
Holly Madison and others explore the dark side of the Playboy lifestyle
CNN
Four years after the death of Hugh Hefner, some insiders are coming forward to share what they say was the reality of life inside the Playboy empire.
A&E Network's upcoming documentary series "Secrets of Playboy" includes interviews with "colleagues, executives, Playmates and employees from all levels of the brand" who "share the full story of what life within the Playboy world was truly like," according to the network.
In a clip from the show, model Holly Madison, who became famous as one of Hefner's multiple blonde girlfriends from 2001 to 2008, said she "broke" under the pressure of "being made to feel like I needed to look exactly like everybody else."

Judge restricts federal response to Minnesota protests amid outrage over immigration agents’ tactics
Immigration agents carrying out a sweeping operation in Minnesota can’t deploy certain crowd-control measures against peaceful protesters or arrest them, a federal judge ruled Friday. The order follows widespread outrage over a fatal shooting, reports of US citizens getting detained and Minnesotans getting asked for documents for no clear reason.

The smell of wet grass from the recent atmospheric river rains, mud and gasoline wafts through the warm Southern California air as Alec Derpetrossian works the chainsaw with a foreman, Randy Magaña, who helps him guide where to put the blade. Derpetrossian is still learning how to adequately use the large tool.











