Tattle: Hey, golden girls! Hef's back on the market

June 15, 2011|By Howard Gensler
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  • Hefner and Crystal Harris at TCM film fest at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in April.
  • Hefner and Crystal Harris at TCM film fest at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in April. (FREDERICK M. BROWN / Getty…)
  • Melanie Fiona (left) performs at the Apollo gala. (Associated Press )
  • StevieWonder

PEOPLE SAID it would never last, but at least most of them thought it would start.

Alas, Hugh Hefner's fiancee, Crystal Harris, has called off the wedding five days before she was to say "I do."

TMZ.com sources say that Crystal and Hef had a nasty phone argument over the weekend and soon after Crystal moved out of the Playboy Mansion.

Life & Style chimed in with a reminder that it had broken the news months ago that Crystal had been dating Jordan McGraw on the sly.

Jordan was Crystal's songwriting partner, and it was believed that in addition to making music, they also made sheet music.

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Jordan is the son of Dr. Phil, who perhaps should counsel his boy on not taking advantage of the elderly.

"Crystal informed me of the news this morning and that the decision to call off the wedding was mutual," Crystal's manager, Michael Blakey, told Life & Style. "The split was amicable and I'm happy to say that Crystal and Hef will remain close friends."

Sure they will.

Wonder feted at Apollo

 Stevie Wonder was honored at Harlem's famed Apollo Monday during the theater's spring gala. Wonder, who first performed at the Apollo as a child, was inducted into the Legends Hall of Fame, alongside Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald and James Brown.

As part of the show, Wonder performed with a cast of friends and admirers including Tony Bennett, Chick Corea, Paul Shaffer and Doug E. Fresh. The tribute concert also featured Raphael Saadiq, Yolanda Adams, Kim Burrell, Melanie Fiona, ?uestlove and others.

Bennett gave the honor to Wonder, who in turn lauded his presenter for his commitment to the Apollo and to civil-rights causes.

"As much as I may never see the color of his skin, I'm able to feel the color of his spirit," Wonder told the audience. "When it was not fashionable to hang out with the brothers and sisters, you did."

The Apollo spring gala raised more than $1.2 million. The funds will be used for its educational programs and to preserve the historic theater's legacy, organizers said.

Cage in court

 Nicolas Cage met with a judge yesterday to settle a lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend Christina Fulton over money and a house that she claims Cage promised her.

Cage and his attorneys were in Superior Court Judge Teresa Sanchez-Gordon's chambers for roughly 90 minutes before Fulton and her attorneys were called before the judge.

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