Miki Garcia has attempted to speak out about Playboy long before the #MeToo movement or even the explosive A&E docuseries that’s been airing Monday nights.
It was 1985 when Playboy’s Miss January 1973 and former head of promotions spoke out against Hugh Hefner. She alleged to a federal panel that the magazine publisher encouraged drug use and coerced Playmates into participating in orgies. Hefner denied the allegations, saying Garcia lied at the hearing to stir interest in an unsold book.
″This ex-employee has been attempting to peddle a book about Playboy which has been rejected by every publisher to whom it has been submitted,” he said in a statement at the time read by Playboy spokesman Don Rogers.
Garcia was one of several women to come forward in the 10-part docuseries titled “Secrets of Playboy,” which aims to look at the brand’s complicated legacy and its founder, who died in 2017 at age 91.
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Playboy founder Hugh Hefner passed away in 2017 at age 91.
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It features new interviews with numerous members of Hefner’s staff and inner circle, as well as past girlfriends.
In response to the docuseries, a spokesperson for Playboy issued a statement to Fox News Digital.
“Today’s Playboy is not Hugh Hefner’s Playboy,” the statement began. “We trust and validate these women and their stories, and we strongly support those individuals who have come forward to share their experiences. As a brand with sex positivity at its core, we believe safety, security and accountability are paramount.”
“The most important thing we can do right now is actively listen and learn from their experiences,” the Playboy statement added. “We will never be afraid to confront the parts of our legacy as a company that do not reflect our values today.
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