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Hef Divorcing Cheatin' Wife

They have been separated for 11 years

By Sarah Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 10, 2009 8:36 AM CDT

(Newser) – It turns out that Hugh Hefner is married, but not for long—the Playboy mogul is filing for divorce, saying estranged wife Kimberley Conrad cheated on him early in their marriage. The two have been separated for 11 years, but Hef's pursuing divorce now because she's suing him over the sale of a house they co-owned, and that's the final straw for Hef. "I have been generous to a fault," he told TMZ. The soon-to-be exes have two sons together.

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Hugh Hefner smiles during the "Festival di Sanremo" in San Remo, Italy, on Feb. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)

Kristina Shannon, Hugh Hefner, and Crystal Harris arrive at the American Film Institute Life Achievement Awards in Culver City, Calif., on June 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

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