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Crystal Hefner's Memoir Reveals Life in Playboy Mansion and Relationship with Hugh Hefner

Book details 'secret' opiate addiction, 'unspoken rules' of the mansion, and claims of physical illness due to black mold.

  • Crystal Hefner, Hugh Hefner's widow, releases a memoir titled 'Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself', detailing her life in the Playboy Mansion and her relationship with Hugh.
  • In the memoir, Crystal reveals Hugh's 'secret' opiate addiction, his request for her to 'only say good things about me' after his death, and the 'unspoken rules' of the Playboy Mansion.
  • Crystal discloses that she was never 'in love' with Hugh, but loved him 'in the ways you are supposed to love your elders'.
  • She also alleges that living in the Playboy Mansion made her physically sick, claiming there was black mold in the vents.
  • Crystal's memoir also includes her early life struggles, her rivalry with Holly Madison, and her brief romance with Jordan McGraw.
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