HEIDI FLEISS

'Heidi Lynne Fleiss' (born December 30 1965), known as the "Hollywood Madam", is a former American madam. 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 and Intactivist (one who opposes circumcision). 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 ''. In 2004, a made-for-TV movie was produced called '', 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 sold her Beverly Hills home on Tower Grove where she lived next door to rocker Billy Idol and now resides in Crystal, Nevada and is a periodic guest on Fox News programs.
Fleiss is currently featured in ''Maxim ''Magazine's "Ask Heidi".
Fleiss is planning to build a legal brothel in Nevada that is an exact replica of the White House^[2][3]
Fleiss has also recently announced plans to open a brothel in Pahrump, Nevada called "Heidi Fleiss' Stud Farm."^[4]
Fleiss has reportedly opened up a laundromat named "dirty laundry" as her other plans to open a brothel have been put on hold due to a 'slight complication'. "^[5]
Fleiss has said that she is a vegetarian.

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She was referenced in the song "The Wrong Band" by singer-songwriter Tori Amos. Fleiss and Amos were friends in Los Angeles in the 1980s.
She is mentioned in ''Cowboy'' by Kid Rock.
She is referenced in Peaches' "Two Guys (For Every Girl)".
Fleiss was referenced in Eric Idle's "FCC Song", in which he said, "Five thousand bucks a fuck, so I'm really out of luck. That's more than Heidi Fleiss was charging me,", ridiculing the FCC for fining more money to say the word “fuck” than one would actually pay to do so.
In an episode of ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' is featured a "Showbiz Madam Trial", which is most likely a reference to Heidi Fleiss (who is known as the "Hollywood Madam"). In another episode, Will and Carlton go on vacation to the mountains, where Will sings and listens to his echo. He sings "Heidi-Heidi-Heidi-Ho, (echo), Heidi-Heidi-Heidi-Hey, (echo), Heidi-Heidi-Heidi-Fleiss..."
She is referenced in ''Leisure Suit Larry 7'' in the "Liar's Dice" game.
She is also referenced in the Don McCloskey's song "The King of Discount Ho's"
She appears in '', a book by Neil Strauss, in a scene where she challenges Style in the art of pick-up.
She is featured in a ''Blind Date'' episode.
At one point in the Simpsons episode Homer Badman, the TV-show Rock Bottom made a list of corrections of statements that they have made, one of them reads "Fleiss does Floss"

References

1. A High Price to Pay Jill Smolowe
2. http://www.klastv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3388672
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http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/columnists/whispers/s_345213.html
4. http://www.heidifleiss.com/studfarm/index.html
5. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287652,00.html

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★ Rotten.com Library entry