Biel’s casting as Hefner’s wife in the upcoming Playmates film—directed by Lorraine Nicholson and also starring Bill Pullman as Hefner—was announced earlier this month. And though the businessman was married to Harris, as well as Mildred Williams and Kimberley Conrad, the 7th Heaven alum’s character will be fictional. 

For Marquardt, she doesn’t think Harris has a right to tell anyone not to tell the story. 

“What bothers me is that somebody doesn’t want other people to tell their story,” she continued. “I don’t like that she doesn’t want Lorraine to tell her story or Jessica to be a part of it. I feel like everybody should be allowed to tell their story.”

Meanwhile, the former Playboy cover star, for her part, is excited about the upcoming Searchlight film, especially considering Nicholson—daughter to Jack Nicholson—spent a large part of her childhood at the Playboy mansion.