Hugh Hefner Puts "Runaway Bride" Crystal Harris' Playboy Cover in Sticky Situation

Jilted mogul gets cheeky revenge by placing stickers alluding to ex-fiancée's wedding cancellation over new issue of his magazine

By Gina Serpe Jun 16, 2011 4:26 PMTags
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So…maybe not so amicable after all?

Actually, we're sure Hugh Hefner was just having a little fun at his own expense (and, OK, at jilter du jour Crystal Harris' as well) when he decided to amend her current and now rather ironically themed cover shoot for the July issue of Playboy.

What with this being the week the duo was supposed to marry, it made sense when, several months ago, Harris got all dressed up as "Mrs. Crystal Hefner" and got credited as such on the cover of this month's issue.

But hey, one sticky situation deserves another, and Hef knows a PR opportunity when he sees it. So it's only right that he took matters into his own hands and took the liberty of updating Harris' spread…

"Recent events call for a special sticker on the July cover," he tweeted yesterday. "Look for it on newsstands."

As it is, you won't have to look hard—in honor of his ex-fiancée's wedding bailout, Hef has seen fit to place a massive "Runaway Bride" sticker on the front of the magazine's cover.

Good for Hef. It's better to laugh than cry, after all—better still when you can do it all the way to the bank.

Meanwhile, the doubly dumped octogenarian isn't lacking for company, as he's been tweeting up a storm this week, updating the world on how he's faring in the midst of his most public breakup.

"Holly came by to wish me well," he wrote. "The outpouring of support & affection from so many quarters is really touching."

He's also appeared to have given up the pretense that the split was mutual or amicable, taking the "honesty is the best policy" route.

"Crystal did an interview with Ryan Seacrest this morning to explain everything, but I still don't have a clue," he tweeted yesterday.

"I didn't see any of this coming, but I'm glad things went wrong before the marriage instead of after. Live & learn." And then use stickers to get some revenge.