Former Playboy harem member Kendra Wilkinson has finally escaped the feeble clutches of ex-boyfriend Hugh Hefner, but her new fiance, professional football player Hank Baskett, won't stop talking about the old man:

Hef is like a father to her so he's going to be the one to give her away. That's why I wanted his blessings and her mom's blessing.

Uh, excuse us? Her former boyfriend is like a father to her? And Hank needed to get his blessing before proposing? Run, Hank. Far, far away from all these crazy, messed up people.

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World famous pornographer Hugh Hefner, who's somehow convinced everyone that he's better than the common street pimps who do what he does, is being forced to can Playboy staffers in both New York and Los Angeles.

Since Hefner's once reputable magazine went from interviewing people like Malcolm X to interviewing people like Pete Wentz, and since anyone interested in masturbating to pictures now has the Internet for that, Playboy the brand has seen its stock fall precipitously, from $11.40 to $2.85.

This is just the latest blow to the 83-year-old Hef's empire, which has been in a rough patch for quite sometime now. Besides being turned down by falling starlet Lindsay Lohan, it's rumored that Playboy's notorious mansion parties have a tenuous future and that two out of three of Hef's girlfriends, Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson, have ditched him for younger men (magician Criss Angel and football player Hank Baskett, respectively).

Whaddya know? Women for whom one pays have no loyalty.

Update: Whoops! Page Six reports today that Hef's final girlfriend, Bridget Marquardt, is now dating Marisa Tomei's ex.