On October 8, 2026, Crystal Harris asked Jessica Biel to reconsider portraying Hugh Hefner ’s wife in Playmates, an upcoming Searchlight film. Harris said on Instagram that her marriage to Hefner involved sexual, emotional, financial, and physical abuse, and urged the production to avoid romanticizing Hefner or Playboy. Harris was married to Hefner until his death in 2017, and she later detailed her experience at the Playboy Mansion in her 2024 memoir, Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself. Harris also referenced allegations from other women involving rape, coercion, drugging, exploitation, and concerns about minors. What Is Playmates About? Playmates is being written and directed by Lorraine Nicholson , with Bill Pullman playing Hefner and Lily Rose Depp and Indiana Elle also in the cast. The story follows 13 year old Elle, who treats the Playboy Mansion like a second home, and Anna, one of seven women competing to become Playmate of the Month. According to the film’s synopsis, Elle and Anna form an unexpected friendship while chasing a magazine cover and a romantic goal. Harris’s message asks Nicholson, Biel, and the rest of the production to listen to the women who lived inside that world before turning Playboy nostalgia into entertainment.