Former Playboy Model Brande Roderick Defends ‘Wonderful’ Hugh Hefner Amid ‘Secrets of Playboy’ Controversy

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Weighing in. Amid Holly Madison’s allegations about her Playboy Mansion experience in the Secrets of Playboy docuseries, former Playmate Brande Roderick is sharing her memories.“For me, I have a real fond love for Hef, he was a wonderful person,” Roderick, 47, told Ashleigh Banfield during a Friday, January 21, appearance on her Banfield NewsNation show. “I learned about art, I learned about music, you know, big band and jazz, old classic films.

I learned grace from Hef, that’s one thing that I learned and got to see firsthand is the way that this major iconic man, who’s super famous, would react with everybody. … He was just so graceful, which is something you don’t see a lot of times from celebrities in Hollywood.”In the A&E documentary, which released a trailer earlier this week, participants detailed allegations about a “cult-like” atmosphere at the mansion and what the infamous parties were actually like.The 2000 Playmate of the Year, for her part, doubled down on her pro-Playboy stance: “Well, you’re talking to someone who was there in the ‘70s.

For me, it was not like that whatsoever. In fact, there was one night at one party where security came to Hef and said, ‘There’s somebody doing cocaine in the bathroom.’ He had them kicked out and never allowed at the mansion again.

He was very much against drugs.”The Baywatch alum further claimed: “How about the girls there preying on these rich men? I mean, come on, that’s ridiculous. … They were all there at their free will: No one was holding a gun to their head.”Roderick discussed her disapproval at many of the former models who have only started speaking out after Hugh Hefner’s death. (He died in September 2017 at the age of 91.)“I feel so sad that I even have to