Crystal Harris, the former fiance of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, has been dubbed the runaway bride by the media. Harris, 25, broke off her engagement to Hugh Hefner, 85, just five days before the wedding. Hef's Runaway Bride is a special about the celebrity couple on Lifetime Television Network Harris appeared on ABC's talk show The View on July 25, 2011, to tell her side of the story.
Celebrity Couple Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris
Since breaking off her engagement to Hugh Hefner, Harris has been accused of selling her $90,000 engagement ring and taking the Bentley that Hefner gave her. Harris said that she still has the ring, but that she had taken the ring in for an appraisal after she was notified that Hefner was ring taking the off his insurance. The jeweler set her up and TMZ was there to report that she was selling the ring, making her look like a greedy gold-digger. Harris said that she had no idea that the ring was so valuable.
Crystal Harris said that she and her former finance are still friends. Hefner already has another girlfriend, while Harris is open to dating. Hugh Hefner, notorious for his hedonistic lifestyle, lives in the Playboy Mansion in Hollywood. Harris was asked if Hefner ever got out of his pajamas, she laughed and said, "Never!"
Hef's Runaway Bride on Lifetime Television Network
Hef's Runaway Bride, on Lifetime Television Network, was originally intended to be a special the about wedding between Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris but it be to out turned out to be the story of their engagement and breakup. While Hefner was hosting a movie night at the Playboy Mansion, Harris slipped out, as if she had to escape, rather than walking out through the front door.
Harris left Hefner looking embarrassed and humiliated, but he later said that he had dodged a bullet. Hefner said that he had just wanted to give her a sense of stability. If the wedding had taken place, Harris would have been Hefner's third wife. Hefner is a legendary playboy with legions of former girlfriends.
The stereotypical May-December romance between Hefner and Harris never did ring true. Whether Harris was a naive young woman or a gold-digger is difficult to prove. They both mastered the media with the dramatic, attention-grabbing story. Harris hopes to develop a career as a singer. Hefner has spun the story for free publicity.
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