Heidi Fleiss
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| Born | December 30, 1965 Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California |
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| Occupation | Hollywood madam |
| Website http://www.heidifleiss.com |
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Heidi Lynne Fleiss (born December 30, 1965), known as the "Hollywood Madam," is a former American madam. In 1997, she was convicted in connection with her prostitution ring with charges including pandering and tax evasion. Her ring had numerous famous and wealthy clients. She was sentenced to 37 months in prison for tax evasion, (pandering charges were dropped) but served just 21. Her original three-year sentence prompted wide outrage at her harsh punishment, while her customers had not been punished.[1]
Her father, Doctor Paul M. Fleiss is a famous pediatrician. He was convicted of money laundering in connection with the sex crimes of his daughter, and sentenced to one day in prison, three years of probation and 625 hours of community service.
In 1995, Nick Broomfield made a documentary about her ring called Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam. In 2004, a made-for-TV movie was produced called Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss, in which Fleiss was portrayed by actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler.
Fleiss is friends with Victoria Sellers, daughter of Peter Sellers, Bonita Money (famous for knowing Heidi and slapping Shannen Doherty at the Hollywood Roxbury). Fleiss and Sellers hosted and produced an instructional DVD titled "Sex Tips with Heidi Fleiss and Victoria Sellers" in 2001.
In 2003, Fleiss accused her ex-boyfriend, actor Tom Sizemore, of domestic violence and other threatening behavior. Sizemore was convicted by a California jury of domestic violence, making criminal threats, and making obscene phone calls.
In 2004, she sold the rights to her story to Paramount Pictures for USD$5 million. She is the owner of the West Hollywood boutique "Hollywood Madam."
Fleiss eventually sold her Beverly Hills home on Tower Grove, where she lived next door to rocker Billy Idol, and now resides in Pahrump, Nevada. She is a periodic guest on Fox News programs and is currently featured in Maxim Magazine's "Ask Heidi" column
Fleiss has also announced plans to open a brothel in Pahrump called "Heidi Fleiss' Stud Farm."[2] The brothel is to be built as an exact replica of the White House[3][4]
Fleiss now owns a laundromat called "Dirty Laundry" in Pahrump, as her other plans to open a brothel have been put on hold due to a 'slight complication'. "[5]
On February 7, 2008, Fleiss was arrested in Pahrump, Nevada, for illegal possession of prescription drugs and driving under the influence.[6]
Fleiss is Jewish[7] and has said that she is a vegetarian.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Jill Smolowe (December 19, 1994). A High Price to Pay. Time. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ Heidi Fleiss' Stud Farm. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ George Knapp (May 26, 2005). I-Team Exclusive Interview With Heidi Fleiss. KLAS-TV. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ Heidi Fleiss eager again to do what she does best. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (June 19, 2005). Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ Pat Lalama (July 2, 2007). Heidi Fleiss Opens 'Dirty' Laundromat. Fox News Channel. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ Abigail Goldman (February 7, 2008). Heidi Fleiss arrested. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ Ariel Levy (February 2008). The Once and Future Madam. Elle. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
