Hugh Hefner’s Widow Urges Jessica Biel to Reconsider Role in 'Playmates'
Crystal Harris cites abuse allegations as she asks the actress to withdraw from the upcoming film about her late husband.
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First reported by Variety, 53 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 9 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 9 October at 00:29 UTC; The Hollywood Reporter followed 53 min later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 9 October at 14:51 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Deadline, NME, The A.V. Club.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyHugh Hefner’s Widow Crystal Harris Asks Jessica Biel to ‘Please Reconsider’ Playing His Wife: ‘I Experienced Sexual, Emotional…Physical Abuse’
- The Hollywood ReporterCrystal Harris, Hugh Hefner’s Widow, Urges Jessica Biel to Reconsider Playing His Wife in ‘Playmates’: “I Experienced Sexual, Emotional and Physical Abuse”
- DeadlineHugh Hefner’s Widow Asks Jessica Biel “Please Reconsider” Starring In ‘Playmates’
- NMEHugh Hefner’s widow criticises Jessica Biel’s ‘Playboy’ movie: “Please reconsider it”
- The A.V. ClubHugh Hefner's widow asks Jessica Biel to "reconsider" her Playmates role
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Crystal Harris, Hugh Hefner’s Widow, Urges Jessica Biel to Reconsider Playing His Wife in ‘Playmates’: “I Experienced Sexual, Emotional and Physical Abuse” The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Hugh Hefner’s Widow Crystal Harris Asks Jessica Biel to ‘Please Reconsider’ Playing His Wife: ‘I Experienced Sexual, Emotional…Physical Abuse’ Variety ·
- Hugh Hefner's widow asks Jessica Biel to "reconsider" her Playmates role The A.V. Club
- Hugh Hefner’s widow criticises Jessica Biel’s ‘Playboy’ movie: “Please reconsider it” NME
- Hugh Hefner’s Widow Asks Jessica Biel “Please Reconsider” Starring In ‘Playmates’ Deadline
In this story
- Crystal Harris
- Jessica Biel
- Hugh Hefner