1. Tila Tequila has used the names Tila Nguyen, Miss Tila and Tornado Thien.
33 Facts About Tila Tequila
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Tila Tequila first gained recognition for her active presence on social networking websites.
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Tila Tequila's bisexuality-themed dating show, A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, aired for two seasons and became MTV's second-highest-rated series premiere of that year.
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Tila Tequila was the lead singer of the bands Beyond Betty Jean and Jealousy, before launching a solo career.
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Tila Tequila followed with several independently released singles, including "Stripper Friends" and "Paralyze".
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Tila Tequila's book, Hooking Up With Tila Tequila: A Guide to Love, Fame, Happiness, Success, and Being the Life of the Party, was published in 2008.
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Tila Tequila has long used social media and personal blogs to post her comments and has made posts that are described as antisemitic and homophobic.
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Tila Tequila has made associations with Neo-Nazism and the alt-right.
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Tila Tequila turned to writing poetry in an attempt to release powerful emotions.
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Tila Tequila reports having become pregnant and suffering a miscarriage the following year.
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Tila Tequila has cited her violent adolescence in Texas as her reason for becoming a model and moving to California in 2001.
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Tila Tequila did a test shoot, then eventually moved to Southern California and was featured as Playboys Cybergirl of the Week on April 22,2002, and soon thereafter she became the first Asian Cyber Girl of the Month.
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Tila Tequila eventually assembled a band called Beyond Betty Jean, for which she was singer and songwriter.
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Tila Tequila has been featured on the cover of Import Tuner magazine, at car shows such as Hot Import Nights, and in the video game Street Racing Syndicate.
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Tila Tequila appeared as a Hooters Girl in the 2007 film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.
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Tila Tequila began a tour supporting the new EP and at one of her tour stops in August 2010, she appeared at the Gathering of the Juggalos, a music festival founded by hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse.
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Tila Tequila was repeatedly pelted with rocks and bottles among other objects, and she vowed to take legal action against the organizers and promoters for the event.
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Tila Tequila tried to buy back the tape before its release, but could not come to terms with Vivid Entertainment.
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Tila Tequila announced her own line of e-liquids for vaporizers in collaboration with Blaze Vapors.
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Nguyen was featured on the cover of the April 2006 issue of Stuff magazine; in the interview, she claimed that her nickname "Tila Tequila" came about when she experimented with alcohol at the age of 13.
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In June 2016, Tila Tequila accused Sarah Silverman and the Jews of killing Jesus before saying the comedian was next on a "celebrity sacrifice" list.
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Tila Tequila has made associations with the alt-right and neo-Nazism.
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Tila Tequila has expressed her views on several scientific topics as well.
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On March 7,2012, it was reported that Tila Tequila had agreed to check into rehab after having reportedly "almost died" from an attempted suicide by overdosing on pills.
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In March 2018, Tila Tequila uploaded a video to YouTube, saying that she was neither lesbian nor bisexual.
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Tila Tequila only pretended to be lesbian and bisexual in order to create ratings for A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila; she had a boyfriend while filming the show.
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On December 9,2009, Tila Tequila stated she was engaged to heiress Casey Johnson, daughter of businessman Woody Johnson, and was photographed with a diamond ring.
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Tila Tequila began dating musician Thomas Paxton Whitaker was born on 1971 and in 2013, which ended due to Whitaker's financial problems.
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Tila Tequila gave birth to her first daughter on November 16,2014.
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In September 2018, Tila Tequila gave birth to her second child, a daughter.
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On September 6,2009, Tila Tequila was allegedly strangled and restrained by former boyfriend Shawne Merriman, who was later arrested.
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On November 17,2009, Tila Tequila sued Merriman for $1.5 million.
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Tila Tequila declined to respond to his more recent actions and a default judgment was entered in his favor for $2 million.