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New York Post
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Hugh Hefner's widow, Crystal, files to legally ditch his last name
What's in a name? Hugh Hefner's widow, formerly known as Crystal Hefner, 39, is now going back to her maiden name. She filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court to legally change her name from Crystal Margaret Hefner to Crystal Margaret Harris, reported Us Weekly. 'I am a widow and reclaiming my maiden name,' the former Playboy model reportedly wrote in her filing. 9 Hugh Hefner and Crystal Hefner at Playboy Mansion's Annual Halloween Bash on October 25, 2014. Getty Images for Playboy The playboy mogul died in 2017 at 91. Harris was Hefner's third wife – the former couple, who had a 60-year age gap, were married from 2012 until his death. In her 2024 memoir, 'Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself,' she wrote, 'I was never in love with Hef, but I loved this old man in the ways you are supposed to love your elders.' Her name change comes ahead of her upcoming nuptials to microbiologist James Ward. 9 Hugh Hefner poses with Playboy Bunnies Playmate of the Year 2013 Raquel Pomplun (2nd L) and Crystal Hefner at Playboy's 60th Anniversary special event on January 16, 2014. Getty Images for Playboy 9 Crystal Hefner at the Premiere of 'My Truth: The Rape Of Two Coreys' at Directors Guild Of America on March 9, 2020. Getty Images In a lengthy Instagram post in June, Harris spoke out about her desire to return to her maiden name. 'To everyone I've had to block: I'm exhausted. If you've harassed me, you're gone. I don't owe anyone access to my peace,' she wrote. 'But to those who are here with open hearts, who genuinely support my journey — thank you.' 9 Crystal Harris, formerly Hefner, in April 2025. crystalhefner/Instagram 9 Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris celebrate Hefner's 85th birthday April 9, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. WireImage She explained, 'The media and the trolls of the world told me I wasn't enough without the name, without the house, without the image. I came from nothing. I had spent a lifetime feeling small. So I clung to the story I was fed. And it worked — for a while.' She added that, under the Hefner name, she made 'eight figures' and 'launched businesses.' 'But here's the thing — none of that was ever about the name,' she said. 9 Crystal Hefner attends GBK Brand Bar Pre-Oscar luxury lounge at Beverly Wilshire, on March 8, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. Getty Images for GBK Brand Bar The star continued, 'It was about me. And now, I want my name back. Crystal Margaret Harris. Not because I'm ashamed of who I was — but because I finally know who I am.' In a 2024 interview with People, Harris said she 'lost herself' in her relationship with the Playboy founder. 'At the time I thought I was on top. I thought, 'Wow, if I just like everything that he likes and do all the things that he wants me to do, then I'm the favorite.' And I was, but I just lost myself in the process.' 9 Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris celebrate Hugh Hefner's 84th birthday on April 10, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. WireImage 'I realized I was dealing with a really big power imbalance,' Crystal said. 'It seemed like a world of success and fantasy, but everyone's having to sleep with an 80-year-old. There's a price. Everything has a price.' The former Playboy Playmate of the Month also divulged how restrictive the lifestyle at the mansion was for her and the other Bunnies while under Hefner's roof. 9 Crystal Harris on the cover of the July 2011 Playboy magazine. Playboy She added that he would give each of his 'girlfriends' an allowance that he handed to them in neat bills. Harris recalled that when her natural brown hair started to show its roots beneath the blonde dye, 'I'd have to go bleach it and it would burn my scalp and I'd have blisters.' 'But for some reason, I thought this was all normal and that's what it meant to be seen as beautiful in Hef's eyes.' 9 Karissa Shannon, Kristina Shannon, Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris at AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute to Michael Douglas on June 11, 2009 in Culver City, California. Getty Images Hefner's former girlfriend, Holly Madison, 45, had a similar sentiment, exclusively telling The Post in April that the Playboy mansion felt like a 'cult.' 'You can't even say — not even something bad, but you can even say something bad-adjacent about him without being like, excommunicated,' Madison said. In July 2023, Harris told The Post why she decided to name her book 'Only Say Good Things.' Hefner's widow revealed that she once had 'a conversation with Hef and he let me know: 'Once I go, when I'm gone, please only say good things about me.'' She explained, 'I kept that promise for the last five years. After going through a lot of therapy and healing, I realized that I needed to be honest about my time there. The book is about healing from a toxic environment.'
