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Hugh Hefner marries his “runaway bride”

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:46:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hugh Hefner's celebrating the new year as a married man once again.

The 86-year-old Playboy magazine founder exchanged vows with his "runaway bride," Crystal Harris, at a private Playboy Mansion ceremony on New Year's Eve. Harris, a 26-year-old "Playmate of the Month" in 2009, broke off a previous engagement to Hefner just before they were to be married in 2011.

Playboy said on Tuesday that the couple celebrated at a New Year's Eve party at the mansion with guests that included comic Jon Lovitz, Gene Simmons of KISS and baseball star Evan Longoria.

The bride wore a strapless gown in soft pink, Hefner a black tux. Hefner's been married twice before but lived the single life between 1959 and 1989.

Why is Hef getting hitched?

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:34:00 +0000

It looks like those two crazy kids are going to settle down at last. In a relationship marked by more fits and starts than Carrie and Big's nuptials, 86-year-old media magnate Hugh Hefner and his 26-year-old lady friend Crystal Harris have spent the past few days making some very public noises that they're back together. Is this yet another attention-getting stunt from the rapidly becoming obsolete Playboy brand, or is this what love conquering all looks like?

It's an unusual twist: The two ended their engagement in 2011, when Harris got cold feet a mere five days before the scheduled nuptials. A Playboy cover featuring "Mrs. Crystal Hefner" had to be hastily slapped with a "Runaway Bride" label. Last summer, however, she moved back into the mansion and confirmed she and Hef were "back together."

Seven best “binders” spoofs

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:27:00 +0000

After Mitt Romney’s remark about de-funding PBS during the first presidential debate launched several “fired Big Bird” Twitter accounts, his “binders full of women” comment at Tuesday night’s town hall debate spawned an even larger national phenomenon.

If you’re confused about what the whole “binders” thing is all about, here’s Romney’s quote in context (he had just been asked by moderator Candy Crowley to comment on the subject of “pay equity for women”):

ROMNEY: Important topic, and one which I learned a great deal about, particularly as I was serving as governor of my state, because I had the chance to pull together a cabinet and all the applicants seemed to be men. And I went to my staff, and I said, “How come all the people for these jobs are -- are all men.” They said, “Well, these are the people that have the qualifications.” And I said, “Well, gosh, can’t we -- can’t we find some -- some women that are also qualified?”