Playmate Crystal Harris Dumber Than We Thought

By Maria Corina Marrero

Apparently, age doesn't make you necessarily wiser…

Hugh Hefner, the pajama-wearing legend, creator and publisher of Playboy, is now paying for all the broken hearts he left behind, including that of her former #1 girlfriend and Girls Next Door co-star, Holly Madison.

Not only did his 25-year-old girlfriend Cristal Harris decided to call off their wedding mere 5 days prior to it, but most importantly, he lost business due to it!

Hefner, who brilliantly found a way to make money out of his addiction to women, never loses a chance to transform anything into a money making venture… And his nuptials were not an exception.

The guy had signed with Lifetime network to air a 2 hour special titled "Marrying Hef". For months since the engagement, cameras rolled, shooting thousands of hours, documenting the details of the wedding, and both, Hefner and Lifetime drooled over the money making prospects of the show.

Now that Harris called off the wedding and "Marrying Hef" is no longer a plan, the network has canceled the special and out the window went the big bucks!

I think Harris behaved like any of us would.

What would you do the day after you call off your 300 guests wedding and leave you ex-fiance broken-hearted?

Go straight to a promotional tour, obviously!

The runaway bride was so compassionate towards her never-to-be-husband, that she was on the air the very next morning declaring nationally to Ryan Seacrest that "it never felt right". How sweet of her!

Now, don't even think this was just an innocent change of heart… Drum roll please…!

The New York Post reported that the original plan was to leave Hef AT THE ALTAR!

"Her plan was to walk up the aisle and say she couldn't go through with it. The wedding was to be filmed for a reality special, and her refusal to marry him would be a sensation. She was looking for a tie-in deal of around $500,000 for the exclusive 'I ditched Hef at the altar' interview. While there was interest, Crystal didn't get an offer anywhere near half a million."

So she walked out!

To make the puzzle even more fun, you do the math: Crystal's brand new single (yes, this girl also wants to be a pop star) "Club Queen" was released on Monday on iTunes, just hours before she decided to leave the Playboy Mansion.

And who do you think is Crystal's song producer? Dr. Phil's son, music producer Jordan McGraw, to whom she's been linked romantically since last week! Lovely!

I don't know about you, but all of this mess, the show, the promotional tour, the affair, the release of the single, the abandonment, makes for a much more interesting reality show than just "Marrying Hef"… "Leaving Hef" maybe?

Now, business-wise, the girl is not so bright! No record deal or contract with Lifetime or any other network can match the reportedly $80 million Hugh Hefner is worth.

And all of that chunk of cash could have been Crystal's, because since Hef was so in love, he was not even going to make her sign a pre-nup.

As for Hef, he's at the mansion nursing his broken heart! Previous Girls Next Door co-stars and girlfriends have tweeted in support of his ex-man:

Bridget Marquardt said,

"Just stopped by the mansion 2 give @hughhefner a hug," "He seems to be handling this well. He even had a sense of humor about it! #LoveUHef."

Holly Madison (Hef’s ex #1 gilfriend retweeted a message from Kendra Wilkinson to Hef:

"@hughhefner, we r comin over w some jack n coke... oh n a pipe lol," Kendra originally tweeted. Holly added to Kendra's tweet, "Wish I was there to support, too!"

Today, Hefner -clearly never loosing his sense of humor (and business) in spite of his broken heart, decided to add a huge sticker to the magazine that reads "RUNAWAY BRIDE in this Issue", since it was too late to redo the whole July Playboy cover, that read "Mrs. Crystal Heffner".

My thoughts? Hef, you should have stayed with Holly all along! Good luck with the next one!

Tags Blogger: Maria Corina Marrero, Bridget, Crystal Harris, Holly, Hugh Hefner, Jason McGraw, Kendra, Playboy, Playboy Mansion, Ryan Seacrest