Christie Hefner to Leave Playboy

Could this mean a wave of porn for the tablet?

(NEWSER) - Has Apple gotten over its porn hang-up? Hugh Heffner set off a wave of speculation by suggesting as much on Twitter today. “Big news! Playboy—both old & new—will be available on iPad beginning in March,” he tweeted, according to Apple Insider . Playboy already has a censored app, but most are assuming that this apparent full archive wouldn’t all be covered up. More»

Peggy Wilkins moderates fan list, and even has Hef's ear

(NEWSER) - One might think Playboy’s biggest fan is a teen boy getting his first forbidden glimpse—but in reality, it’s a 44-year-old Chicago woman who’s bought every issue for the past 30 years, and keeps a spare apartment just to house the collection. And Peggy Wilkins is proud of her devotion, inspired by “a connection with the viewer, a sense of fun,” she tells the Chicago Reader . More»

Playmate starts family with Hank Baskett; Hugh Hefner approves

(NEWSER) - Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett became parents early this morning, welcoming Hank Baskett IV in Indianapolis. “We’re happy and healthy and enjoying every second with little Hank,” they tell E! —and they’re not the only ones celebrating. Wilkinson’s famous ex, Hugh Hefner, sends his love—and her co-girlfriends from The Girls Next Door, fellow Playmates Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt, can’t wait to meet the little guy. More»

Kristina and Karissa's grandma is happy for her girls

(NEWSER) - Apparently this is the week for celebrities’ grandmothers to come out of the woodwork. The latest: the grandma of Hugh Hefner’s 20-year-old twin girlfriends, Kristina and Karissa Shannon: “I got the sweetest letter from their grandmother who raised them,” Hef tells E! “She said how happy she was that they're here and they're good girls and that this was going to be a good thing for them.” More»

Ex-Playmate also talks plastic surgery

(NEWSER) - Now that former Playmate Holly Madison is no longer a girl next door, she's opening up about how ex Hugh Hefner damaged her self-esteem. She also tells Life & Style why she turned to plastic surgery, PopEater reports.

• On Hef: "Living with Hef brought down my self-esteem a lot. I was comparing myself to the other girls. You have to look a certain way at the mansion."