Secrets of a Hollywood Super Madam

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AuthorJody Gibson
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherCorona 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]

Plot summary

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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