Holly Madison Backs Jessica Biel's Playboy Film

Holly Madison is publicly backing Jessica Biel's participation in the forthcoming Playboy film, according to remarks she made to TMZ.com on Saturday, October 10, 2026. The former "Girls Next Door" star said she is enthusiastic about the project and about the writer behind it.

Madison told TMZ.com that Lorraine Nicholson, whom she described as an acquaintance, is "a wonderful writer," and that she is eager to see Nicholson's interpretation of the material. "I love Lily-Rose Depp, too. I can't wait to see it," Madison told the outlet.

Madison's position rests on a principle she said she applies to storytelling generally: approaching other people's accounts with an open mind. She noted that audiences have extended that same willingness to her when she has shared her own recollections of life at the Playboy Mansion, and she said she wants to offer others the same consideration.

The support arrives amid a public dispute over how the film should handle its subject matter. Crystal Hefner, who was married to Hugh Hefner until his death in 2017, has criticized Biel's involvement and cautioned that the production risks presenting Hugh Hefner and the Playboy milieu in an overly flattering light. Crystal Hefner also shared a direct message she had sent to Jessica Biel, in which she urged the actress to think again about taking part in the project in the role of Hefner's "wife." Crystal Hefner has previously discussed her own time in that world and has voiced unease about the way the Mansion's past may be depicted on screen.

The film, titled "Playmates," has generated broader discussion about the appropriate approach Hollywood should take when adapting stories tied to Playboy's contested history. Madison, for her part, said she looks forward to the completed movie.