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sound the sirens on their seemingly once-beloved Hef, ex-bunnies Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt now claim that the late men’s magazine magnate would manipulatively turn on the waterworks. “If we were emotional about something or asking for something, he would start fake crying,” said Madison, 42, while reminiscing with Marquardt, 48, about her unpleasant experiences at the Playboy Mansion on their podcast “Girls Next Level.”“It was such bad acting and so obvious,” added Madison. The platinum blonde co-starred as one of Hef’s three main girlfriends, alongside co-host Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, 37, on E!’s “Girls Next Door” in the early 2000s. Her fake-crying claim against Hefner, who died of sepsis at age 91 in 2017, comes just days after she and Marquardt used their platform to expose him for making Playmates feel like pieces of “meat” during forced orgies in his “hoarder-like” bed filled with sex toys. During their most recent episode, Madison went on to blast Hef for “gaslighting” her and the other girls by weaponizing his tears even though he already had “all the power in the relationship.”“For the longest time I never talked to anybody about it because I thought maybe I was the only one noticing this,” said Madison of Hefner’s phony blubbering. “But I remember, not long after Kendra moved in she goes, ‘Does Hef fake cry? Because I was talking to him and he started fake crying,’” she continued, noting that Wilkerson’s query came as a comfort. “I was like, ‘Finally, I know I’m not insane,’” Madison recounted.

Playboy entrepreneur Hugh Hefner would “fake cry” in front of Playmates in order to get his way with them, his "ex girlfriends" claimed.Hugh Hefner founded the Playboy empire in 1953, growing the business from clubs in Chicago into an illustrious magazine.He eventually settled into the luxurious Playboy Mansion in LA where he lived surrounded by models.READ MORE: Playboy star Holly Madison says Hugh Hefner 'laid still as log' during grim sex sessions Hefner died aged 91 in 2017, and two of the tycoon’s ex-girlfriends have taken the opportunity to reveal some dark truths about life at the Mansion, claiming that they often felt “used like meat” during grim orgies in the master bedroom.Now, speaking in an episode of their Girls Next Level podcast, Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt have opened up about some of the manipulatory tactics Hefner allegedly employed to keep the women in line.Holly explained: “Hef would fake cry when he was trying to get his way with a girl.“If we were emotional about something or asking for something, he would start fake crying and it was such bad acting and so obvious.“For the longest time I never talked to anybody about it because I thought maybe I was the only one noticing this… But I remember not long after Kendra [Wilkinson] moved in she goes, ‘does Hef fake cry? Because I was talking to him and he started fake crying’.”Despite this, Holly admitted that she didn’t feel confident enough to address the strange tactic with most of the other housemates, leaving the model feeling like Hefner was “gaslighting” her to get his way.“I was like, finally I know I’m not insane… It was insane how obvious it was and how bad the acting was, but you can’t say anything because he’s the one who has all the

Jenny McCarthy was noticeably absent when A&E unveiled its shocking documentary, "Secrets of Playboy," earlier this year — and she’s now explaining why. Alexandra Dean’s 10-part docuseries aimed to look at the brand’s complicated legacy and its founder, Hugh Hefner, who died in 2017 at the age of 91. It features new interviews with numerous members of the magazine publisher's staff and inner circle, as well as past girlfriends.  In the months leading up to the premiere, A&E released various trailers teasing what was to come.

#NoFilter with Zack Peter podcast that she was not only asked to be interviewed in “Secrets of Playboy,” but asked to host it. McCarthy claimed she finally declined the invitation on their sixth request.

Well, this is a different take.

Long before Jenny McCarthy launched into her current roles as SiriusXM talk show host and “celebrity detective” on “The Masked Singer”, she was best known as one of Playboy‘s most popular Playmates, appearing on six Playboy covers over the years.

Sitting it out. Jenny McCarthy is one of the most famous Playmates of all time, but she was absent from Secrets of Playboy — and there’s one big reason she decided not to participate.

Holly Madison continues letting the world know what it was really like in the Playboy Mansion!

Hugh Hefner’s ex-girlfriend Holly Madison admits that sex with the media mogul was "gross" and made her feel “used”.

Holly Madison chose not to show her and Hugh Hefner's IVF journey on . ET's Lauren Zima spoke with Madison and Bridget Marquardt, who both appeared on the reality series, ahead of the release of their new podcast, , and Madison revealed why she kept her efforts for a baby off of the show.«I didn’t really think about including it just because, even when I did go on to have kids, I’m always the one who doesn’t want to tell anyone I’m pregnant until after the three-month mark,» Madison tells ET.

a new podcast, “Girls Next Level,” that premiered Monday. The two blond bombshells lived with Hefner in the Playboy Mansion during the early 2000s and were often in the spotlight as two of his main girlfriends. In the first episode of the podcast, Madison speaks candidly about sleeping with the alleged notorious predator, who died at 91 in 2017. “None of the females were into it — like, sorry to burst the bubble,” Madison, who dated Hefner from 2001 until 2008, claimed.

Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt revealed that Hugh Hefner had a woman called “the recruiter” who would bring him new girls when he wanted.

Holly Madison is opening up about life with Hugh Hefner.

unveiling the seedy secrets of late smut mag magnate Hugh Hefner and his “hoarder-style” bedroom. There, he allegedly made his harem of buxom babes feel like “pieces of meat” during drug-fueled orgies. “I was shocked at how messy it was,” Marquardt, 48, said of Hef’s lair in the Playboy Mansion on her and Madison’s new podcast “Girls Next Level.” The episode, titled “In The Bedroom…” aired Monday. “We walked in and it was just a disaster in there.

UFC 278 lived up to the hype, and then some, as Leon Edwards shocked the world to drop Kamaru Usman and claim the UFC Middleweight Championship.However, as eyes cast down on the octagon, some may have wondered to the four stunning ring girls. At ringside, Arianny Celeste, Chrissy Blair, Luciana Andrade, and Brittney Palmer all brought the heat to Salt Lake City.

UFC's pound-for-pound king Kamaru Usman might rule over the welterweight division, but his net worth is dwarfed by the UFC's most famous ring girl.The current UFC Welterweight Champion has a net worth of $3million (£2.5million), according to Sportsbrief. While UFC ring girl, and former Playboy model, Arianny Celeste, boasts an impressive net worth of $4million (£3.3million), just under a million more than Usman.The 36-year-old has been a mainstay of Dana White's promotion since 2006, and she has won Ringcard Girl of the Year at the World MMA awards six times.

Playboy bunnies have lifted the lid on some of the disturbing details of the unprotected orgies that took place in the playboy mansion. Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt were both girlfriends of the late Hugh Hefner.The pair appeared on the Juicy Scoop With Heather McDonald podcast and discussed their experiences. READ MORE: Playboy models board train in nothing but lingerie after 'hard day at work' Bridget spoke about how on her first night, she only wanted to watch Hef and other Playmates have sex, but eventually was pressured into it.She said: “I was still just gonna watch and then [one of the other Playmates] was like, ‘Aren’t you gonna go?’ It was like, ‘You need to go'."And I was like, I would rather not.

10-part A&E documentary, “Secrets of Playboy,” that aired early this year.But during an appearance on the “Juicy Scoop” podcast Tuesday, the two former Playmates further elaborated on just how pressured they felt to have unprotected romps with Hefner.One memory that stood out most to Marquardt was witnessing her first orgy in the mansion, which she had planned to watch — without participating in it.“I was still just gonna watch and then [one of the other Playmates] was like, ‘Aren’t you gonna go?’ It was like, ‘You need to go.’ And I was like, ‘I would rather not.’ And she’s like, ‘Well, then you probably won’t be invited back,'” recalled Marquardt, who was 28 when she moved into the mansion.“So then I was like, ‘OK.’ And I’d seen what everybody else was doing, so I knew that this was, like, a 10-second thing. I mean, definitely no more than a minute.”The former Playboy bunny said that while she actively tried to “block” the experience from her memory, she does remember “trying to get it done as quickly as possible.”“You were hoping everyone’s in the same situation, and there is a doctor on staff.

The Girls Next Door's Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt revealed they were paid nothing to star in the 15-episode first season of their E! reality show with Playboy founder Hugh Hefner back in 2005.'When they ordered more episodes they finally paid us,' 42-year-old Holly said of the following five seasons while appearing on Tuesday's Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald.48-year-old Bridget added: 'Very little.' 'Very little': The Girls Next Door's Holly Madison (2-R) and Bridget Marquardt (R) revealed they were paid nothing to star in the 15-episode first season of their E! reality show with Playboy founder Hugh Hefner (2-L) back in 2005  42-year-old Holly (R) said on Tuesday's Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald (L): 'When they ordered more episodes they finally paid us'Madison (born Cullen) continued: 'It's not like I think I'm this big star with bargaining power back then, but I wanted what was fair. It was just like a couple thousand bucks an episode.

Hugh Hefner.While on Heather McDonald's Juicy Scoop podcast this week, the former "Girls Next Door" star spoke about attending parties at the famed Playboy Mansion before she caught Hef's wandering eye. Eventually, he asked her out, but Bridget turned him down. "I was like, oh no, I've heard stories about what went on.

Fans of The Girls Next Door know there’s long been a schism between the exes of the late Hugh Hefner — and exes of each other, we suppose? So is the long national nightmare over? In a word… no.