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Playboy Mansion has left people intrigued with stories of wild drug-fuelled parties and orgies under its legendary owner Hugh Hefner.The stories of decadence and depravity at the mansion led by the late Hefner have becoming something of a legend.The media mogul, who died five years ago, set up the up the Playboy Mansion - buying a property in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles, in 1971 for around $1 million.Hefner had started his career as a lowly copy-writer for Esquire but he decided to start up his own business after being denied a $5 pay rise.It was a move which was to transform the fortunes of Hefner and he enjoyed a steep rise to the top.A year later in 1953 he launched his own men's magazine, Playboy, with the iconic actress Marilyn Monroe on the cover.It catapulted Hefner to both fame and notoriety as he capitalised on his saucy brand and established himself on the showbiz social scene.The property was transformed into both a home for Hefner as well as his work place as he based the magazine's editorial offices there.The huge property boasted 22 rooms, a booze cellar, games room, cinema, three zoos/aviaries, a pet cemetery, tennis and basketball courts, a gym, a pool with a waterfall and two 'well-established' forests.It soon became famous for its wild parties which attracted some of the most famous faces in Hollywood.At the centre of the regular gatherings were the bunnies who kept the guests entertained.One of the most famous guests to have been invited to the Playboy Mansion during the 1970s was Elvis Presley who reportedly spent a memorable night with eight bunnies.What went on behind those doors remains a mystery but his antics impressed the host so much, Hefner sealed off the room and rebranded it the
Playboy Mansion – especially when it comes to the property's notorious grotto.The sprawling pad is one of Los Angeles' most iconic properties and welcomed a host of celebrities and socialites before it closed its doors a few years ago.Holmby Hills was the home of Hugh Hefner, who lived there for more than four decades with a group of "girlfriends", that he called the "bunnies."But it wasn't until the magazine mogul was laid to rest in 2017 that many of his former acquaintances came forward to share their experiences.And this year, his former butler released memoirs to share his experiences in the notorious property.Stefan Tetenbaum, Hef's employee in the late ’70s and early ’80s, exposes “the dark underbelly of the treatment of his girlfriend and the other women who wanted to be part of the Playboy world professionally and behind the bedroom doors".And in his book, Stefan spoke candidly about preparing the Playboy Mansion and grotto for sex parties. Recalling setting up the scene for the first time, he said: “Inside the grotto, I lit dozens of small candles.“I set the towels and robes in their place and spread the baby oil around the cave where it would be convenient to get to.“The grotto itself was constructed with Palos Verdes stone.
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