‘Playboy’s Secret’ Draws Hugh Hefner as a Rapist Monster Who Has Been in the Snuff and Beastly Movies

Hefner Hugh founded his Playboy empire about the supposed character of sexual freedom and emancipation in favor of women, but Playboy’s Secret paints a much uglier picture of the culture he created and the behavior he encouraged — and engaged in — during his reign. A&E’s 10-part documentary is an unhindered criticism of the pipe-smoking, silk-pajama-wearing tycoon, who sees him as a predator who has raped, raped and dominated the world on his own. playmate, allowing his friends and celebrities (among them Bill Cosby) to do the same, and creating a cult-like environment for insatiable desires his to sex and power. Evidence and accusations abound in this exhibit, made all the more believable by the people at the top of the talk who say they experienced direct abuse by Hefner, as well as by the the show’s self-assured willingness, at times, to include pro-Hefner voices opposing criticism of his conduct.

Playboy’s Secret (January 24) was a massive affair prompted by comments from many of those suffering at the hands of Hefner and Playboy, led by his former Playmate girlfriend Sondra Theodore. , who served as Playmate Advertising Director Miki Garcia, and “Bunny Mom” PJ Masten (who oversaw female employees at Playboy nightclubs). Along with many other Playboy friends, Playboy Mansion employees, culture critics, and journalists, they display a much more sinister and deviant Hefner than the cold, open, generous personality that they display. he presented to the public. To them, Hefner was a “monster” who used drugs both to amuse himself and to become a victim of women; forcing himself on whomsoever he covets and coercing whomsoever he pleases with his male acquaintances; and raised children and innocent like a “vampire” until their bright light was completely extinguished.

Furthermore, the series claims he appears to be a pervert with a penchant for smoky and animalistic movies.

Based on Playboy’s Secret, Hefner wasn’t just a kid in a candy store; he is the creator, owner and chief inhabitant of the entire factory, and he behaves like a king who has the right to treat the multitudes of wantons who have entered his domain as his property. ta. As Theodore observes, this leads to all manner of heinous and criminal acts, from miserable mass orgies to outright sexual assault — something also alleged by the Playmate as Susie Krabacher, and about his ordeals with murdered 1980’s Playmate Dorothy Stratten. Theodore, who dated Hefner from 1976-1981, believes that as time went on, Hefner’s carnal habits became more and more extreme and excessive (i.e. he needed more frantic rush to getting himself excited), culminating in him admitting his penchant for snuff movies and sex with dogs (through an alleged episode of the infamous Mansion involving Deep throat stars Linda Lovelace and a German Shepherd). In Theodore’s mind, the thrill Hefner received from that dominance and violence was directly related to the control he had over his playmates, which he supposedly achieved. by isolating them at the mansion, dictating every aspect of their appearance and behavior, and videotaping them through secret cameras scattered throughout his property.

Theodore says that Hefner’s oppressive urges and desires are why he is so fascinated by Charles Manson; The tycoon is said to possess tapes before the murders were committed at Spahn Ranch. Playboy’s Secret rife with such anecdotes, including about celebrities who frequented the Playboy Mansion during its heyday. To no one’s surprise, Bill Cosby mentioned a lot in that conversation, in no small part due to Masten’s claim that she was raped by the comedian during her Playboy tenure. Like virtually every other alleged criminal in the series, Masten’s ordeal was blown away by Playboy bigwigs, swept under the rug to protect Hefner—and the company’s clean image as a purveyor for the girl “art”, “neighbors” “Female sexuality divorced from the ridicule of rivals Penthouse and Hustler. The fact that Playboy has a literal “cleanup crew” called upon to make nasty incidents (overdosage, death, rape, etc.) go away is, in this context, not a worthy revelation. surprised.

Playboy’s Secret pervasive in the archives, and it sometimes cleverly uses Hefner’s audio excerpts – in juxtaposition to Playmate’s current accusations – to emphasize hypocrisy and his lies. The overriding controversy here is that Hefner sold Playboy as a bastion of tolerance and healthy appropriation when, in reality, he created a hedonistic hell that devoured their lured prey. Theodore, Garcia, Masten, and their hurt and angry countrymen became powerful, empathetic witnesses in this case, and their credibility is amplified by their similarities. in their painful experience. That said, not everyone starts off perfect; Holly Madison, one of Hefner’s early 2000s girlfriends (and E! The girls next door).

Much of what is told in Playboy’s Secret heard before, but this series benefits from the collection of speakers we already have, even if they’re not all equally convincing. Hefner was seen as a tyrant who forced and exploited young women for his professional gain and personal pleasure, and inspired others to do the same. Of those accomplices, few are as horrified as longtime doctor and his confidant, Dr Mark Saginor, whose daughter Jennifer grew up at the Manor with her father and reveals all sorts of secrets. secrets about the replica mini mansions that Mark and the others maintain. (like places that allegedly groom and mistreat aspiring stars), substance abuse is a constant aspect of this lifestyle, and – most surprising of all – the fact that she believes I’m sure Hefner and her dad weren’t just best friends… they were lovers.

Separating fact from fiction can sometimes be difficult Playboy’s Secret, freely mixing proof and concrete conjecture. On the whole, however, the archives uncover a large amount of decay. In doing so, it breaks down Hefner’s legacy as a pioneer of a new, more modern, and more open sexual frontier, and of Playboy as a beacon of self-expression and empowerment. female. Feminists were seen criticizing Hefner The Dick Cavett Show may seem — to Hefner, and to American culture at large — like the “radical” murders of 1970, but as A&E’s investigation of the #MeToo era makes clear, they are simply simply ahead of its time.