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Crystal Hefner is reportedly making an attempt to clear her title.
Attorneys for Hugh Hefner’s widow despatched a stop and desist letter to his former girlfriend, Holly Madison, over what they described as “malicious and deliberately deceptive feedback” made about her on Madison’s podcast, “Women Subsequent Stage,” stories TMZ.
Hefner’s lawyer argues feedback made on the Might 13 episode of the podcast, which featured an interview with Hugh’s son, Marston, are inflicting Hefner “critical hurt,” in keeping with TMZ, which mentioned it had obtained a replica of the letter.
Among the many remarks Hefner’s lawyer took challenge with are insinuations that Hefner stored the late Playboy founder “doped up” in his closing years to reap the benefits of him financially, per the outlet.
“Nothing might be farther from the reality. As we perceive it, Ms. Hefner was steadfast in her dedication to Mr. Hefner by way of his closing days, making certain that he was cared for and acquired one of the best medical consideration out there,” the letter states.
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Hugh Hefner and Crystal Hefner Charley Gallay/Getty Photos for Playboy
Hefner’s lawyer says that they may take authorized motion if Madison doesn’t chorus from making related feedback sooner or later.
An lawyer for Hefner, 38, instructed TMZ: “Ms. Hefner is not going to have her title and repute tarnished by opportunists. We stand by the contents of the letter and can implement Ms. Hefner’s rights to the fullest.”
For her half, Madison, 44, acknowledged receipt of a stop and desist letter in cryptic social media posts this week, although she didn’t instantly affirm that it was despatched by Hefner’s lawyer.
Think about working a free speech basis after which sending somebody a stop and desist for speaking 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Holly Madison (@hollymadison) June 10, 2024
“Think about working a free speech basis after which sending somebody a stop and desist for speaking 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣,” the previous Women Subsequent Door star wrote through X on Monday, June 10.
On Tuesday, June 11, she shared: “Your lawyer can’t even discover my right e mail deal with 🤡”
Additionally on Tuesday, Madison took to her Instagram Tales to share a video of her utilizing a replica of a stop and desist letter as a substitute of bathroom paper after going to the toilet.
Madison dated Hugh between 2001 and 2008 and was his No. 1 live-in girlfriend as depicted on E!’s The Women Subsequent Door. She cohosts the “Women Subsequent Stage” podcast with one other of Hugh’s former girlfriends, Bridget Marquardt. (Kendra Wilkinson additionally appeared on The Women Subsequent Door with Madison and Marquardt.)
Crystal and Hugh Hefner had been married from December 2012 till Hugh’s demise in September 2017. Hefner was launched as one among Hugh’s new girlfriends (after he broke up with Madison, Marquardt and Wilkinson) within the sixth and closing season of Women Subsequent Door in 2009.
Us Weekly has reached out to Hefner and Madison for remark.