Holly Madison has strong feelings about Crystal Hefner’s memoir, “Say Only Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Yourself.”
During a recent appearance on the podcast “LadyGang,” the “Girls Next Door” star and former Playmate talked about her 2015 tell-all book “Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Preventary Tales of a former Playboy bunny.” He said it was published. She explained why she feels Crystal’s story is “too similar” to her own.
“If you read my book, which came out eight years ago, and then you read her book, tell me it doesn’t sound the same at all,” Holly said. Playboy Mansion many years ago. “I’m going to hit a wall.”
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Holly Madison published a revealing book, Down the Rabbit Hole: The Strange Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny, in 2015.
“She weaves fairy tale quotes throughout, just like I do, and uses a lot of the same psychological catchphrases and stuff. I found that weird, especially since she had a ghostwriter,” Holly said. added. “For example, do your own research and don’t copy it. … If someone reads it, they’ll probably think it’s a bit too similar.”
”[It felt] It’s like reading your own book,” she added.
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Crystal ended her marriage to Hugh. He passed away in 2017 at the age of 91published her book earlier this year.
Hugh Hefner and Crystal Hefner married in 2012. (Getty Images)
She claimed that her nearly five-year relationship with Hugh was “emotionally abusive”, and in her book she described him as “charming” but also “cruel”.
“After a little while, he told me I needed to tone up because I had gained a little weight,” Crystal claimed. “Then he started saying what colors of nails I could and could not wear. [I had to] Wear a more colorful shirt and wear a “flag” meaning the Playboy logo somewhere on your shirt. I had to dye and bleach my roots. When it grew, he patted it and told me to go fix it. ”
crystal I insisted on this even during my marriage., she had a restrictive curfew and needed to rush back to the Playboy Mansion before dark. Her book said that Hefner would yell at her if she was late.
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Holly, who detailed a similar scenario in her memoir, said she was “relieved” to hear she wasn’t the only one who had a terrifying experience while living at the Playboy Mansion.
Holly Madison details her experience at the Playboy mansion in Season 2 of Institution Discovery’s true-crime series, The Playboy Murders. (Getty Images)
Holly said of reading Crystal’s book, “There were a lot of stories that were very reassuring to hear.” She said, “Even before her book was published, she never told me that she always felt like she had to walk on eggshells, or that she felt like the rug was about to be pulled out of her.” was talking.”
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“I think people are really interested in this. [Playboy] “Even though I had a lot of negative experiences, good or bad, I think I was put here to go through them. [to] Come out on the other side and tell people about it. ”
“Looking back, I wish I had done things a little differently,” she admitted. “But you never know. If I had been more assertive and more vocal then, I probably wouldn’t have stayed here. So in this regard, I don’t think we have a chance. I can do it.” I can’t say I regret it, but would I go back and do it again? No. ”
