Will Posing Nude in the May Playboy Get Karina Smirnoff Kicked Off Dancing With The Stars?

It has been years since I bought myself a Playboy magazine. At one point in time I was a subscriber.

Seconds ago I learned of Hugh Hefner's tweeting of the fact that Dancing With The Stars' Karina Smirnoff will be on the May issue's cover.

And nude inside.

Karina is my favorite of the DWTS Russians. Along with her ex-fiance, Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Word is that Karina will be fired as a Dancing With The Stars dancer if it's true she get nekkid in Playboy.

Some sort of violation of contract deal.

Which seems just a tad hypocritical to me. Currently on Dancing With The Stars we have Kendra Wilkinson dancing. Kendra has been naked in Playboy. Holly Madison has danced on DWTS. Also naked in Playboy. Pamela Anderson has danced on DWTS. Naked all over the place, including multiple times in Playboy.

Methinks Hugh Hefner should have convinced Karina to do a Playboy photo shoot with her ex, Maks. That likely would have turned into an all-time Playboy magazine best seller.

A couple Internet buzz blurbs about this serious issue....

The San Jose Mercury News reported that an unidentified Dancing with the Stars insider told the Popeater website, “If Karina posed naked, she can kiss her dancing days goodbye.” ABC has not released an official statement on the matter.

According to AceShowbiz, by posing nude, Smirnoff would have violated her contract because she did not get consent from the Dancing with the Stars executives prior to posing for the May 2011 issue of Playboy. Smirnoff reportedly will appear on the cover and inside the issue.

Hugh Hefner Engaged to Playmate Crystal Harris

Hugh Hefner rang in the holidays with an engagement ring. The Playboy founder is engaged to girlfriend Crystal Harris, 24, he announced on Twitter."After the movie tonight, Crystal & I exchanged gifts. I gave Crystal a ring. A truly memorable Christmas Eve," Hefner, 84, wrote. "When I gave Crystal the ring, she burst into tears. This is the happiest Christmas weekend in memory." Later, he clarified, "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 will be the third marriage for Hefner.

Hugh Hefner, 84, Engaged to Girlfriend Crystal Harris, 24

Hugh Hefner, the 84-year-old Playboy boss, and Crystal Harris, his 24-year-old girlfriend and Playmate, got engaged on Christmas Eve!

Hugh Hefner took to his Twitter page to announce that he had proposed to Crystal Harris on Friday (December 24): "After the movie tonight, Crystal & I exchanged gifts. I gave Crystal a ring. A truly memorable Christmas Eve. When I gave Crystal the ring, she burst into tears. This is the happiest Christmas weekend in memory."

On Sunday (December 26), Hefner added: "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."

Hefner and Harris met each other on Halloween in 2008 and began dating in January 2009. It will be the third marriage for the Playboy founder.

In 1949, Hefner wed first wife Mildred Williams with who he had two children, Christie, 58, and David, 55. The pair divorced in 1959. In 1989, he married Playboy Playmate Kimberley Conrad, who gave him two sons, Marston Glenn, 20, and Cooper Bradford, 19. Their divorce was finalized in March this year.

Congrats to the happy couple Hefner & Harris!