Topic: Playboy Mansion

2 chapters across the catalog

65: Disco Biscuits
• 31:14 - 38:30

65: Disco Biscuits

R. Kelly Trial and the Playboy Mansion Allegations

The release of Bill Cosby is contrasted with the ramping up of the R. Kelly trial, noting the media's focus on predatory tropes. Gloria Allred discusses a pending civil case in California involving Judy Huth and an alleged incident at the Playboy Mansion. Because Cosby can no longer be tried criminally for these specific acts, Allred explains he can no longer invoke the Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying in upcoming civil depositions.

65: Disco Biscuits
• 2:19:49 - 2:26:08

65: Disco Biscuits

Holly Madison and the Playboy Mansion's Dark Secrets

Holly Madison's memoir, Down the Rabbit Hole, is used to illustrate the routine use of Quaaludes and sexual "rituals" at the Playboy Mansion. Madison describes how Hugh Hefner used drugs to manipulate his girlfriends and pit them against one another. The hosts note the hypocrisy in Hefner being celebrated as an American icon while Cosby was imprisoned for similar behaviors involving the same substances.