Playboy's Hefner Gets Engaged To A Playmate Again

CHICAGO (AP) - Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner says he's gotten engaged again.

Hefner said in a Twitter message early Saturday that he'd given a ring to girlfriend and Playmate Crystal Harris, saying she burst into tears.

``This is the happiest Christmas weekend in memory,'' he wrote.

To clear up confusion over whether the ring was simply a Christmas gift, Hefner later tweeted: ``Yes, the ring I gave Crystal is an engagement ring. I didn't mean to make a mystery out of it. A very merry Christmas to all.''

This would be the third marriage for the 84-year-old. He divorced Playmate Kimberly Conrad last year.

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