Hugh Hefner's Wedding Canceled

Old man pops the question to 24-year-old

(NEWSER) - It's the Christmas Eve every little girl dreams of: A guy roughly 680 times your age who rarely changes out of his pajamas gets down on one knee (if he's able) and pops the question. Hugh Hefner is hoping the third marriage is the charm, having proposed to 24-year-old girlfriend du jour Crystal Harris on Friday, reports Reuters. The 84-year-old made his announcement yesterday via Twitter: "When I gave Crystal the ring, she burst into tears. This is the happiest Christmas weekend in memory." More»

Duh! Wedding wasn't what I wanted: Crystal Harris

(NEWSER) - Crystal Harris called off her wedding to Hugh Hefner because things with the 85-year-old were "just happening too fast," and she decided, upon reflection, that the marriage wasn't what she wanted, she says. "I'd been having second thoughts about everything, so I haven't really been at peace with myself lately," the 25-year-old playmate told Ryan Seacrest. She says there was no fight between the two and they both agreed that getting married wasn't the best idea, People reports. More»

Was it just a bad fight, or was Crystal looking for cash?

(NEWSER) - America was shocked yesterday when the, ahem, storybook romance of Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris came to an abrupt end . What could the problem possibly have been, other than their 60-year age difference?

• The couple got into what E! calls a “rather explosive argument” over the phone, and Harris packed up and moved out of the Playboy Mansion afterward. A source says she’s staying with a friend.
• The New York Post has a more sinister story, reporting that Harris was looking for a $500,000 deal to tell all after ditching Hef—at the altar. “The wedding was to be filmed for a reality special, and her refusal to marry him would be a sensation,” says a source, but no one wanted to pay her asking price.

It'll be a June wedding at the Playboy mansion for Hef, Crystal Harris

(NEWSER) - Looks like Hugh Hefner really is going through with this whole third marriage thing : He and Crystal Harris have selected June 18 as their wedding date, a Playboy rep confirms to Us . Hef has said the wedding will be “intimate with a close number of friends” and “very personal”; apparently that just means the guest list will come in at less than 300, as an insider confirms. Click for more on the impending nuptials, including Harris’s top gown choice —and one notable invitee who will not be attending. More»

Fog machine spread bacterium, attendees suspect

(NEWSER) - The culprit behind the dozens of people sickened after a party at Playboy Mansion? Officials think it's Pontiac Fever, a milder form of Legionnaires' disease that's known as legionellosis. The bacterium that causes legionellosis lives inside warm water and can take root in ventilation systems; some suspect that a fog machine used at the party may have spread the disease, the LA Times reports. More»