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Economic Crisis Hits the Playboy Mansion: Hugh Hefner Facing Bankruptcy
Economic Crisis Hits the Playboy Mansion: Hugh Hefner Facing Bankruptcy
You know the economy has definitely reached crisis level when Playboy billionaire Hugh Hefner is being told to tighten his purse strings or face bankruptcy. Amid the plummeting Dow, Playboy saw it’s shares drop from $11.23 to $2.81, and Hef has been told to cut much of his staff at ...
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Holly Madison Red Carpet HOT (Photos)
Bitten and Bound — Holly Madison graced the red carpet yesterday at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Spring 2009 event at Smashbox Studios in Los Angeles. We think Holly looks hot in these new photos.  We’ve featured some great posts recently on the hot Playboy model and her new romance with Criss Angel.   This isn’t the only shakeup at the Playboy mansion.  Hugh Hefner has lost another girlfriend now that Kendra Wilkinson has found NFL football star Hank Baskett. Hef has invited twin sisters Karissa and Kristina Shannon to move into the mansion.   They have reportedly stepped up to the plate as the ...

Andrew Lahde Letter: Lahde Calls it Quits at Lahde Capital Management
Bitten and Bound — Andrew Lahde, who closed his one year old hedge fund, Lahde Capital Management, has written a farewell letter in which he advocates the legalization of marijuana and thanks the “idiots” who helped make him rich. Santa Monica, California-based Lahde Capital Management returned 866% betting against the subprime collapse, and now the fund’s 37-year-old manager is calling it quits. Lahde told investors last month he was returning their cash because the risk of using credit derivatives was too risky given the weakness of the banks he was trading with. Andrew Lahde’s bio in the industry is extensive, with experience in company and industry ...

Tony Hsieh: Zappos Billion Dollar Genius CEO
Bitten and Bound —   Tony Hsieh is an unassuming 34 year old who’s success defies normal logic.  He made his first $1 million by age 18 and that was just the beginning.  Hsieh, pronounced ‘Shay’, is the current CEO of online shoe seller Zappos.com.  Prior to joining them in 2000, he co-founded LinkExchange.  In 1998, at age 24, he sold that little start up company to Microsoft for $250 million. Hsieh, looking for his next triumph, became an adviser and investor in Zappos in 1999, just months after it was founded.    He joined full time in 2000 and has grown the company, as CEO, from $1.6 million that first year to $800 ...

Shauna Sand Stages ‘Barbie Goes to the Pumpkin Patch’ (Photos)
Bitten and Bound — Shauna Sand visited a pumpkin patch on Dohney in West Hollywood yesterday.  Wait, she already took her three daughters and some heavily tattooed guy to the Halloween hyped patch two weeks ago. Apparently that photo op didn’t suit the Playboy model so she made a few changes.  This time around she arrived on the scene looking very much like a Barbie doll.  She and one of her daughters were dressed for a Kodak moment and she had a new and different boyfriend on her arm.  This time we’re told the fella is David Hansen. Check out the photos from her first visit here.  Then compare them to the new ...

Halloween at the Playboy Mansion (Photos)
Bitten and Bound —   It’s Halloween at the Playboy Mansion and Hugh Hefner has gathered all of his lovely ladies for a media preview.  His gorgeous stable of women include his newest twin girlfriends Kristina and Karissa Shannon. Also on hand for the festivities are his former girlfriends Bridget Marquardt, Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson.  They are joined by Amy Leigh Andrews, Crystal McCahill, Jayde Nicole, Sara Jean Underwood, Christine Smith and Alison Waite. Playboy model Shauna Sand hit Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch yesterday dressed like a Barbie doll.   Britney Spears was also photographed visiting Mr. Bones with her ...

Kendra Wilkinson Disses Hef’s New Girlfriends (Video)
Bitten and Bound — Kendra Wilkinson says Hugh Hefner’s new girlfriends should be more thankful for the opportunity they have been given. “There will only be the original Girls Next Door,” she told E! before the annual Halloween Party at the Playboy Mansion. “We built this show. We worked our butts off to be here. Now these girls are coming in afterwards. We’ve made this for them, and I’d appreciate it if they’d be a little bit more thankful… I don’t feel like they’re thankful.” E! caught up with Hef’s exes,” Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget ...

Ron Greschner Comments on Carol Alt Playboy Photos
Bitten and Bound — 47-year-old Carol Alt is finally comfortable in her own skin, and she’s baring it all in the December issue of Playboy. The legendary supermodel chose to pose nude to spotlight the raw food lifestyle she credits for her physique. “I’ve done a lot of soul-searching about this and have spoken extensively with Playboy about it. They have been amazing to work with and are embracing this message that I want to get across, which is eat healthy, look healthy and be healthy,” Alt said in an article for her Web site. “It doesn’t matter what age you are. You can look sexy and feel great, and that doesn’t have to be a gift ...