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mick Jagger, Demi Moore, Kim Kardashian and More Turn Out for Chanel and Charles Finch's Pre-Oscar Dinner
Chanel and Charles Finch have turned the night before the Oscars into one of the most anticipated of all awards season nights, thanks to their pre-Oscar dinner. Held at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel, the annual affair — now in its 16th year — drew a mix of film stars, fashion folk, artists — and Jeff Bezos — out for a night of mingling. Several of this year's Oscar nominees came out, including Demi Moore (in Chanel shorts), Adrien Brody, Fernanda Torres, Ralph Fiennes, Colman Domingo, Felicity Jones, Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong. More from WWD 'Anora' Cast, Adrien Brody and More Attend Giorgio Armani's Pre-Oscar Party Demi Moore Models Chanel Tweed Short Suit at Pre-Oscar Dinner Kim Kardashian Nods to Two Vintage Chanel Looks at Pre-Oscar Dinner Chanel mainstays Lily-Rose Depp, Riley Keough, Phoebe Tonkin, Ava DuVernay and H.E.R. were in attendance, as were Mick Jagger, Lupita Nyong'o, Danielle Deadwyler, Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning, Kim Kardashian, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Patrick Dempsey, Maude Apatow, Willem Dafoe, Molly Gordon, Rita Ora, Gayle King, Michael Keaton, Natasha Lyonne, Olivia Munn, John Mulaney, Olivia Wilde, Zoey Deutch and many more. The courtyard outside the Polo Lounge was lit with heat lamps and scattered with waiters bearing trays of skinny margaritas, as well as red and white wine. Fiennes was the first to arrive, in a crisp navy suit, and was somewhat charmingly handed a black wristband, which he gamely slipped on before heading to the bar. 'Do I look cute?' Odessa Young asked a photographer as she tried a few poses. Keough, dressed in a feathery white Chanel mini, was momentarily stumped when asked to describe the dress in one word. 'It's great, it's a great look,' Felicity Jones offered as she walked by. The Fanning sisters caught up with King as they waited for their moment on the carpet, each in a caped dress look. 'Always a treat, never a chore,' Lyonne quipped as she adjusted her leather jacket around her red curls before hopping in front of the cameras. She posed with boyfriend Bryn Mooser as Regé-Jean Page began his turn for photos. 'They're both my boyfriend,' she said, motioning between the two. Mulaney looked on from afar while Munn posed for photos. 'Oh good, the only two troublemakers in Hollywood,' Lyonne said as soon as she spotted them. Maude and Judd Apatow had a father-daughter moment, with Maude attempting to give Judd some guidance on how to button his jacket for photos. At an event filled with people accustomed to seeing the most famous of the famous, the arrival of Jagger still managed to cause a commotion. The legendary musician indulged the crowd for some photos before giving a little wave and heading off into the room with girlfriend Melanie Hamrick in tow. Kardashian, new to the Chanel party circuit, walked the step-and-repeat twice, so as to give her Claudia Schiffer-inspired hairstyle and archival look their proper due. Jeff Goldblum had a Chanel fashion moment in an oversize blazer and a lapel-full of camellias, while Miguel opted for tweed and a Chanel western ribbon tie. Toward the tail end of the cocktail hour, Finch gathered everyone's attention in the garden by standing atop a ledge and addressing the crowd. 'It is a difficult time, as you know, I'm prohibited [from] making long political speeches,' Finch said, before moving into safer territory. 'It's not about that tonight. It is about the greater movies that happen here and the great people that are here tonight. We have nominees, we have amazing filmmakers. The party started really many years ago, 30 years ago, when you were all children. And it was a night where we welcomed really independent filmmakers to come and have free food,' he said. 'Nothing has changed. My passion for cinema remains the same.' After cheers-ing (and one final pointed remark from the host: 'We will not give into tyranny'), it was time to find seats — and Finch took a fork to a plate to corral people as such. 'I didn't see you at Diane von Furstenberg,' a gentleman said by way of greeting to another guest. 'I don't go to day events,' came the reply. 'Are you here?' Elle Fanning asked Depp as she and Dakota slid over into their booth to make room for her. Those who skipped the cameras popped up at tables inside the restaurant: Al Pacino and his much-younger companion, who waved off photographers on the actor's behalf; Stan and his girlfriend Annabelle Wallis were late arrivals, and lingered outside deep in conversation with Dan Stevens; Leonardo DiCaprio materialized, black baseball hat on, taking a seat at a round table in the back, which he requested. The only pictures he took were for Brody's mother, who snapped a few of her son and DiCaprio on her iPhone. Launch Gallery: Chanel and Charles Finch 2025 Pre-Oscar Dinner at the Beverly Hills Hotel Best of WWD A Look Back at SAG Awards Best Dressed Red Carpet Stars SAG Awards Wildest Looks of All Time on the Red Carpet, Photos From the Archive: A Look Back at Marc Jacobs Annual Holiday Party [PHOTOS]
