The documentary series, Secrets of Playboy, pulls back the curtain and reveals some heinous dark secrets of Hugh Hefner’s legacy. It was not at all star-studded parties and bunny ears as was shown by Hefner’s PR team. The Playboy Mansion has indulged in darker crimes than that. And the documentary reveals this side of Hugh Hefner and Playboy.

Secrets of Playboy, a docu-series, started airing on A&E from January 24th, 2022. Notably, the series has revealed plenty of allegations by different women in the Playboy world. The show comprises ten episodes which include interviews with Hefner’s former girlfriends, butlers, drivers, and many more persons related to Hefner and that mansion. Moreover, it even features some exclusive footage of Hefner with Anna Nicole Smith, Pamela Anderson, and Jenny McCarthy.

Furthermore, the Bunny Master, PJ Masten, says in the docuseries, “Playboy was all about powerful men preying on beautiful young women. The Playmates, the Bunnies, let’s not forget the girlfriends.”

The dark side of Hugh Hefner and Playboy

For over 50 years, Hugh Hefner maintained his legacy tightly. However, the docu-series investigates the hidden truths behind the glamorous world of that famous brand, Playboy, and its creator Hefner, through a modern-day lens.

Notably, one of his former girlfriends, Sondra Theodore, says, “I saw clearly that we were nothing to him. He was like a vampire. He sucked the life out of all these young girls for decades.” 

She also added, “It was a manipulation from the beginning, [Hefner] groomed us all.”

The series has revealed the most egregious behavior of many famous stars, which includes substance abuse, money laundering, sexual assault, beastality, and orgies. The documentary even gave us a piece of detailed information about many tragic incidents in the mansion, which includes the overdose death of Adrienne Pollack in 1973; the suicide of Hefner’s assistant Bobbie Arnstein in 1975; and the murder of Playmate Dorothy Stratten by her estranged husband in 1980.

Hefner has started the brand Playboy, with the idea of empowering women. But genuine stories from women didn’t match the narrative of Hugh Hefner. There are allegations like that women are being overlooked. The weight of the bunnies has been regularly checked, and they are even punished if they put on even a few pounds.

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