Former Playboy model warns about Hollywood’s “dark underbelly” preying on women

Holly Madison, a former Playboy model and one of Hugh Hefner’s longtime girlfriends, left the Playboy Mansion in 2008. After telling her story over the years, she is certain of one thing.

“I definitely have a dark underbelly,” the 45-year-old told Fox News Digital. “There is an energy in Hollywood that I’ve felt since I moved here: the energy of a young woman getting off the bus from the Midwest and where she came from.

“There are hills that use you to destroy you and try to use you everywhere,” the mother of the two added.

Holly Madison recalls the “anxiety” of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.

Holly Madison is back in season 3 of “The Playboy Murder.” (Investigation discoveries)

“And I’m not just talking about rich and powerful people. I’m talking about pimps on the streets. I’m talking about people trying to re-feed in sex trafficking and get girls involved. …It’s really here.

Holly Madison moved to the Playboy Mansion when he was 21 years old. (Ethan Miller/American Media/Getty Images for American Media)

On Monday, Madison kicks season 3 of Research Discovery (ID) True Crime Series, “The Playboy Murders”, Explore famous tragedy and crime related to iconic magazine brands.

Looking back, Madison said he felt “quickly” the darkness of Hollywood.

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“It felt like a playboy so when I moved to the mansion I felt safe to some extent despite all this happening that I hated and didn’t like,” Madison said.

“It felt like a nearly sanitized corporate version of sexuality. But living in this big, guarded home has struggled to drive and interact with my car ready to break down, and I felt much safer than people coming towards you on the street.”

At one point, Holly Madison was the Playboy Bunny. (Denise Truscello/Wireimage/Getty Images)

“I thought I would end up like a black dahlia or something,” Madison said. Of LA’s most infamous murders. “I thought Playboy was my safe haven.”

Elizabeth Short, known as the “Black Dahlia,” was murdered on January 15, 1947 in Los Angeles. (Getty Images)

Madison was 21 years old. I moved to Playboy Mansion. She left the exit at age 29. After wrapping the “girl next door” A reality TV series about Hefner’s multiple girlfriends. In 2016, she wrote a memoir “Down the Rabbit Hole” claiming years of verbal and emotional abuse.

Looking back on her experience, Madison will advise a hopeful model heading to Hollywood to take a big break to “keep your circle of friends.”

Today, Holly Madison invites Las Vegas home with her two children. (Investigation discoveries)

“Hopefully they can give you some level of advice or let you know if something looks a little out of control,” she advised. “And do your research.

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Holly Madison has been a close friend of Bridget Marquharto for many years. (Jean Baptiste Lacroix/Wireimage/Getty Images)

“I remember being 18 and 19 years old and thinking I was so badass, I could take on the world, have sex like a man, and I didn’t have any emotional attachment,” she replied.

“But it’s not really that way. That kind of thing has a lot of emotional weight. I think it’s really good to see honest people’s stories about every aspect of the industry.

Holly Madison at the Playboy Mansion in 2006. She never crossed the path with Kimberly Fattorini. (Hector Mata/AFP via Getty Images)

Madison never crossed his path with Playboycasting Associate and part-time model Kimberly Fatlini. Factani’s death in 2017 It is the subject of the first episode of the season.

Kimberly Fatorini passed away in 2017. She was 30 years old. (Investigation discoveries)

“The story caught my attention as some of her friends had messaged me on Instagram after Season 2 of “The Playboy Murders.”

“Everything about her story is very familiar to me…I felt like you were in a lot of situations where you were out with friends, so it was really scary.

Holly Madison said her loved ones reached out to her with a story to tell the “Murder of Playboy.” (Investigation discoveries)

According to the episode, Fatorini died of alcohol, cocaine, the rape drug gamma hydroxybutyrate, or a fatal cocktail of “GHB.” She was 30 years old.

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Kimberly Fatorini’s family is still searching for answers as to what happened to her daughter. (Investigation discoveries)

According to the episode, the illegal death lawsuit filed by Fattorini’s parents against former NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman is pending by promoters Eli Wehbe and Model Monica Maass. Merriman, Webe and Maas noted that they refused to discuss Fatorini’s death in the series. They have previously denied the charges that were linked to Fatorini’s death.

“(It was ruled there was no sufficient evidence of a criminal trial, but there is a text message that appears to indicate that someone knew that she had taken her drink and had taken the medicine,” Madison said. “It seemed like a lot of negligence and the people around her could have helped her, and that wasn’t the case.

Holly Madison was one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends. (Denise Truscello/Wireimage/Getty Images)

“It’s a really scary feeling to see a case like this, and it’s a really scary feeling to feel like we were, when we were partying and just having fun (being a normal young man), that we might have been one of my friends,” she said. “I hope her family can get some answers and closures about it.”

Holly Madison wasn’t happy with everything that went behind the doors of the Playboy Mansion, but admitted that she felt safer than being outside on the streets of Los Angeles. (Getty Images)

Madison admitted that it was complicated when asked if Playboy was intervening at the time to seek answers.

“Playboy was a very huge company where so many people work for it,” she explained. “That’s why we were able to find cases worth three seasons. There were Playboy Clubs all over the country where there were so many women working as bunnies. I think one company is really impossible.

In 2016, Holly Madison wrote his memoir, “The Rabbit Hole.” (Investigation discoveries)

“I don’t think it’s Playboy’s fault, but someone has to bear it for sure,” she added.

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The episode focused on the Kimberly Fatlini case will air Monday. (Investigation discoveries)

Madison pointed out that there are many risks to face when you are part of a “high stakes environment.” That’s why it’s so important, she said, the model aims to maintain a close circle of friends who aren’t coming from Hollywood.

“You’re going to playboy, but there’s a very high chance of potentially winning,” she said. “There’s fame, there’s money, there’s opportunities, and there’s a lot of jealousy, there’s a lot of ownership when you’re the one who gets those opportunities. It’s a life in the fast lanes.

Holly Madison said being part of a “high stakes environment” can be paid. (Denise Truscello/Wireimage/Getty Images)

“When you’re doing it, something more extreme can happen,” she said. “Many people can have positive experiences in that setting, but a lot of crazy things happen.”

Holly Madison told Fox News Digital that many of the victims’ loved ones have moved forward to speak out for a new season of “The Playboy Murders.” (Investigation discoveries)

today, Madison invites Las Vegas to the house. She believes the series will help her connect with other women in her Playboy past who faced her struggles in Hollywood.

“Sharing my story was soothing,” she said. “When I left, when I left, I thought people were thinking I had this magical relationship based on the TV show I was on, so they were expecting only positive things. At first they only said positive things.

Holly Madison hopes the series will give a say to those who have experienced similar circumstances. (Denise Truscello/Wireimage/Getty Images)

“So it’s so soothing for me to get it from my heart and be true about my experiences… so that I can see other people who have experienced something similar to me, feel empowered enough to come out and tell the truth.”