Holly Madison has claimed that Hugh Hefner offered her a Quaalude on the first night they met.
The former Playboy bunny says she was asked if she wanted the sedative drug that has since been banned in the US, during their first night out together.
Holly was known as Hugh's 'main girlfriend' in the 2000s and lived with him and a group of other models at the infamous mansion during this time.
The blonde is taking part in the new documentary, Secrets of Playboy, which looks into Hugh's life and the culture he created through the magazine and company.
The former girlfriend was under the impression that she would not have to do anything she didn't want, as she said: "The first night I went out with Hef and the girls, I had it in my mind that I was going to see what happened, and if I wasn’t comfortable with it, I didn’t have to do anything."
She added: "[Hugh] leaned over and asked [her] if [I] wanted to take a Quaalude."
However, she told him she didn't usually take drugs and Hugh agreed but went on to tell her they called Quaaludes 'thigh openers' in the seventies.
Quaalude was a brand name for the sedative methaqualone and was prescribed as a sleep aid in the 1970s in the US, where it was banned in 1984 due to increased amounts of abuse.
After a while Holly became Hugh's 'main girlfriend' which came with responsibilities such as standing next to him in photos, moving into his room and ordering his drinks for him.
She spoked about what kind of feelings she had for her 'boyfriend', when she said at the time she thought she loved Hugh.
She said: "I think I definitely thought I was in love with Hef, but it was very Stockholm Syndrome... Stockholm Syndrome is when somebody starts to identify with somebody who’s their captor in some way, and I feel like I did that with Hef 100 per cent."
Before the new documentary was released, the PLBY Group, which is the company behind the magazine and other businesses, released an open letter where they asked to not associate Hugh with the current Playboy magazine.
The open letter said: "We trust and validate women and their stories, and we strongly support the individuals who have come forward to share their experiences.
"As a brand with sex positivity at its core, we believe safety, security and accountability are paramount, and anything less is inexcusable."
It added: "As you know, the Hefner family is no longer associated with Playboy, and today’s Playboy is not Hugh Hefner’s Playboy."
Hugh died at his home in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, on September 27th 2017 when he was 91 years old.
His cause of death was sepsis which was brought on by an E. coli infection.
He is buried at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, in the crypt beside Marilyn Monroe, which he paid $75,000 in 1992.
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