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Holly Madison alleged she experienced Stockholm syndrome during her relationship with Hugh Hefner. The claim was made on Monday night during the premiere of A&E’s docuseries "Secrets of Playboy." The 10-episode show debuted with a two-hour premiere that features an exclusive new interview with the former Playboy Bunny. The 42-year-old, who dated the Playboy founder from 2001 to 2008, claimed she was afraid to leave the Playboy Mansion out of fear of repercussions, specifically a "mountain of revenge porn" that the late publisher allegedly had in his possession.

Former Playboy bunny Holly Madison opened up about her relationship with the late Hugh Hefner during last night’s premiere of A&E’s docuseries “Secrets of Playboy”.

The dark side of Playboy. Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and more of Hugh Hefner‘s ex-girlfriends opened up about their time with the media mogul in the new A&E docuseries Secrets of Playboy.

Hugh Hefner had many partners before his death in 2017 at the age of 91…and many of them will tell their story in Secrets of Playboy. The ten-episode A&E docuseries will break down barriers and expose the truth” while offering an “unflinching look at the personal effects of Hugh Hefner’s empire, while also exploring his legacy’s larger influence on our society and modern-day views of sexuality,” per Deadline.

Holly Madison rose to fame as a model for the famous Playboy magazine. The now-42-year-old blonde beauty became a reality star in 2003, when she was one of the three featured ladies on the series The Girls Next Door, which followed Holly, Bridget Marquardt, and Kendra Wilkinson in their lives at the Playboy Mansion along with the magazine’s founder Hugh Hefner. Holly was known as Hugh’s number one girlfriend during her time in the mansion, and the two dated from 2001 until 2008. Since the split, Holly has come forward with many accusations against Hugh, and she’s revealed that her relationship with the late founder, who died in 2017, wasn’t as sweet as it may have seemed on TV. Find out more about Holly and Hugh’s relationship, and the accusations she’s made against him since splitting up, here.

alleged in a teaser clip for the docuseries.  Holly Madison, who became his main girlfriend years later, claimed in other preview footage for the project that Hugh «flipped out» on her after she cut her hair short. «Hef would be pretty abrasive in the way he said things to Holly,» fellow former girlfriend Bridget Marquardt said. Some may not approve of the life my Dad chose, but my father was not a liar. However unconventional, he was sincere in his approach and lived honestly.

Hugh Hefner’s son is speaking up in his dad’s defense.

Hugh Hefner and the inner workings of the Playboy Mansion.Previews already show several of Hugh's former girlfriends, Playmates and members of the Mansion staff alleging that drugs, coercion and secret sexual recordings were a part of life in the famed home.Just 24 hours before the first episode, Cooper, who Hugh shares with ex-wife Kimberley Conrad, tweeted, "Some may not approve of the life my Dad chose, but my father was not a liar. However unconventional, he was sincere in his approach and lived honestly.

Speaking his mind. Cooper Hefner defended his late father, Hugh Hefner, before the premiere of A&E’s docuseries Secrets of Playboy.

Cooper Hefner is defending his late father, Hugh Hefner, before the premiere of the new docuseries Secrets of Playboy.

“Some may not approve of the life my Dad chose, but my father was not a liar,” Cooper Hefner, the 30-year-old son of the late Hugh Hefner, tweeted on Sunday (Jan. 23), a day before the premiere of the A&E docuseries, Secrets of Playboy. The ten-part series aims to uncover the secrets and truths behind Playboy and the world built around the publication. While Cooper didn’t name the network or series, he did take a swipe at those who would tell “stories” about his father. “However unconventional, [Hugh] was sincere in his approach and lived honestly. He was generous in nature and cared deeply for people. These salacious stories are a case study of regret becoming revenge.”

Holly Madison doesn’t mince words about her experience at the Playboy Mansion during the Secrets of Playboy docuseries, which premieres January 24 on A&E. While she was Hugh Hefner’s main girlfriend, Holly reveals that things got so intense in the house with the other women that she thought about drowning herself.

Hugh Hefner’s son is defending his late father.

moved on to dogs. Hef’s purported penchant for bestiality is just one of the explosive claims made in the forthcoming A&E documentary “Secrets of Playboy,” out Monday. The damning 10-part series unmasks the once-heralded late mogul — who, until now, has been revered as a god-like stud, slinking around his estate in silk pajamas and a smoking jacket — to reveal the ugly truth about the man who built his sex empire on the backs of vulnerable women.  “He was a predator,” Hefner’s ex-girlfriend Sondra Theodore, 65, told The Post. “I watched him, I watched his game. And I watched a lot of girls go through [the Playboy Mansion] gates looking farm-fresh, and leaving looking tired and haggard.”The former Sunday school teacher turned 1977 Playboy magazine centerfold model began dating Hefner after meeting him at a one of his many lascivious mansion parties.

