Hugh Hefner Apologizes to Jessica Alba

Playboy has decided to make nice with Jessica Alba. In turn, she's calling off the legal dogs.

The Fantastic Four star has retracted her threat to sue the magazine for printing an unauthorized publicity shot of her on its March cover, Alba's publicist, Brad Cafarelli, confirmed to E! Online. Her change of heart came after the man himself--Hugh Hefner--offered up his sincerest apologies.

Hefner, Playboy's legendary editor-in-chief, wrote a personal letter of apology to Alba and made donations to two of the actress's favorite charities, Keep a Child Alive and the Until There's a Cure Foundation.

"In light of Mr. Hefner's personal apology for Playboy's unauthorized use of my photo on their cover, I have decided to discontinue my claims against them," Alba said in a statement Tuesday. "I appreciate Mr. Hefner's acknowledgment of the distress caused by Playboy's actions and I'm happy to put this unfortunate event behind me. This was never about money, it was about setting the record straight about something that was done without my knowledge or consent."

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