Holly Madison Alleges 2 Weekly Sex Nights at Playboy Mansion, Calls Hefner's World Cult-Like
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Updated · Fox News · May 11
Holly Madison Alleges 2 Weekly Sex Nights at Playboy Mansion, Calls Hefner's World Cult-Like
6 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 11
On Kristin Cavallari's podcast, Holly Madison said life at the Playboy Mansion included "weird" group sex nights and a "cult-like" dynamic built around Hugh Hefner.
Madison said that when she first became a Playboy Bunny, she was expected to go out with Hefner twice a week and later have sex with him, describing the encounters as routine and unwanted.
She said the regular nights faded once "The Girls Next Door" began, arguing the show's success gave Hefner enough attention and relevance that he no longer pushed the same schedule.
Madison also alleged Hefner engineered rivalry among the women so they stayed competitive, divided and unable to "unionize" against him.
Madison lived at the mansion from about 2001 to 2008 as one of Hefner's main girlfriends; Hefner died there in 2017 at age 91.
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