Carrie Leigh sued Hugh Hefner for wasting her time

By popular demand, we're visiting the story of Carrie Leigh: the 19-year-old model who became Hefner's live-in girlfriend for five years... and then sued him for $35 million. Carrie Leigh was the first person on record to refer to the world of Playboy as a "cult." We're covering her rise in the public eye as "first lady of the Playboy Mansion," and the palimony suit alleging she was promised marriage, children, a Malibu beach house, and an annual salary. Plus: the (suspected?) allegation against Carrie Leigh by Jennifer Saginor, author of Playground, that they had a romantic relationship while the author was a teenager. Find me everywhere: linktr.ee/literallylaurad Time stamps: 01:41 Road to Playboy 04:22 Relationship with Hugh Hefner 06:43 Life at the Playboy Mansion 09:06 Break up 09:44 Palimony suit 11:55 More lawsuits 12:36 Jennifer Saginor 16:30 Calling Playboy a Cult Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Carrie Leigh sued Hugh Hefner for wasting her time is an episode from ECO CHIC by Laura E Diez .

This episode is 20:49 long.

This episode was published on Apr 7, 2026.

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