Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy magazine, passed away at the age of 91:
RIP to Hugh Hefner, the original defender of the first amendment and boobs.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) September 28, 2017
Hugh Hefner published the first issue of Playboy in 1953, with Marilyn Monroe on the cover. He has died age 91. https://t.co/QvvOEyO2fD pic.twitter.com/CFowu1N2x8
— CNN (@CNN) September 28, 2017
According to a Instagram post by actress and former Playboy model Pamela Anderson, Hefner was using a walker the last time she saw him and he was having trouble hearing:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZkyhOylX6A/?hl=en&taken-by=pamelaanderson
A makeshift memorial outside of the Playboy Mansion:
A memorial for Hugh Hefner outside the former Playboy Mansion in Chicago. Hefner passed Wednesday night at age 91. @nbcchicago pic.twitter.com/yJFmGA4Da9
— Emily Florez (@EmilyFlorezNews) September 28, 2017
Celebrities from around Twitter are starting to pay tribute to the iconic magazine owner:
RIP #Hef Thank you for being a revolutionary and changing so many people's lives, especially mine. I hope I made you proud. ?#PMOY 94 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/sF9ARYgEpw
— Jenny McC-Wahlberg (@JennyMcCarthy) September 28, 2017
1st met him months B4 #SW opened-Expected stereotyped swinger/wildman not the kind-thoughtful loyal friend he always was to ML & me #RIPHef? pic.twitter.com/r5Jbyg9TMH
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) September 28, 2017
Paris & I are reminiscing about the Playboy parties at the mansion & how much we love Hef. She’s texts me the perfect Hef emojis ???????????
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) September 28, 2017
RIP Hugh Hefner
Thanks for all the great articles!!! pic.twitter.com/D62eSL7skq
— Jeff Dwoskin (@bigmacher) September 28, 2017
Hate on @hughhefner all ya want about pornography, but he was an absolute believer in 1st Amendment. That is part of his legacy. RIP, Hef.
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 28, 2017
I hid Playboys under my mattress. I got sick and threw up in bed once and my mom found them cleaning it up. Thanks for the mammaries Hef.
— Travon Free (@Travon) September 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/CourtneyStodden/status/913242401728225280
"I can call you Hef, can I?"
"No"RIP Hugh Hefner pic.twitter.com/c9muh6HJup
— Sung Min Kim (@sung_minkim) September 28, 2017
Kendra Wilkinson breaks her silence on Hugh Hefner's death: "Hef changed my life." https://t.co/9F0mU1eGy1 pic.twitter.com/VBoatvtS4W
— E! News (@enews) September 28, 2017
Hefner’s final tweets asked people to help with hurricane relief in Florida and Texas:
Hugh Hefner, Playboy Founder, dies at 91. His legacy is long & well known…Hef final tweets focus on relief charity https://t.co/mk128ElR9f pic.twitter.com/LgB5HCZ7ji
— Thomas Roberts (@ThomasARoberts) September 28, 2017
Hefner’s son was in the news a month ago vowing to remak Playboy for his generation:
The Next Hef: Hugh's 25-Year-Old Son Reveals Plan to Remake Playboy "For My Generation" https://t.co/O2ehHqxtqd
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) August 24, 2017
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