Pal: 'Heartbroken' Hef Thought Crystal Was the One

Moments after
Hugh Hefner sadly confirmed that his wedding to 25-year-old model Crystal Harris
won't be happening this Saturday -- she had a "change of heart," he said -- former girlfriends began
tweeting their support, including Kendra Wilkinson. "We r comin over w some jack n coke," she promised, though the 'Girl Next Door' was only joking because she was en route to Chicago at the time. (She later
deleted the "jack" tweet.)
Those close to the Playboy icon tell me he is coping, but truly heartbroken by Crystal's decision to leave him.
"He will die of a broken heart," a friend says. "He loves Crystal and wanted so much to finally be happily married to who he thought was the love of his life."
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Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris attend the Playboy Jazz Festival on Saturday, June 11. According to reports, they had a fight either that day or the next and she moved out. More Playboy Pics >>
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 11: Hugh Hefner attends the 2011 Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl on June 11, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/WireImage)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 11: Hugh Hefner appears for questions and answers at the 33rd Anniversary of the Playboy Jazz Festival at The Hollywood Bowl on June 11, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 11: Hugh Hefner appears for questions and answers at the 33rd Anniversary of the Playboy Jazz Festival at The Hollywood Bowl on June 11, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images)
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Over 300 people had been invited to the wedding, which would have been the third for the 85-year-old Hef. Now the strawberry wedding cake and pink gown will never be touched as the back yard wedding plans are scrapped.
"The breakup is a heartbreaker, but better now than after the marriage,"
Hugh tweeted last night. Hef also showed he has a sense of humor about this setback, saying "Since we're not getting married on Saturday, I've scheduled a movie: 'Runaway Bride.' Seems appropriate."
He also corrected a report that claimed he and Crystal had had a "nasty argument" and he even fueled speculation that the breakup was timed to promote his ex's single by retweeting a message from travel blogger Linz Loves: "Omg @CrystalHarris left @hughhefner the day her single came out on iTunes. Coincidence? I think not."
What's clear is that many of Hef's friends and ex-lovers had had their concerns about the young blond who seemingly stole his heart only last year.
"I don't really know her," former Hugh lover Molly Madison told me in February she's clearly concerned about her ex's decision to get married. "I'm just really protective and want to make sure he's making the right choices."
And now that it's clear he didn't, sources tell me Holly and Kendra, who is now happily married with a family, will do whatever they can to support the man who first supported them.
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Money grubbin little harlot ...thinks she has made herself famous. She ain't nothin but a thang and will burn out shortley.
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if she was money grubbing, she would have gone through with the marriage and just waited a while or til he dies.
This is so funny. She will burn out when? Don't you mean he is already burnt out and has been for some time even with BLUE being his favorite color. I like Hugh... like a grandfather. He should stay in his place. I do not care about the money he has. A lady a bit older will keep him here longer. This whole thing is sad. What is wrong with these ladies?
she also knows how to spell 'SHORTLY"...and you don't.
'money grubbing'?.I think not, she should have been a money grubber and taken the old fool for every cent, she showed real sense by getting out when she did....the old goat was the fool here
This is not unlike J. Howard Marshall, having married Anna Nicole Smith. He was ridiculed (and rightfully so); and was accused of being feeble of mind and senile for falling into the trap of a much too young gold-digger. That was the case then, and it is no different here. But it's not her fault for wanting to better her lot in life on the coat-tails of an icon. It's he that should know better. There is nothing dignified, or manly, in an 80-something highly successful business tycoon being snookered into a ridiculous marriage that has clearly no real romantic basis. Just as with J. H. Marshall...it just makes him into a charicature. With all due respect for Hugh; he should know better by now, that if it flies, floats, or f****s,.... you should rent and never buy. I would bet money, that her departure was over terms of a prenup that she was not satisfied with. Hugh, I'm nearly half your age, and I wouldn't marry a chick like that if my life depeneded on it. It's far better to just stay single, and act your age. Look out for yourself, and your sons, because nobody else will. They don't really want YOU...they just want what You Have.
I have to smile (laugh) when I see these couples with a 30+ year age difference. Do you really think these girls would fall madly in love with the 85-year-old man next door? Would they gush about finding their "soul mate" and "the man who is really in touch with me--who I am." Right!
Could be she ran when she found out she would get zip in the prenup!
I have a feeling that she found out where he really stands financially, His daughter has been running his businesses for years, I doubt that all of that is well taken care of. Besides, Playboy magazines has been doing really bad for quite a number of years.
Oddly enough he will be dead long before her. Maybe she should stick to men her age and him gals his age. He is kind of a predator if you think about what he has done his entire life. Used women. USED USED USED. Nothing less.....
Hef is a perverted old man. I'd never let my kids near him. He surrounds himself with prostitutes and other hangers on. Time to cash in those chips, Hef. You've long outlived what small use you had.
REAPING WHAT YOU SOW IS A BLIP, HUH?
OMG!!! 85? 25? Give it up and take it easy for the rest of what remains of your life!!
if she was money grubbing she would of benefited more by marrying him....
Look at the photo of Hef shown above the article. He don't look too happy. Well, his age are starting to catch fast. He knows his time is short. I wonder if he had been thinking a lot that he would face his Creator for real.
so the man who has it all and anything or anyone he wants can't have what he really wants, love. Perfect for a self-centered, self-absorbed, self-gratifying, pathetic old man. May he rot...
of course she was in for the money! I wonder anyway when old rich men will get a better mind? The young chicks cant possible love them. I am 45 and there is nothing that old man could do for me...he is too old.
i cannot honestly blame her he is too old for her im glad she didnt go through with it
lol...is that from the movie Tropic Thunder? I'm an ex, playing an ex, disguised as another ex...
Hef remember that you can't turn a Ho into a housewife no matter how many times you try and screw her!