In the wake of his announcement that he'll marry a 24-year-old girlfriend, Angeleno Hugh Hefner defended himself against regurgitated dirt about life at the Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills, although he seemed to confirm many of the rumors.

The Daily Beast's Lloyd Grove has a one-on-one with Hef, who admits taking Viagra, having condom-free sex, and paying his onetime live-in girlfriends $1,000 a week in cash from his safe.

Unfortunately, the man in the ubiquitous smoking jacket did not, apparently, address the best dirt of all:

That he let his dogs roam free in the mansion and soil the carpets and drapes.

Oh well. There's always this:

Hef and his bride-in-waiting (for Viagra to kick in?).; Credit: Steve Appleford

Hef and his bride-in-waiting (for Viagra to kick in?).; Credit: Steve Appleford

“Nobody in the group had sexually transmitted diseases. I was very careful and very concerned about taking care of everybody in terms of sexually transmitted disease. Absolutely there was testing. One of the things that can be pointed out is that over all the years of extensive sexual activity, nobody ever got pregnant, and nobody was having any serious problems with diseases. The only time anybody ever got pregnant in a relationship with me was the two times I was married.”

So there you have it. Hef. Without condom. Like a porn star. But STD-free.

See our recent cover story about the Hef-meister here.

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