Former Hollywood ‘Super Madam’, Jody ‘Babydol’ Gibson is dead

Jody was found dead at her home Yucca Valley, California, US, on Sunday morning. She died at the age of 64. TMZ reported that she appears to have passed away in her sleep and no foul play is suspected.

Known as Sasha of the Valley, the infamous pimp employed at least 300 women across 16 US states, as well as parts of Europe, during the 1980s and 90s. The aspiring singer ran her escort agency to the rich and famous in Los Angeles throughout the 1980s and 1990s and was convicted in 2000 of operating an international prostitution ring.

The so-called “California Dreamin’ ” ring had Gibson charging her elite clients as much as $3,000 for an evening with her roster of porn star actresses and Playboy models, according to trial testimony at the time.

Fellow convicted Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss once referred to Gibson as her “rival”, just without Fleiss’ “flair and flashy clientele,” the Los Angeles Times reported.

In the aftermath of her prosecution, a list of her celebrity clients was made public in her bombshell tell-all “Secrets of a Hollywood SuperMadam.” The call list was later unsealed by courts. Among the names and contacts reportedly listed in her “trick book” were actor Bruce Willis, baseball manager Tommy Lasorda, Sex Pistols member Steve Jones, film producer Don Simpson and former Texas Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes. Willis, Barnes and Lasorda however denied any association with Gibson’s business.

Gibson was sentenced to three years in prison before being released in 2002. She also made several appearances in movies. She starred in the horror film “Evil Laugh” and guest starred on the show “Up All Night.”