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gene Hackman Death: Police Remove Blood Pressure Drugs & More From House Where Bodies Were Found
Medication found at Gene Hackman's Santa Fe home may provide more information on how the Oscar winner and wife Betsy Arakawa died. With conflicting missives emerging over what led to the deaths of the couple, the state of the on-going police probe will be revealed later Friday in a press conference, the Santa Fe Sheriff's office said today. More from Deadline Investigators Not Ruling Out Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Deaths Of Gene Hackman & Wife, Daughter Says Her Dad Was In 'Good Health' Gene Hackman & Wife Suffered 'No External Trauma' In Death, Santa Fe Cops Say; No Cause Of Death Revealed Yet Breaking Baz: The Unseemly Scramble To Be On Guest List For The Hot Charles Finch/Chanel Pre-Oscar Soiree Ahead of the 3 p.m. MT presser, the Sheriff Adam Mendoza-led department have provided details on what a search warrant of the 95-year-old Hackman and the 63-year-old classical pianist's home produced. Sought about 8 hours after the couple and one of their dogs were discovered dead and mummified in separate rooms of their Santa Fe residence at 1:45 p.m. MT on February 26, the search warrant affidavit from Det. Roy Arndt was immediately granted by Judge John Rysanek. The Magistrate Court judge ordered at the time: 'You are further directed to prepare a written inventory of any person of property seized. You are further directed to file the return and written inventory with the Court promptly after its execution'. Now, from paperwork filed this morning, we know what the cops retrieved. It had previously been stated in the February 26 affidavit that as well as the bodies in the Hackman residence, there was 'another healthy dog near the deceased female, a deceased dog laying 10-15 feet from the deceased female in a closet of the bathroom, the heater being moved, the pill bottle being opened and pills scattered next to the female, the male decedent being located in a separate room of the residence, and no obvious signs of a gas leak.' It is unclear right now if the Diltiazem, the Tylenol or the Thyroid medication are the scattered pills mentioned in the affidavit. Used for blood pressure issues, Diltiazem can cause dizziness or make someone sleepy if taken in excess. Remarks made by Sheriff Mendoza on Today Friday morning, after his office said there would be no more interviews, and others indicate Hackman and Arakawa had passed away at least several days before they were discovered by maintenance workers on their property on Wednesday. While there is much we still do not know about the deaths, we do know that over 20 years ago, Hackman had an angioplasty procedure to help open blocked coronary arteries and restore blood flow to his heart. In the decade leading up to his last on-screen performance in 2004's Welcome to Mooseport, the two-time Academy Award winner was very open about trying to live a healthier and less stressful life. It should be noted, that after a solid start, the Santa Fe Sheriff's office's investigation into the Hackmans' deaths is beginning to resemble the chaos that occurred in the department's probe of death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021. Hutchins was killed by a real bullet from Alec Baldwin's gun on the New Mexico set of the indie Western. Both prosecutors and defense lawyers were critical of how the Sheriff's office handled the high-profile case. That stance took life just a few days into Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial last summer when the whole thing was tossed out due to evidence suppression by the prosectors and police. Best of Deadline All The Songs In 'Severance' Season 2: From The Who To Ella Fitzgerald 2025 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Tonys, Guilds & More All The Songs In 'Running Point' On Netflix: From Tupac To Steve Lacy
