Jenny McCarthy is almost 40, but she’s still Hugh Hefner’s darling!

McCarthy will now appear naked in the July 2012 issue of the magazine, after Hefner caught wind of McCarthy showing interest in appearing in the publication before she turned the big 4-0.

McCarthy kicked off her career with a Playboy pictorial in 1993 and went on to become that year’s Playmate of the Year. After that, her career took off, including a hosting stint for MTV and her own sketch show. McCarthy has since returned for spreads in the men’s magazine over the years and has always talked about her time working for playboy as being a profoundly positive one.

Happy birthday, Ms. McCarthy!  You look great- why not do it?

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Chris Evans is out promoting his new movie (and soon-to-be summer blockbuster) ‘The Avengers’. Chris returns as Captain America in the Marvel movie, alongside other superheros like Thor, Iron Man, the Black Widow, the Hulk and more.

The shy actor sat down with Playboy Magazine for an interesting interview. He talks about Scarlett Johansson and how “blessed” (ahem) she is. He talks about Robert Downey Jr., and the types of women he’s attracted to.  He says that we would be surprised with the kinds of women he’s attracted to, but after describing “her” I’m not that surprised at all. I could see him going for exactly the kind of woman he describes (like I know the man).

Here’s more via Celebitchy:

On co-star Robert Downey Jr. “When we started filming The Avengers, Captain America had not come out yet, and my big concern with Captain America was the press. I love doing one-on-ones. This feels like a conversation. This feels normal to me. But when you get on a stage, all of a sudden you feel like, man, there are 100 people just looking at you. It’s a little bit of a strange feeling. Your heart starts pounding, and that’s scary. Downey was good at just making me feel calm, saying, ‘Look, you’re not alone in this,’ and helping my confidence.”

On co-star Scarlett Johansson: “She is a beautiful lady. She really got blessed. I love that girl, man. She’s like my sister. I’ve known her for 10 years. She’s just one of the smartest people I know. It’s great when someone with a razor-sharp intellect wants to have fun. A lot of my buddies who like to have fun are a little lowbrow, and that’s fun. It’s enjoyable, but you can laugh at only so many farts.”

On being picky with da ladies: “I guess it’s a perfect combination of things. I’m incredibly picky, but that doesn’t mean I look for perfection. I like strange things. I wish you could see some of the girls I have genuinely had crushes on in my life. They’re not the girls you would assume. My friends cannot figure out the girls that, for some reason, I fall for. It’s a unique blend of traits, and on top of that, I’m really enjoying myself right now. I like being able to do what I want to do. If I wantto sleep until three today, I’m gonna sleep until three. If I want to go to Vegas this weekend, guess what–I’m going to Vegas. That’s a tough thing to walk away from, and so it has to be the right person. The pickiness makes that an uphill battle. I like girls who are self-deprecating. I like girls who make fun of themselves. If you can’t poke fun at yourself, what are you? I love making fun of myself, so I need a girl who can do that and mean it. And I like generosity. I like compassionate people. I’m not looking for some businesswoman who’s out there making millions and just here to take the world by storm. I just want someone with a good soul. That’s about it. The rest I’m really flexible on. I like a good ass, though. I will say that. It’s Playboy, right? I can say that? I like a big ass.”

His celebrity crush: “I used to be in love with Sandra Bullock when I was growing up. Sandy B. was my girl. I remember seeing Speed when I was in seventh grade and just thinking, That’s her. I can’t say I know her, but from what I’ve heard, she’s fantastic.”

I’m not a huuuuuuuuuuuge Chris Evans fan. I don’t think he’s particularly good looking, and to be honest, I can think of about two movies he’s starred in (I didn’t see ‘Captain America’). I’m excited to see ‘The Avengers’ – mostly because my boys are going to love it.

You excited??

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Hef’s runaway bride, Crystal Harris has sold her engagement ring at an auction at Christie’s New York for $38,000, half of its original purchase price!

Hugh Hefner, 85, bought the 3.39 carat diamond ring for $90,000 and proposed to Crystal on Christmas Eve 2010. Whether it was a case of cold feet or conscience got the better of her, the former Playmate called it quits just five days before their June 18^th nuptials.

It is reported that Crystal, 25, had the ring valued within weeks after she announced the news and when the jewelry shop owner offered his condolences, she replied: “Are you kidding?! It was all for publicity!”

