeing the glitz and the glam who the hell wouldn't want that. But then when she had to do what she had to stockholm syndrome kicks in you get used to it. Every single girl that has lived in that lifestyle has pretty much talked about the same thing happening to them. Shes not in a sense bashing him. Shes talking about her pwn story. What she dealt with. I think after the Movement she started to feel comfortable to talk about her story. Remember she married him because i think that was her only way of survival. You ppl have no idea. So many ppl idealized him i didnt think that Hef was like this. I loved girls next door and yes sleeping with an old man is 🤢 but at the same time it was pertrayed by him as like a family. Yet back in the 80s women tried so hard to talk about what they went through and yet they were silenced. Listen everyone has their own opinions but for me i believe her and the other girls. Like Kendra said even though it has been revealed shes not even ready to tell her story. You can hear it in her voice shes so nervous. I wish her the best and happy she came forward.

Crystal is a beautiful and smart lady. I’m glad to see her doing well and it’s good that she can be honest about what the relationship was and who Hef was.

I spent a few years arguing with my daughter about buying her playboy bunny bed sets. I absolutely refused and I feel justified now and my daughter now she is grown and has kids if her own completely agrees with my decision. My little battle for respect for women.

Naked people in a party isn’t glamorous but sleazy

There are always some women willing to go down this road for money, glamour, fame, whatever, it's just life

Listen, I was an independent escort for 10 years in Los Angeles. I know what it's like to show up to an elderly client at 18/19; understanding the assignment , fully. Being okay with it, but also being treated with respect and being shown grace with their needs. It's very different to be presented an opportunity in entertainment, with an elderly celebrity of such status; one who you respect and assume will treat you with the same respect. Naive is an understatement, and that's the highest high any industry pig could ever chase - an innocent, wide-eyed soul that has yet to be broken. 2024 is a year of bringing darkness to light; and I'm here for it.

She sure does try to come across as an innocent angel at times. As someone who married someone she didn't love, and knowingly used him, I don't think she's much better than HH.

When she said she can’t read the back pages she cries, I didn’t believe her. If something really is that painful to read and remember, you would cry speaking about it. Her answers are very vague too. That’s not to say he wasn’t a dirty old man. But they were all adults.