In 2008, the Shannons moved into the Playboy Mansion as two of Hugh Hefner’s three new girlfriends; because of their relationship with Hefner, the Shannons began appearing on the E! network reality television series The Girls Next Door. The Shannons appeared as Miss July and Miss August 2009 in the combined “summer issue” of Playboy, a combined issue necessitated by financial problems at the publisher. Karissa Shannon attracted some publicity by confirming she had been involved in sex tapes with her boyfriend actor Sam Jones III and Heidi Montag. The Shannons were charged in January 2007 with aggravated assault after reportedly fighting with two others at a house party.
