Playboy’s Karissa Shannon lifts lid on Hugh Hefner’s alleged demands for incestuous sex with twin sister: ‘It was horrible’

See more of our coverage in your search results. Former Playboy Playmate Karissa Shannon is setting the record straight on Hugh Hefner’s alleged demands for incestuous sex with her twin sister, Kristina Shannon. In an exclusive interview with Page Six, Karissa, 37, confirmed that Hefner’s widow Crystal Harris’ recent claim is “is true,” admitting she was confused anyone was shocked by the use of the word “incest.” “I figured people would already have assumed that,” Karissa said, noting she’d previously described sex with the late Playboy founder as feeling like “assault” and “rape,” including the allegedly forced threesome on her and Kristina’s 19th birthday. “He would try and force me and my sister to have sex with each other,” claimed Karissa, who lived in Hefner’s famed Los Angeles estate with Kristina from ages 18 to 20. Former Playboy Playmate Karissa Shannon is setting the record straight on Hugh Hefner’s alleged demands for incestuous sex with her twin sister, Kristina Shannon (pictured together in November 2013). WireImage In an exclusive interview with Page Six, Karissa confirmed that Hefner’s widow Crystal Harris’ recent claim is “is true,” admitting she was confused anyone was shocked by the use of the word “incest.” (Pictured: Harris in October.) Page Six “Me and my sister never actually did it together. So that’s a statement I want to say. Like, really, we never, never had incest[ous] sex. Like, we never did that. We faked it. We faked it every time. And it was horrible. Like, we faked it completely.” Karissa said Harris — who was married to Hefner from December 2012 until his death in September 2017 at age 91 — was often present and aware that she and Kristina “were faking it.” But according to Karissa, Hefner “had no idea” and “thought it was real,” claiming the uncomfortable intimacy “made him so happy” because he thought it was “beautiful.” “He wanted to see it and wanted us to fool around with each other and said that if we really loved each other, we would do it together,” she claimed, adding that although she and Kristina were young and impressionable, they were on the exact same page. “Me and my sister spoke about it. … We were like, ‘Let’s just fake it,'” she recalled. “I figured people would already have assumed that,” Karissa (pictured with Hefner in October 2008) said, noting she’d previously described sex with the late Playboy founder as feeling like “assault” and “rape.” / SplashNews.com “He would try and force me and my sister to have sex with each other,” claimed Karissa (pictured with Kristina in December 2010), who lived in Hefner’s famed Los Angeles estate with Kristina from ages 18 to 20. Getty Images Karissa told us her traumatic experiences as one of Hefner’s many girlfriends made her think about the twins who’d come before her, Sandy and Mandy Bentley, who were a Playboy staple around the turn of the millennium. “Were they actually doing it?” Karissa wondered. “I felt bad for those girls because [Hefner] was younger in those days, so he was harder to fool. So I’m like, ‘Oh my God, those poor girls are probably ruined.'” She told us she saw the Bentleys at a party once, years after they’d all moved on from Playboy. Karissa shared that the women were “very quiet,” adding, “I just felt so bad. I was like, ‘Look at them; they just look ruined from this place.’ And that’s why I promised myself I wouldn’t stay there [at the Playboy Mansion] very long.” “Me and my sister never actually did it together. … Like, really, we never, never had incest[ous] sex. Like, we never did that. We faked it. … And it was horrible,” Karissa (pictured with Kristina, Hefner and Harris in April 2009) revealed. WireImage According to Karissa (pictured with Kristina in June 2011), Hefner “had no idea” and “thought it was real,” claiming the uncomfortable intimacy “made him so happy” because he thought it was “beautiful.” GC Images Karissa went on to claim that before she moved in, she had “no idea” that the gaggles of gorgeous women who were living in Hefner’s home were “really having sex” with him — and others. The “Girls Next Door” alum also cosigned Harris’ claim that actor-comedian Jon Lovitz was among the “really perverted” and “very misogynistic” men who frequented the mansion to “live out their dreams of what [Hefner was] doing.” Lovitz, for his part, is flattered Harris branded him the mansion’s “No. 1 customer.” For nearly a decade after leaving Hefner, the Shannons dabbled in pornography and even filmed together, which they previously described as “survival.” “He wanted to see it and wanted us to fool around with each other and said that if we really loved each other, we would do it together,” Karissa (pictured with Kristina in January 2014) claimed. Getty Images for Playboy The “Girls Next Door” alum also cosigned Harris’ claim that actor-comedian Jon Lovitz (pictured in July 2007) was among the “really perverted” and “very misogynistic” men who frequented the mansion. WireImage But life today looks perfectly “normal” for Karissa, who “worked hard” to heal in order to achieve what she feels so many take for granted. “I was overstimulated and overexposed for so long that I just yearned for something normal,” explained Karissa, who moved back to her native Michigan after spending a few years in Las Vegas. She’s now on OhChat, an AI-powered, adult-themed platform that lets her be in “control” of how much of her “virtual twin” she chooses to share with the public. She’s also pregnant with Genesis, a baby boy due in April, and engaged to the man of her dreams, who shocked her with a proposal last month on her birthday following a romantic dinner. Karissa (pictured getting an ultrasound) is now pregnant with Genesis, a baby boy who is due in April. Karissa Shannon The Michigan native is engaged to the man of her dreams, who shocked her with a proposal on her Oct. 2 birthday following a romantic dinner (pictured). Karissa Shannon “My fiancé is great. He’s the best partner for me. He’s super sweet and supportive of me. I’m just so lucky. I’m so blessed right now, and I’m so excited,” she gushed of her husband-so-be, whose identity she’s chosen to keep under wraps. “Privacy is peace. Privacy is power,” she explained, though she did tell us her man is from Canada, loves hockey, does yoga and is sober — just like her. Although Karissa has always wanted to be a mom, she knew she didn’t want to go on that journey with Hefner, previously disclosing she secretly underwent an abortion when she found out she was pregnant with his child. She told us she plans to use her past to propel the way she parents a son, elaborating, “I want him to be a gentleman, and I want him to have manners, and I want him to lead with his heart. I want him to be opposite of whatever Hef was portraying.” Community Guidelines Welcome to the Page Six Community! Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. 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