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The Lowdown
Karissa Shannon says Crystal Hefner was telling the truth. In an interview with Page Six, the former Playboy Playmate claimed Hugh Hefner pressured her and her twin sister, Kristina, to be sexual with each other while they lived at the Playboy Mansion, and said the two always faked it (Page Six; EW). Hefner died in 2017 and can’t answer the claim.
Key Takeaways
- Shannon told Page Six that a claim Crystal Hefner made last week “is true” (Page Six).
- She alleges Hugh Hefner tried to push the twins into sexual contact with each other, and says they “faked it every time” (Page Six; EW).
- She claims Crystal was often present and knew they were faking (Page Six).
- The twins lived at the mansion from 2008 to 2010, from ages 18 to 20 (Page Six; TMZ).
- Hefner died in September 2017 at 91. These are her allegations and have not been tested in court (Page Six).
What She Said
The interview follows Crystal Hefner’s appearance on the Lisa Guerrero Unleashed podcast, where she described an alleged attempt by her late husband to force the twins together, according to TMZ’s account of the episode (TMZ). Shannon told Page Six she was surprised anyone was shocked (Page Six).
“He wanted to see it and wanted us to fool around with each other and said that if we really loved each other, we would do it together,” she claimed in the interview, adding that she and Kristina agreed between themselves to fake it (Page Six; EW).
She has made related allegations before. In the 2022 documentary series Secrets of Playboy, she described sex with Hefner as feeling like “assault” (EW; TMZ). TMZ also reported on the new interview (TMZ).
Shannon, 37, told Page Six she now lives in Michigan, is engaged and is expecting her first child (Page Six).
The Pit Take
In our opinion, the Playboy reckoning keeps landing the same way: women who were barely adults at the time describing pressure that was framed as glamour. Hefner can’t respond, and that matters, which is why we’re reporting this strictly as Shannon’s account. But two people who were there now say the same thing. More in Celebrity.
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