Holly Madison, born Hollin Sue Cullen on December 23, 1979 in Astoria, Oregon, is a model, showgirl, reality TV actress and the ex-girlfriend of Playboy founder, Hugh Hefner. Holly gained famed as one of Hugh’s girlfriends on the E! reality show, Girls Next Door. The blonde beauty, who became Hugh’s “number one girl” during her stay at the mansion, eventually moved out in 2008 after their breakup and subsequently spoke about some of her harrowing experiences as a Bunny and in a relationship with Hugh.

Playboy has something to say about Holly Madison’s recent claims regarding her time living in the mansion — and their response may not be what you expect!

The late Hugh Hefner was nearly as famous for his love life as he was for founding the groundbreaking Playboy enterprise. After first publishing the men’s entertainment magazine in 1953, he would go on to open clubs, casinos and hotels with the iconic name and logo — but the women on his arm were always just as newsworthy.

Taking accountability. In the wake of Holly Madison‘s claims that Hugh Hefner cultivated a “cult-like” atmosphere in the mansion, Playboy released a statement of “support” for the former bunny.

Holly Madison is revealing more details about what her life was really like at the Playboy Mansion. Hugh Hefner’s magazine empire is being explored in a 10-part A&E docuseries premiering on Monday titled "The Secrets of Playboy." The special will feature new interviews with former Director of Playmate Promotions Miki Garcia, Hefner’s personal valet Stefan Tetenbaum, Bunny Mother PJ Masten, Playboy Mansion West resident Jennifer Saginor, numerous members of Hefner’s staff and inner circle, including his bodyguard and butler, as well as some of his past girlfriends including Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Sondra Theodore, among others.

Holly Madison, 42, has opened up about her experience living in the Playboy mansion in a new clip from A&E’s upcoming documentary, Secrets of Playboy. “The reason I think the mansion was very cult-like looking back on it is because we were all kind of gaslit,” Holly said. The model explained that she and the other Playboy Bunnies were “expected to think of” Hugh Hefner, who died in 2017, “as like this really good guy. And you started to feel like, ‘Oh, he’s not what they say in the media, he’s just a nice man.’ ”

Behind the curtain. Holly Madison has always been outspoken about her time in the Playboy Mansion, and she’s sharing even more details in the new A&E docuseries Secrets of Playboy.

A documentary series into the clandestine life of late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner suggests the magazine magnate was a "vampire" who allegedly manipulated and drugged young women into taking part in debaucherous sex acts – all while promoting the idea of women's rights to freely express their fullest selves. "Secrets of Playboy" is a 10-part docuseries premiering on A&E on January 24 that promises to peel back the ironclad curtain of the goings-on that allegedly took place at the famed Playboy mansion and its other venues at hush-hush events that were often attended by big-name Hollywood staples and became a draw from others unable to secure a confidential invitation.

Bill Cosby was convicted of rape — well, aggravated indecent assault — for his use of pills, reportedly Quaaludes, that he would allegedly use to drug women and then have sex while they were unable to consent. But was his buddy Hugh Hefner doing the same thing for years?

Crystal Hefner has made a huge lifestyle change.

The Playboy brand is renowned for its glamorous Bunnies and parties, but those living in the mansion have exposed the alleged dark side to the A-list lifestyle. Former Playmate Holly Madison has spoken out about her experience of the Playboy Mansion, claiming that Hugh Hefner was “literally pushed on top” of her during their first date.

Holly Madison is discussing sex with Hugh Hefner.

Holly Madison is getting candid about what it was really like being one of Hugh Hefner’s many girlfriends. The former Playboy Bunny recently appeared on the "Power: Hugh Hefner" podcast where she recalled being invited to spend a night out with the magazine publisher.

Holly Madison thought she knew what she was getting herself into when going on her first date with Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner, but things took a very disturbing turn.

More revelations about life at the Playboy Mansion are coming out.

An uncomfortable encounter. Holly Madison opened up about her first date with Hugh Hefner — and what happened afterward.

More secrets are coming out!

Holly Madison is opening up about her time living at the Playboy Mansion. The model, now 41, was at the home from the early 2000s until she and Hugh Hefner split in 2008.

Holly Madison, 41, is opening up how Hugh Hefner was not happy about her decision to cut her hair after she moved into the Playboy mansion, where she lived from 2001 until 2008, in the upcoming A&E documentary series Secrets of Playboy, which looks into the “hidden realities” of the magazine’s empire.

Playboy mansion. “I felt like I was in the cycle of gross things and I didn’t know what to do,” said Holly Madison, former Playboy pinup and ex-girlfriend of the late Hefner, in an explosive new clip for the forthcoming A&E docuseries “Secrets of Playboy.” In a preview for the 10-hour exploration into the once-heralded Playboy empire — set to debut on Jan.

Working for Playboy came with some dark stories.

Continuing to share her story. Holly Madison is opening up even further about her time living in the Playboy mansion in A&E’s upcoming documentary series Secrets of Playboy.