Hugh Hefner died on Wednesday in his famed Playboy mansion in Holmby Hills, California.
And on Monday his wife of five years, model Crystal Hefner, broke her silence about the passing of the legend.
‘I haven’t been able to bring myself to write most people back to thank them for their condolences. I am heartbroken. I am still in disbelief,’ she told People.
The blonde beauty added:
‘We laid him to rest Saturday. He is in the place he was always certain he wanted to spend eternity.’
The Illinois native was buried at the cemetery near UCLA where Marilyn Monroe and Farrah Fawcett rest. His four children, wife Crystal and several Playboy staffers also paid their respects at LA’s Westwood Village Memorial Park.
Crystal, who TMZ claimed is getting a $7m home and $5m per their marital agreement, gave a touching tribute to the man known to friends as ‘Hef.’
‘He was an American hero. A pioneer. A kind and humble soul who opened up his life and home to the world,’ she said.
‘I felt how much he loved me. I loved him so much. I am so grateful. He gave me life.
‘He gave me direction. He taught me kindness. I will feel eternally grateful to have been by his side, holding his hand, and telling him how much I love him.’
She also talked about how much the magazine editor did for her.
‘He changed my life, he saved my life. He made me feel loved every single day. He was a beacon to the world, a force unlike anything else. There never has and never will be another Hugh M. Hefner.’
She ended with:
‘I join the world in mourning. I thank you for all of your condolences,’ Crystal said.
‘To the people leaving sentiments at the front gate, we see you and grieve with you.’
She was his third wife.His first wife was Millie Williams, 91 – they were wed from 1949 until 1959. They had two children together, Christie and David.
Next came Playboy cover girl Kimberley Conrad. They married in 1989 and split in 2010. They had two sons together: Cooper and Marston.
Hef wed Crystal in 2012.
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Taraji P. Henson is the latest cover star for Rhapsody Magazine October issue, the 47-year-old who is best known for playing Cookie Lyon on Fox’s megahit Empire looks sultry in the cover photos.
But being the queen of the Empire isn’t enough, the Washington D.C. born actress wants to change the narrative of what it means to be an actress of color in Hollywood in 2017.
Inside the magazine, she talks about growing up, the success of her movie Hidden Figures and what it means to be a leading lady in 2017.
On changing the narrative: “Can we stop saying ‘black’ and ‘white’? We get caught up on labels. Whatever happened to the good material? I don’t go to the theater and say, ‘Hmm, do I feel like seeing a white movie this weekend?’”
On playing Cookie Lyon on Empire: “Cookie scared the life out of me,’ Taraji said. ‘I was like, ‘Do we need this character on TV representing black women? How is this going to help us?. But fear is a sure sign I need to do the role. If it doesn’t scare me, I don’t do it – that’s too easy.”
On telling her story: “I have to be particular about the roles I choose because I really do want to inspire. You know, I’m an around-the-way girl. I grew up in the hood. I’m just a regular girl who had dreams, and my story’s important.”
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Just one month after tennis player, Serena Williams welcomed her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr, she has showed off her tiny waist and slender figure.
She and her fiance, Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit stepped out for their first outing without their little girl.
She uploaded footage to her Snapchat Story of herself and her husband stepping out and wrote; ‘First day out. We miss her already,’
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