Former Playboy model Holly Madison blasts Hollywood as dark place teeming with ‘leeches’

Holly Madison a former Playboy model and one of Hugh Hefner s longtime girlfriends left the Playboy Mansion in After telling her story over the years she s certain about one thing Hollywood can be an evil place There s definitely a dark underbelly the -year-old notified Fox News Digital There s kind of an force in Hollywood that I felt ever since I moved here There s this ability of when you re that young woman who strategies off the bus from the Midwest or wherever you re from There are leeches looking to take advantage of and destroy you and use you everywhere the mother of two added HOLLY MADISON RECALLS PLAYBOY FOUNDER HUGH HEFNER'S 'INSECURITIES' 'HE HAD A JEALOUS STREAK' And I m not just talking about rich powerful people I m talking about pimps on the street I m talking about people trying to bait and switch and get girls involved in sex trafficking It s really everywhere here I saw it firsthand when I moved here at On Monday Madison is kicking off season of Inspection Discovery s ID true crime series The Playboy Murders which explores high-profile tragedies and crimes associated with the iconic magazine brand Looking back Madison revealed she felt Hollywood s darkness right away WATCH FORMER PLAYBOY MODEL DETAILS THE DARK UNDERBELLY OF HOLLYWOOD It s almost ironic because I felt like Playboy when I moved into the mansion felt kind of safe in a way even though there were all these things going on that I hated and didn t like revealed Madison It felt like almost the sanitized corporate version of sexuality But it felt a lot safer to me to be living in this big guarded house than to be out driving around in my car that s ready to break down struggling to make ends meet and people approaching you on the street I thought I was going to end up like the Black Dahlia or something Madison remarked referring to one of LA s majority notorious murder cases I thought Playboy was my safe haven Madison was when she moved into the Playboy Mansion She made her exit at age after wrapping The Girls Next Door a reality TV series about Hefner s multiple girlfriends In she wrote a memoir Down the Rabbit Hole alleging years of verbal and emotional abuse Looking back at her experience Madison would advise any hopeful model making her way to Hollywood for a big break to keep your circle of friends close Hopefully they can give you chosen level-headed advice or let you know if something seems to be getting a little out of control she advised And do your research Dive in on the downsides of every different industry CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER I remember being and and thinking I was such a badass and that I could just take on the world and that I could have sex like a man and have no emotional attachment she reflected But it s really not like that Doing things like that carries a lot of emotional weight I think looking into people s stories who are honest about all the sides of the industry is a really good thing to do And look at certain of the cautionary tales before you just dive in Madison never crossed paths with Kimberly Fattorini a Playboy casting associate and part-time model Fattorini's death is the subject of the season s first episode The story came to my attention because several of her friends were messaging me on Instagram after season of The Playboy Murders aired and they re like Can you please cover Kimmy s story reported Madison Everything about her story just looks so familiar to me It was really scary to me because I feel like I ve been in various situations where you re just out with friends and there are guys who don t have people s best interests in mind According to the episode Fattorini died from ingesting a lethal cocktail of alcohol cocaine and the date rape drug gamma hydroxybutyrate or GHB She was years old LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSAccording to the episode a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Fattorini s parents against former NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman promoter Eli Wehbe and model Monica Maass is pending It noted that Merriman Wehbe and Maass declined to discuss Fattorini s death for the series They've previously denied accusations that were connected to Fattorini's death It was determined there wasn t enough evidence for a criminal trial but there are text messages that seem to indicate she knew somebody had drugged her drink disclosed Madison It seemed like there was a lot of negligence and people around her who should have helped her and didn t It s just a really scary feeling to look at a circumstance like this and feel like this could have been me or one of my friends when we were out partying and just having fun being normal young people she revealed I hope her family can get particular answers and closure on that When required if Playboy should have stepped in at the time and pushed for answers Madison admitted it was complicated Playboy was such a huge company with so a great number of people working for it she explained That s why we ve been able to find three seasons' worth of cases There were Playboy Clubs all over the country with so several women working as Bunnies I think it s impossible for one company to really babysit the lives of everybody who s ever worked for them especially if something happened while the person wasn t on the job I don t think it s so much Playboy s responsibility but somebody requirements to be held accountable for sure she added Madison noted that when you re part of a high-stakes conditions there are plenty of risks to face That s why it s crucial she declared for aspiring models to keep a close circle of friends who aren t from Hollywood You re going into Playboy and there s so much potentially to be gained she announced There s fame there s money there s opportunities And when you are the person who gets those opportunities there can be a lot of jealousy a lot of possessiveness It s living life in the fast lane When you re doing that more extreme things can happen she reported Even though a lot of people can have a positive experience in that setting a lot of crazy things can happen too In current times Madison calls Las Vegas home She has credited the series with helping her connect with other women from her Playboy past who ve faced their own struggles in Hollywood It was healing to share my story she revealed I felt like when I went out just based on the TV show that I was on people thought I had this magical relationship and they expected only positive things I would only say positive things at first just because I thought it was the nice thing to do But it started to feel like I was living a lie So just getting that off my chest and being able to be truthful about my experience is so healing for me To see other people who went through similar things as me to be able to feel empowered enough to come out and tell the truth It feels good