19 Facts About Heidi Fleiss

Heidi Lynne Fleiss was born on December 30,1965 and is an American former madam.

Heidi Fleiss ran an upscale prostitution ring based in Los Angeles and is often referred to as the "Hollywood Madam".

Heidi Fleiss was born and raised in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Heidi Fleiss's father, Paul M Fleiss, was a pediatrician and her mother, Elissa, was an elementary school teacher.

At the age of 22, Heidi Fleiss began managing a prostitution ring under Madam Alex after meeting her in 1987 via Heidi Fleiss's film-director boyfriend Ivan Nagy.

Heidi Fleiss stated in 2002 that Alex and she had "a very intense relationship" and that she "was kind of like the daughter she loved and hated, so she was abusive and loving at the same time".

Alex tasked Heidi Fleiss with revitalizing the business by recruiting a new batch of young, attractive women.

Heidi Fleiss has stated that she made her first million dollars after only four months in the business as a madam, and that on her slowest night, she made $10,000.

Federal charges were filed in 1994, and Heidi Fleiss posted $1 million bail; the state trial began the same year and Heidi Fleiss was convicted.

Heidi Fleiss was convicted of federal charges of tax evasion in September 1996 and sentenced to seven years in prison.

Heidi Fleiss served 20 months at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, California.

Heidi Fleiss was released to a halfway house on November 19,1998, and ordered to perform 370 hours of community service.

In January 2010, Heidi Fleiss was the third housemate to enter the final Channel 4 series of Celebrity Big Brother in the UK; she was the second to be evicted.

In 2007, Heidi Fleiss opened a laundromat called Dirty Laundry in Pahrump, as her plans for the brothel had been put on hold due to a "slight complication".

Heidi Fleiss opened a fashion boutique in Los Angeles after being released from prison.

In 2003, Heidi Fleiss accused her ex-boyfriend, actor Tom Sizemore, of domestic violence.

Heidi Fleiss eventually moved to Pahrump, Nevada, a small town near Death Valley while caring for 25 parrots.

In 2009, Heidi Fleiss was treated for substance abuse at the Pasadena Recovery Center, which was filmed for the third season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew.

In 2022 Heidi Fleiss announced that she would be moving to Missouri after someone shot one of her parrots with a pellet gun.