Washington, May 2 : Hugh Hefner is set to be honoured by the Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation for his contribution through his Playboy magazine.

The publishing icon has been named among the 2012 Heroes of Hollywood, Contactmusic reported.

Hefner, 86, will be feted with the first Hollywood Distinguished Service Award in memory of the late Johnny Grant at a gala luncheon on June 7.

Washington, Apr 24 : Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has penned a rare, full-page editorial on an unsurprising topic: Sex, in the May issue of the magazine.

In "The War Against Sex," Hefner has slammed "repressed conservatives" who he says are "pounding on America's bedroom door."

"For months I have watched the rhetoric building," writes Hefner.

Washington, Apr 10 : Hugh Hefner, who completed 86 years on Monday, celebrated his birthday by hosting the annual Casablanca Night party at his mansion on Saturday.

The Playboy magazine's founder was the guest of honour at the bash, which is open to his friends and Playboy centrefolds.

Washington, Feb 19 : Hugh Hefner has hinted that Lindsay Lohan might be called for another Playboy photoshoot.

Lohan, 25, channeled her icon Marilyn Monroe for the cover of the men's magazine last December, and while the highly-anticipated issue was leaked online and thus forced to hit newsstands earlier than anticipated, it was still quite the moneymaker.

London, Feb 14 : Hugh Hefner has been honoured with a humanitarian award for his charity endeavours at a post-Grammy Awards bash at the Playboy Mansion.

The Playboy mogul was named Humanitarian of the Year by bosses at the Angelwish charity, which grants wishes to sick children around the world, the Daily Express reported.

London, Feb 14 - Playboy owner Hugh Hefner has been conferred with a humanitarian award for his charity endeavours.

Hefner was honoured with the Humanitarian of the Year award by officials at the Angelwish charity, which grants wishes to sick children around the world. The award was given to him by former Playboy model and actress Pamela Anderson, reports contactmusic. com.

Washington, Feb 6 : Hugh Hefner's son Cooper finds it "weird" that his 84-year-old father has girlfriends younger than he is.

The Playboy founder frequently dates much younger women and though 20-year-old Cooper Hefner insists that he has always been comfortable with his dad's unusual lifestyle, but admits that he isn't always happy about his dates.

Washington, Jan 1 : Hugh Hefner says that his goal for 2012 is to remain a bachelor, after his ex-fiance Crystal Harris broke off their engagement in 2011.

According to the Playboy mogul, not walking down the aisle was one of the things that made 2011 ‘a very good year for me’.

“This year has been a very interesting year for me, I almost got married,” People magazine quoted him as saying.

Washington, Dec 29 : Hugh Hefner's former girlfriends have slammed his "mean" ex-fiancee Crystal Harris for wanting his dog.

Holly Madison was outraged, tweeting Harris why she gave away the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel when she had to ask for it back.

"Why did you voluntarily give the dog to Hef who loves him too after you left, only to ask for him back a few months later?" the Us magazine quoted her as tweeting.

London, Dec 26 - Playboy chief Hugh Hefner says that he spends his evenings watching films and playing cards instead of getting intimate with girlfreinds.

The 85-year-old, who is dating 28-year-old Shera Bechard and Anna Sophia Berglund, 24, prefers to keep himself busy with movie nights and board games during the week.

Melbourne, Dec 23 : Hugh Hefner’s girlfriend Anna Sophia Berglund has revealed that the Playboy founder leads a “very routine life”.

The 85-year-old is currently in a relationship with Berglund and Shera Bechard, after the very public breakdown of his romance with Crystal Harris.

According to the British edition of OK! magazine, Berglund said that Hefner enjoyed his routine in the Playboy mansion.

London, Dec 23 - Playboy chief Hugh Hefner, known for his fancy for young, beautiful women, says he has never been intimate with a woman older than 40.

"The oldest I've been out with? In terms of intimacy, she was in her forties, but in terms of a relationship, somewhere in her thirties,? femalefirst. co. uk quoted the 85-year-old as saying.