Black Carpet Premiere ‘Criss Angel Believe’ (Photos)
Bitten and Bound — Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas played host to the black carpet premiere last night for magician and illusionist Criss Angel’s show Criss Angel Believe. If Girl Next Door Holly Madison is trying to deny reports that she and Criss are an item, maybe she shouldn’t have posed provocatively beside the magician.  The rumors began last month when Holly and Criss were seen cuddling in Vegas. Check out that photo here. Good ol’ Hugh Hefner isn’t sitting around waiting for his next dream girl.  Check out his new twin girlfriends Karissa and ...

Holly Madison Featured on ‘Adopt, Don’t Shop’ Billboard (Photos)
Bitten and Bound — Playboy model Holly Madison, pictured with Duke and chef Lindsay Crolius, shown with Stella Blue teamed up to support a cause that they both want elevated.  They hope to get the word out that people should adopt a pet in order to put the puppy mill industry out of business. They have teamed up with Last Chance For Animals, a national non profit organization dedicated to eliminating animal exploitation. Check out more gallery photos below. (more…) Related Articles: Black Carpet Premiere 'Criss Angel Believe' ...

Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett Engaged
Bitten and Bound — It sure didn’t take “Girls Next Door” and former Hugh Hefner girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson long to find a new love.  E! is reporting that Kendra and boyfriend Philadelphia Eagles football player Hank Baskett are engaged to be married. A close friend to Wilkinson confirmed that Hank got down on one knee and proposed in front of both of their families atop Seattle’s Space Needle last weekend. Kendra’s reps have yet to confirm or deny the rumor.  This is very interesting and if it is true I bet Holly Madison is freaking out.  Madison, who is ...

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Hank Baskett: First Annual Toast to Philadelphia Eagles (Photos)
Bitten and Bound — NFL football players were out in force last night at the First Annual Toast to the Philadelphia Eagles.  On hand for the event was their wide receiver Hank Baskett who recently announced his engagement to Playboy model Kendra Wilkinson.  The couple will be exchanging their vows at the Playboy mansion. Other players on hand were defensive tackle Trevor Laws, free safety Brian Dawkins, defensive back Quintin Mikell and Ike Reese, a retired Eagle who played with the team from 1998-2004. Check out our photo gallery below. ...

Carmen Electra in Playboy’s 55th Anniversary Issue
Bitten and Bound —   It has been thirteen years since gorgeous Carmen Electra has graced the pages of Playboy magazine.  But that is about to change because Carmen has been tapped to pose for Playboy in their upcoming 55th Anniversary issue. Electra is engaged to rocker Rob Patterson from the band Korn.  The two have both stressed that they are in no rush to walk down the aisle.  This would be the third marriage for Carmen who was previously hitched to both Dennis Rodman and Dave Navarro. The first chance to see the January issue of Playboy will be on December 12th when it ...

Christie Hefner Leaves Playboy
Bitten and Bound —   Christie Hefner, daughter of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, is stepping down as chairman and CEO of Playboy Enterprises Inc. After a 20-year run at the helm of her father’s adult entertainment company, the 54-year-old said she plans to serve on additional corporate boards and appear more frequently as a speaker and television commentator. Announcing her departure, Christie said, “just as this country is embracing change in the form of new leadership, I have decided that now is the time to make changes in my own life as well” Hugh Hefner issued a statement, saying, “I asked ...

Hugh Hefner’s Sons Want to Change Playboy (Photos)
Bitten and Bound — Eighteen year old Marston Hefner and seventeen year old Cooper Hefner may some day take over the legacy of Playboy magazine from their father Hugh Hefner.   When that time comes, these young men have some new ideas. Hef’s boys want to bring ‘classy’ back with an edgier editorial feel.  Marston believes that they could still appeal to more forward thinking people.  Cooper said, “I’d want the girls to be presented more as they were in the pictorials back in the 1950s and 1960s — kind of artsy, classy.  I would like to bring back that retro-class feel.” This ...

‘The Girls Next Door’ Book Launch in Vegas (Photos)
Bitten and Bound — The Girls Next Door Kendra Wilkinson, Bridget Marquardt and Holly Madison showed up at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas yesterday for their book launch. The book is filled with photos and the girls take turns commenting on each and every episode from seasons 1,2 and 3.  If you are into picture books more than reading, then this is the perfect purchase. Bridget looks stunning while Kendra and Holly have toned it down a bit and look comfortable in their own skin. Where’s Hugh Hefner?  Probably with the “twins” Karissa and Kristina or maybe ...

Kendra Wilkinson: “No More Nudity”
Bitten and Bound — Famous for being one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends and starring on The Girls Next Door, Kendra Wilkinson is giving up posing nude and is excited about getting married to Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Hank Baskett. The love birds have chosen June 27th as their wedding date and will get married with a large extravaganza at the Playboy mansion.  The planning of the wedding has been put on hold until Hank is finished with his season and then they will do it together. Kendra told Robin Leach on his  Las Vegas blog that she is ready to get married and that she ...

