Playboy backs off from Brett Ratner's Hugh Hefner biopic

| PTI | Nov 2, 2017, 13:49 IST

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Playboy Enterprises has decided to halt the Hugh Hefner biopic from director Brett Ratner in response to sexual harassment allegations against the filmmaker.

Six women, including actors Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge, have accused Ratner of sexual misconduct.

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Reportedly, in a statement issued to the media the company said they are putting on hold the projects lined up with Ratner, but did not specify any titles. Ratner had announced in April that he was re-launching development of a Hugh Hefner biopic with the Playboy founder giving the project his blessing.

"We are deeply troubled to learn about the accusations against Brett Ratner. We find this kind of behaviour completely unacceptable. We are putting all further development of our projects with production company on hold until we are able to review the situation further," a Playboy Enterprises spokesperson said in a statement.

Hefner died on September 27 at the age of 91. Multiple reports said Jared Leto had joined the project, although Leto's representative issued a statement said that the actor had never been attached.

Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner was best known as the editor-in-chief and publisher of Playboy magazine, which he founded in 1953.

Millionaire Hugh Hefner was also the founder and chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises, the publishing group that operates the magazine.

Hugh Hefner has helped several causes and public issues. He was also a political activist.

Hugh Hefner was born on April 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. to Grace Caroline and Glenn Lucius Hefner.

Hugh Hefner’s both parents were teachers; he came from conservative, Midwestern and Methodist family.

Hugh Hefner graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign with a bachelor of arts in psychology and a double minor in creative writing and art in 1949.

Hugh Hefner was working as a copywriter for Esquire, but had to quit in 1952.

In 1953, Hugh Hefner took loan from bank, investors and his mother to launch ‘Playboy’, which was initially going to be called ‘Stag Party’.

Playboy’s first issue was published in December 1953, which featured Marilyn Monroe from her 1949 bold calendar shoot; that issue sold over 50,000 copies.

Hugh Hefner was arrested for promoting obscene literature after an issue of Playboy featuring bold shots of Jayne Mansfield was released. However, later the case went to trial and resulted in a hung jury.

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