UHefner waqala ukukhiqiza i-playboy ekhishini lakhe ekude ngo-1953, kwathi ngemuva kweminyaka, lo magazini usephenduke incwadi ethandwa kakhulu "yabesilisa" emhlabeni, lapho kukhiqizwa khona amakhophi ayizigidi eziyisikhombisa ngenyanga. Namuhla, umbuso ka-Playboy akanawo omagazini abambalwa kuphela, kodwa futhi nazo zonke izinhlobo zezindawo zokuzijabulisa, ezivela ekhasino kuya emakilabhini asebusuku. Ngo-2012, eneminyaka engama-86, uHugh Hefner ngokwakhe washada okwesithathu - eCrystal Harris, owayeneminyaka engama-60.
"Ukuze ngethembeke, angikaze ngicabangele i-Playboy umagazini e-erotic," kusho uHefner engxoxweni neCNN ngonyaka we-2002. "Ngangihlala ngikubheka umagazini mayelana nendlela yokuphila, ubulili obungenye yezinto ezibalulekile." Futhi empeleni, ngaphezu kwezithombe zamantombazane anqunu, i-Playboy ngaphansi kobuholi bakwaHugh Hefner baphrinte ama-athikili ajulile nezingxoxo, kufaka phakathi uMartin Luther King Junior, uJohn Lennon waseBeatles, Fidel Castro. Kwi-Playboy, kurt vnchegut, uRay Bradbury noVladimir Nabokov babhala ngasikhathi sinye.
"Ngakhuluma kaninginingi noHugh Hefner. Wayengumuntu othakazelisa kakhulu. Inganekwane yangempela. Lokhu kungukuphela kwenkathi! ", Kubhala kuphanga phansi.
Ngaba nezingxoxo eziningi ezinhle kanye noHugh Hefner. Kwakuyindoda ethokozisayo. Inganekwane yangempela. Ukuphela kwenkathi!
- Rob Lowe (@roblowe) Septhemba 28, 2017
Paris Hilton: "Kuyadabukisa kakhulu ukuzwa izindaba ngoHugh Hefner. Wayenenganekwane yangempela, umsunguli nolunye lwezinhlobo zakhe. "
Kudabukisa ukuzwa izindaba mayelana @Hughefner.. ? #Riphef. pic.twitter.com/iqieyhmfvff.
- Paris Hilton (@parishilton) Septhemba 28, 2017
UKim Kardashian: "RIP, Inganekwane ye-Hugh Hefner! Kwakuyilungelo lokuba yingxenye yeqembu le-Playboy! Ngoba uzoba lusizi! Ngiyakuthanda, hef! "
RIP to the edumeni le-HUGH hefner! Ngihlonishwa kakhulu ukuthi kube yingxenye yeqembu le-Playboy! Uzophuthelwa kakhulu! Thanda wena hef! Xoxo.
- UKim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) Septhemba 28, 2017
URyan Sikrest: "Ukubuya Nomhlaba, Hugh Hefner - Kuyohlala kukhunjulwa njengenganekwane yeHollywood, impilo ephilayo kukho konke ukuphelela kwayo."
Lala ngoxolo. #Hughefner. - Uzokhunjulwa kuze kube phakade njenge-Hollywood Legend ephila impilo ngokugcwele.
- URyan Seacrest (@ryanseacrest) Septhemba 28, 2017
Endleleni izindaba ezibaluleke kakhulu #hughefner. Ushonile ?! Yinike manje. :(
- Bella Thorne (@bellathorne) Septhemba 28, 2017
Intombazane engiye kuyo eHS yayingenye yezintombi zikaHugh Hefner's isikhashana (lapho enakho u-8 ngicabanga) ngaya ngamngenisa naye kanye. Wayemuhle.?.
- Ama-Philipps amatasa (@ Busypilips25) Septhemba 28, 2017
I-RIP. #Hef. Ngiyabonga ngokuba yinguquko futhi eshintsha impilo yabantu abaningi kangaka, ikakhulukazi eyami. Ngiyethemba ngikwenze waziqhenya. ? #Pmoy 94 pic.twitter.com/sf9arylepw.
- UJenny McCarthy (@Jennymcccarthy) Septhemba 28, 2017
RIP HUGH hefner.
- Isonto (@keteeknd) Septhemba 28, 2017
Ngihlangane ne-Hugh Hefner e-Playboy Manion. Wayemuhle kakhulu umama wami. Ungabuzi. #Riphef.
- Kat Densnings (@Officialkat) Septhemba 28, 2017