Kendra Wilkinson Lands Her Own Reality TV Show
Bitten and Bound — Kendra Wilkinson, Girls Next Door star and ex-girlfriend of Hugh Hefner, seems to be doing pretty well for herself since leaving the Holmby Hills Playboy mansion. With her upcoming wedding to NFL football player Hank Baskett in June, you would think that would be enough to keep Kendra busy.  Nope, the blonde beauty has scored her very own reality show on E!.  The network has signed her on for eight shows that will document the 23 year old leaving the mansion and starting a new life on the ‘outside’. We will be watching for sure!  Guest appearances by ...

Holly Madison Quits Playboy Editor Job
Bitten and Bound — All good things must come to an end and that includes the association of Girls Next Door star Holly Madison with the Playboy organization.   Hugh Hefner’s former girlfriend has resigned from her editorial job at Playboy magazine. Taking her thoughts to Celebrity MySpace, Holly says she isn’t feeling bad about any of the decisions she has made and is working hard to start a new life for herself in Las Vegas with her illusionist boyfriend Criss Angel.   He performs his magic act five night a week at the Luxor hotel and casino. Holly said the job as editor was great fun ...

Bridget Marquardt’s Boyfriend is Nick Carpenter (Photos)
Bitten and Bound — The last of Hugh Hefner’s three ex-girlfriends, Bridget Marquardt has finally moved on and found herself a new man.  The Girl Next Door star is dating Nick Carpenter. Nick is a cinematic creative director who was previously in a relationship with Marisa Tomei.    He will be at Marquardt’s side for Valentine’s Day, according to the gossip that Bridget leaked to Usmagazine.com. “I’m doing a club appearance in Vegas at Studio 54, so he’ll be my Valentine and go along with me.” Bridget says that things are going great ...

Bridget Marquardt Has A Valentine Glow (Photos)
Bitten and Bound —   Being free of Hugh Hefner and the Playboy mansion sure looks good on The Girls Next Door star Bridget Marquardt.  In fact we don’t think she has never looked better. The blonde beauty hosted a Studio 54 Sexy Valentine Affair at MGM Grand in Las Vegas last night and she was gorgeous. Bridget’s new boyfriend Nick Carpenter was not seen at her side on the red carpet but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t there.  We are hoping to get some shots of them soon. More photos of the event below. (more…) Related ...

Holly Madison and Criss Angel Over
Bitten and Bound — The former Girls Next Door star Holly Madison and illusionist Criss Angel have split.  The two hooked up at the end of last year following the much publicized breakup of Holly and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. Things seem to change quite fast for Madison, who said just a few weeks ago that she has moved on and is working hard to start a new life for herself in Las Vegas. A source close to the blonde beauty said: “She was very much in love with him (Angel) and they are still very close friends.  But it was a conflict of schedules.  She felt she couldn’t devout ...

Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner Selling Mansion For $28 Million
Bitten and Bound — Hugh Hefner is getting ready to unload the Holmby Hills mansion that sits adjacent to the Playboy mansion.  How much?  A mere $27,995,000. Hef’s estranged wife Kimberley Conrad Hefner and their sons Marston Hefner and Cooper Hefner have lived in the house since the late 1990’s and now that the boys are in college, the Playboy icon has decided that it was time to sell the property. The English manor-style mansion boasts 7,300 square feet and was built in 1929.  If you are looking for the luxury of living on 2.3 acres with a pool, hand-carved ...

Scott Flanders is Playboy’s New CEO
Bitten and Bound —   Playboy Enterprises announced Monday that Scott Flanders from Freedom Communications Inc. will replace Christie Hefner as CEO, and that he has been elected to the board of directors. Flanders, 52, had been Freedom’s CEO and president for three years, coming to the newspaper chain from Columbia House Co.  At Playboy, he will replace founder Hugh Hefner’s daughter, who retired six months ago. Playboy issued a statement on Monday stressing that Flanders helped expand online revenue and streamline operations at Freedom Communications, owner of the Orange County Register in Southern California, as ...

Kimberly Conrad Sues Hugh Hefner Over Breach of Prenup
Bitten and Bound — Breach of prenup.  Wait…what?  Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner and estranged wife Kimberly Conrad were married in 1989 and split in 1998, never divorcing.  Now Kimberly has filed a lawsuit stating that Hef is in breach of their prenuptial agreement. Here’s what we know: Kimberly claims that she has been given 9 months to find a new place to live because Hugh has decided to sell the home that she has lived in, with the couples children , for the last ten years.  The residence is adjacent to the Playboy Mansion.  Conrad is also claiming that her ex owes her money. Hugh ...

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