Hefner is currently dating two models, 24-year-old Anna Sophia Berglund and Shera Bechard, 28.(IANS)

Los Angeles, Dec 21 : Actor James Franco is reportedly in talks to play the younger version of Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner in an upcoming biopic about porn star Linda Lovelace.

"Mamma Mia!" star Amanda Seyfried has replaced Kate Hudson to portray the adult actress-turned-porn star in the forthcoming project, opposite Peter Sarsgaard as Lovelace's husband Chuck Traynor.

Sydney, Dec 21 : Hugh Hefner was left broken hearted when his ex-fiancee called off their marriage just a few days before the big day.

The 85-year-old Playboy founder and the 25-year-old Playmate Crystal Harris were set to wed this year, but Harris backed out.

Hefner says he was stunned when it all ended so suddenly and believes that he misjudged the relationship.

Washington, Dec 20 : Hugh Hefner has revealed that he initially had doubts about featuring Lindsay Lohan on the cover of his Playboy Magazine.

The 85-year-old media mogul made the revelation during a recent interview at the Playboy Mansion in L. A.

"The concept came from my editors," People Magazine quoted Hefner as saying.

"I had mixed emotions to begin with.

Washington, Dec 10 : Hugh Hefner has announced that he will be releasing the Lindsay Lohan Playboy issue early after the entire spread got leaked on the internet.

Apparently, someone took a snap of the front cover of the magazine featuring the actress in the nude and put it up on the internet.

Melbourne, Oct 20 : Hugh Hefner’s former fiancé Crystal Harris has sold off the engagement ring he gave her for almost half the price.

According to the Herald Sun, the 85-year-old Playboy founder was due to marry her in June, but Harris had second thoughts about the nuptials and called it off five days before she was due to walk down the aisle.

New York, Oct 1 - Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner's former fiancee Crystal Harris has put her engagement ring up for auction.

The 25-year-old model, who called off her wedding with Hefner just before the scheduled nuptials in June this year, is placing the 3.39 carat diamond engagement band under the hammer at Christie's here, reports dailystar. co. uk.

Washington, Sept 24: Hugh Hefner has revealed that he "had sex once a week" with Crystal Harris when they were together.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 85-year-old Playboy mogul made this comment after his ex Harris, who had called off their wedding in June this year, "lied" to Howard Stern that they only had sex once and it lasted "like two seconds".

Washington, Sept 23: Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has revealed that he had a threesome with his ex-fiance Crystal Harris and a "girlfriend" on the night they met for the first time.

"We had sex with her and a girlfriend. We had sex the first night that we met, with another girl, and it was such a nice relationship that I kept them both over for a weekend," Contactmusic quoted Hefner as telling the Hollywood Reporter.

London, August 09 : Looks like Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has left his past behind and has moved on after being dumped and humiliated by his former fiancee Crystal Harris.

Hefner recently enjoyed his annual Midsummer Night's Dream bash at the Los Angeles property with celebrities such as Transformers director Michael Bay and Captain America star Chris Evans, reports the Daily Mail.

London, August 04 : Looks like Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner is leaving no stone unturned to keep his new girlfriends happy after he was dumped by his former fiancee Crystal Harris.

A picture has emerged showing the 85-year-old making a half-hearted attempt at planking, reports the Daily Mail.

Melbourne, August 02 : Hugh Hefner’s former playmate has slammed his runaway bride Crystal Harris for saying that the Playboy mogul was not good in bed.

Hefner’s ex girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson, who has a 19-month-old son with NFL star husband Hank Baskett, said that Harris ‘looks like trash’.

London, July 29 : Several Playboy playmates have defended Hugh Hefner over his ex-fiancee Crystal Harris' allegations that he is poor in bed, claiming that the 85-year-old actually is `a lot of fun'.

Harris recently questioned Hefner's masculinity saying that they had sex just once and it lasted only for two seconds. But now the Playboy founder's darling girls have dismissed her allegations.

London, July 28 : A day after Hugh Hefner’s runaway bride spilled their not-so-hot sex secrets on US radio, the Playboy mogul has said her claim was a lie.

The runaway bride Harris claimed on Howard Stern Show recently that sex with Hefner lasted just “two seconds”.