This really comes as a shock, because I thought Hugh Hefner was already dead. That was not the case. He died last night of something.
American Icon and Playboy Founder, Hugh M. Hefner passed away today. He was 91. #RIPHef pic.twitter.com/tCLa2iNXa4
— Playboy (@Playboy) September 28, 2017
Hefner built an empire by thinking dudes would like seeing naked women in a magazine in between articles about politics. He was right. However, his empire crumbled a bit because jerking off pivoted to video and people now get their political opinions from memes. Anyway, he made a lot of women famous by talking them into taking their clothes off, so good for him.
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Bill Cosby and Hugh Hefner at The Playboy Mansion on February 10, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/WireImage)
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Model Cindy Crawford posing next to PLAYBOY magazine blown-up cover. (Photo by Marion Curtis/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 06: (EXCLUSIVE ACCESS) Kim Kardashian poses at the Playboy celebration for her December cover at Retreat on November 6, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images)
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Charisma Carpenter during Charisma Carpenter Celebrates her June 2004 Playboy Cover at Playboy Mansion in Bel Air, California, United States. (Photo by Laurence Cottrell/FilmMagic)
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Dita Von Teese during The Official Launch Party For Spike TV At The Playboy Mansion - Inside at The Playboy Mansion in Bel Air, California, United States. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA - APRIL 7: Indonesian men take a look at the premiere issue of Playboy magazine at a newsstand April 7, 2006 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The magazine has gone on sale despite protests from Islamic leaders in Indonesia but has been toned down for the mostly Muslim country and does not feature any nude women. (Photo by Dimas Ardian/ Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS - MAY 29: Playboy Playmates Kelly Carrington (L) and Sara Jean Underwood pose during the Bunny Bash at the Eve nightclub at Crystals at CityCenter early May 29, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/WireImage)
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LAS VEGAS - JUNE 10: Holly Madison attends the Playboy Club at The Palms Casino Resort on June 10, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage)
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Hugh Hefner and Holly Madison during Hugh Hefner Kicks Off His 81st Birthday Celebration Weekend Hosted By The Girls Next Door at The Playboy Club and Moon Nightclub at The Palms Hotel and Casino Resort at The Playboy Club & Moon Nightclub at The Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage)
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Holly Madison, Bridgette Marquard and Kendra Wilkinson attend the Playboy's Super Saturday Night Party during Super Bowl Weekend on February 2, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson during Playboy and Roberto Cavalli Unveil the New Interpretation of the Playboy Bunny Costume - November 4, 2005 at Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. (Photo by Bruce Gifford/FilmMagic)
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Jenny McCarthy, Carmen Electra during The Palms Casino Resort Celebrates Playboy's 50th Anniversary With Party At Skin Nightclub at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage)
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Alyssa Milano attends the Playboy's Super Saturday Night Party during Super Bowl Weekend on February 2, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)
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Hiromi Oshima, Playboy Miss June 2004, and Sara Jean Underwood, Playboy Playmate of the Year 2007 (Photo by Enos Solomon/FilmMagic)
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Charis Boyle, Miss February 2003 during Miss February 2003 Issue Release Party at PLAYBOY - Party & Fashion Show in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jeff Snyder/FilmMagic)
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Sara Jean Underwood, Playmate of the Year during 133rd Kentucky Derby - Crown Royal Playboy Lounge - May 4, 2007 at Crown Royal Playboy Lounge in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. (Photo by Michael Hickey/WireImage)
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Sara Jean Underwood, PMOY '07 and Hugh Hefner during Sara Jean Underwood Crowned 2007 Playmate of the Year at Playboy Mansion in Bel Air, California, United States. (Photo by Laurence Cottrell/FilmMagic)
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Hugh Hefner and Playmates during "The Dewar's 12 Lounge" Presented by Playboy at Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Laurence Cottrell/FilmMagic)
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Nikki Ziering during Playboy's July Cover Model Nikki Ziering, Playboy Playmates, & cast of American Wedding host a Private VIP Media Reception at Nacional in Hollywood, CA, United States. (Photo by Laurence Cottrell/FilmMagic)
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SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 19: Model Emily Ratajkowski arrives at the Playboy and Universal Pictures' "Kick-Ass 2" event at Comic-Con sponsored by AXE Black Chill on July 19, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Playboy)
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RALEIGH, NC - JULY 5: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shows a police officer his photo on the cover of a Playboy magazine during a campaign event at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts on July 5, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Earlier in the day Hillary Clinton campaigned in Charlotte, North Carolina with President Barack Obama. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 04: Jenny McCarthy poses for photos during her "Big Deal" charity fundraiser to benefit "Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program at UCLA" at the Playboy Club at the Palms Hotel and Casino Resort on August 4, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage)
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Owen Wilson with Playboy Playmates (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/NFL for Playboy Enterprises)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 06: Kim Kardashian poses at the Playboy celebration for December cover girl Kim Kardashian at Retreat on November 6, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS - APRIL 05: Publisher Hugh Hefner and television personality Kendra Wilkinson attend Hugh Hefner's 82nd birthday celebration at Moon Nightclub inside The Palms Casino Resort on April 05, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage)
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WESTWOOD, CA - AUGUST 20: Playmate Holly Madison, publisher Hugh Hefner, playmate Bridget Marquardt and playmate Kendra Wilkinson arrive at Columbia Pictures' premiere of "House Bunny" held at the Mann Village Theater on August 20, 2008 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 06: Playboy Model Holly Madison of 'The Girls Next Door' attends National Lampoon's A Night of Fantasy with The Girls Next Door & Ludacris at The Playboy Mansion on September 6, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by C Flanigan/FilmMagic)
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 12: Playboy's Playmate of the Month for January 2009 Dasha Astafieva (L) and Hugh Hefner attend the magazine's 55th anniversary playmate celebration at ONE Sunset on December 12, 2008 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 16: Hugh Hefner poses at Playboy's 60th Anniversary special event on January 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Playboy)
