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| Author | Jody Gibson |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Corona Books |
Publication date | February 14, 2007 |
| ISBN | 978-0-9792202-0-3 |
| OCLC | 122898852 |
Secrets of a Hollywood Super Madam is an autobiography written by Jody Gibson. [1]
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| Author | Jody Gibson |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Corona Books |
Publication date | February 14, 2007 |
| ISBN | 978-0-9792202-0-3 |
| OCLC | 122898852 |
Secrets of a Hollywood Super Madam is an autobiography written by Jody Gibson. [1]
In the late 1980s–1990s Gibson ran an exclusive "escort service" based in Hollywood, California, U.S.A., under the name "Sasha from the Valley", [2] while also leading a double life on radio and television as a minor actress and recording artist. The book describes Gibson's life during this period. She was subsequently tried and convicted of pimping and conspiracy in a high media profile trial and sent to prison. [3] Gibson claimed in the book that public figures used her business. Included in the text is court data from her "Black Book", which was introduced as evidence at the trial. [1] [4]
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