Crystal Harris accuses Jon Lovitz of frequenting Playboy Mansion and behaving inappropriately

Crystal Harris, the widow of Hugh Hefner, said that comedian Jon Lovitz was a frequent visitor to the Playboy Mansion and described his behavior as that of a "lurker" who scanned women as they entered parties. Harris, who lived in the mansion from 2009 to 2017, told the podcast Lisa Guerrero Unleashed that she considered her time there traumatic and her marriage to Hefner emotionally abusive.

Lovitz, who has publicly supported President Donald Trump, replied to Harris’s comments on Instagram, questioning whether she regretted the $5 million settlement she received after Hefner’s death and the house he purchased for her in 2013. He wrote, "Do you regret the house he bought for you to live in, after his death? And keeping the money, after you sold it? And all the times your mother was at the mansion? And do you regret all he did for you? And do you regret leaving him and then coming back to marry him?"

In a statement to the Daily Mail, Harris said, "People often reduce my marriage to assumptions about financial benefit, but that overlooks the reality of what I experienced. It’s disappointing to see someone who spent time enjoying that environment criticize a woman for speaking honestly about her own life. For years, there was an expectation that women should stay quiet to protect powerful men or preserve a certain image. I’m simply no longer willing to do that."

The Daily Beast contacted Lovitz for comment but did not receive a response.