Shocking news came out today that Hugh Hefner has passed away at the age of 91. This Playboy magazine founder had a huge fanbase that loved him from the magazine, but also from his reality show "The Girls Next Door" where Hef showed his life when he had more than one girlfriend.
Details on Hef's death
A lot of details about Hugh Hefner's death are not out just yet. He passed away on Wednesday. It was revealed that he died of natural causes while at his house and surrounded by loved ones. Hef had a lot of people that loved him including his wife, Crystal Harris.
She was seen on the last season of "The Girl's Next Door." Playboy also went to their Twitter to let the world know about his death.
Hugh Hefner has always been very open about having multiple girlfriends. During the time of "The Girl's Next Door," he had several come and go, but the three main girls Kendra, Holly and Bridget stuck around for a while. Kendra Wilkinson Baskett has always made it clear that she was still close to Hef. She even had her wedding at the Playboy Mansion. This show lasted for six seasons and helped Hef to get an entirely new fanbase.
Cooper Hefner speaks out
Cooper Hefner had a lot to say about the death of his father. He explained saying, "My father lived an exceptional and impactful life as a media and cultural pioneer and a leading voice behind some of the most significant social and cultural movements of our time in advocating free speech, civil rights, and sexual freedom." He went on to talk about how much his dad Hugh Hefner will be missed by everyone at Playboy, his wife Crystal and of course, his children.
Just last month, Hef's son shared that his dad's health wasn't doing great, but he didn't give a lot of details. If Hef had something wrong with him besides getting older then nobody actually shared what was going on. There have been several hoax over the years that he passed away, but Hef was able to live to the age of 91.
December of 1953 was when the first issue of Playboy came out.
This was a magazine that was different than anything ever seen before and showed off nude Marilyn Monroe. Not long ago, they tried taking the nudes out of Playboy but realized that the fans just didn't embrace it the same. They ended up adding them back in.
Hugh Hefner was a great man who will be missed by many. You know that Playboy will put out an amazing tribute magazine for him. The magazine is in good hands with Cooper Hefner working there.
