Karissa Shannon Says She Faked Hefner’s Alleged Demand

Karissa Shannon said Hugh Hefner tried to get her and her twin sister, Kristina, to have sex with each other while they lived at his Los Angeles mansion, but that the sisters pretended to comply and never did so. The allegation, made in an interview, echoed an account Hefner’s widow, Crystal Harris, had recently given about the twins. “He would try and force me and my sister to have sex with each other,” Karissa said. She said she and Kristina agreed to fake the behavior Hefner wanted. “We faked it every time,” she said, describing the experience as horrible. Karissa also said Hefner believed their performances were genuine and told them that if they loved each other, they would do it together. Karissa and Kristina were 18 when they began living at the mansion and stayed there until they were about 20, according to the reports. Karissa’s account concerns alleged conduct during that period. The reports provide no independent evidence establishing what happened; the account is based on statements by Karissa and Harris. Harris discussed the twins during an October 27 podcast episode, saying Hefner had tried to push their heads toward each other to get them to engage sexually. She...