Hef recently disclosed on Twitter the true nature of this one-time Playboy cover girl stating, “Crystal gave me Charlie [her dog] and I let her keep the engagement ring.”

I guess she has her priorities sorted out! Someone hand this girl a shovel, coz there’s a gold digger in town!

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TMZ has confirmed that Lindsay Lohan is shooting nude photos for Playboy, and that the pictorial will earn her $1 million dollars!!

According to TMZ’s sources, the deal had been in the works for months, and that Lindsay originally turned down an offer of $750,000. The troubled star held out for $1 million, and apparently, she got it!

We’re told Hugh Hefner and Co. recently came back to Lindsay with an offer less than her asking price — but close enough for her to sign on the dotted line. No word yet on which issue Linds will be featured in … but it’s a good bet she’ll be on the cover.

Lindsay’s rep said, “I can neither confirm or deny at this time.” Playboy didn’t immediately respond to our email or phone call. 

According to sources, the shoot started over the weekend — which means Linds was juggling her court ordered morgue duties … with getting nekkid.

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Whether he saw it coming or not, Hugh Hefner is acting like a jilted groom.

Crystal Harris, who was Hugh’s fiance, called off their wedding just days before the ceremony. The July Playboy cover was released, and shows Crystal posing as Mrs. Crystal Hefner. Well, Hugh decided to have the last say – and ordered that each issue be slapped with a “Runaway Bride” sticker over her image.

Hefner, 85, Tweeted Wednesday that July’s Playboy cover featuring Harris, 25, will be affixed with a sticker that reads, “Runaway bride in this issue!” – following the model’s decision to back out of this Saturday’s wedding.

The cover jumped the gun by referring to Harris as “Mrs. Crystal Hefner.”

“Recent events call for a special sticker on the July cover. Look for it on newsstands,” Hefner writes.

Though he’s able to see a little humor in his situation, Hefner was clearly blindsided. “I didn’t see any of this coming, but I’m glad things went wrong before the marriage instead of after. Live & learn,” he says in another Tweet.

Meanwhile, friends have been consoling the Playboy founder. “Holly [Madison] came by to wish me well,” he writes. “The outpouring of support & affection from so many quarters is really touching.”

Harris told Ryan Seacrest Wednesday on his KIIS-FM radio show that she’d been having second thoughts about the wedding for a while. “I just sat back and thought about it all,” she said. “Is this what I wanted? And it wasn’t.”

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So Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris‘ engagement and wedding have been called off. In case you didn’t know, Life & Style magazine reported back in March that Crystal, while in a relationship with Hugh, had been dating Jordan McGraw, son of Phil McGraw aka Dr. Phil.

As Life & Style first reported in March, Crystal had been dating her songwriting partner and the son of Dr. Phil behind fiancé Hef’s back. Life & Style first spotted the 24-year-old lovebirds cozying up at the Chateau Marmont in LA on March 14. While Crystal attempted to keep their romance low-profile, Jordan didn’t care to hide his affections and was kissing her shoulder and trying to hold her hand – which was still adorned with her 6-carat engagement ring. The pair met through the Organica Music Group, where Jordan worked with Crystal as a songwriter.

Crystal and Hef, who got engaged in December, were only days away from their June 18 wedding date. “Crystal informed me of the news this morning and that the decision to call off the wedding was mutual,” Crystal’s manager, Michael Blakey, President of Organica Music Group, tells Life & Style. “The split was amicable and I’m happy to say that Crystal and Hef will remain close friends.”

How J-U-I-C-Y!

And ironic that the son-of-a-psychologist-slash-family-counseling-TV-host would be a part of this Hollywood scandal relationship breakup!

What would Dr. Phil have to say?

And do you think this “engagement” was real in the first place? Or staged?

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‘Dancing With the Stars’ star Karina Smirnoff poses in the latest issue of Playboy. Inside the magazine she takes everything off, and Hugh Hefner calls the spread “unforgettable”.

“As a dancer I’ve always embraced my body. I’m thrilled to show off my strong, toned physique in the pages of Playboy and celebrate my sexiness,” Smirnoff told the magazine. “To me, sexy is the confident energy a person produces. Sexy is the comfortable feeling of being who you are. Sexy is not just having beautiful lips, legs and arms; it’s beyond that. Sexy is soul.”