Who is Tom Sizemore’s ex Heidi Fleiss?

SAVING Private Ryan star Tom Sizemore has been in several high-profile relationships since joining the spotlight.

After his divorce from Maeve Quinlan was finalized in 1999, he began dating Heidi Fleiss and now fans want to know more about her.

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Who is Tom Sizemore’s ex Heidi Fleiss?

Heidi Fleiss was born on December 30, 1965, to famed pediatrician Paul Fleiss and his wife Elisa.

Over the years, she has had several careers but is arguably best known for running an upscale prostitution ring in Los Angeles, California, in the 1990s- which earned her the nickname “Hollywood Madam.”

She often recruited high-end talent and had a client list to match, which is how she was able to take home $300k a week, which is $560k now, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

For many years, she was on top of the world, but her empire quickly came crashing down on June 9, 1993, when she was arrested and charged with five counts of pandering, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

A jury ultimately convicted her on three counts, but the conviction was overturned in 1996.

However, she still landed behind bars the same year after a federal jury convicted her of eight counts of conspiracy, tax evasion, and money laundering, according to The New York Times.

She later spent 20 months in a Dublin, California, prison.

When did Tom Sizemore and Heidi Fleiss date?

After Heidi was released from prison, she started dating movie star, Tom Sizemore.

The pair were together from 2000 to 2001, during which time, he beat her.

In August 2003, he was convicted of domestic violence, making criminal threats, and harassing Heidi, according to PEOPLE. He was then sentenced to serve six months in jail.

At first, Tom denied the charges, but he later owned up to his actions in a letter he send to the judge.

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“In recent months, I have permitted my personal demons to take over my life,” he wrote in his letter, via PEOPLE.

“I do not want to make excuses but I am convinced that if I had not been under the influence of drugs, I would have controlled my behavior.”

Since his conviction, Heidi has kept a low profile but has opened up about their previous relationship in multiple interviews, calling him “disgusting.”

Where is Heidi Fleiss now?

After Heidi got out of prison, she relocated to southern Nevada, where she inherited a collection of parrots.

In 2018, she opened up about her decision to have the pet parrots, telling The Hollywood Reporter that she inherited them from a retired madam.

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“I moved to Nevada to get it back into the sex business. I rented a house that unluckily for me happened to be next door to a retired madam who was bedridden,” she explained.

“At one time she ran the exotic bird department for the Tropicana Hotel. So she had all these birds. One night she called me up at three in the morning saying she couldn’t breathe. I went there as a helicopter was taking her away. As she’s dying, she says, ‘Heidi, you take care of the birds.'”

Previously, she explained that the parrots had a symbolic meaning that is linked to her days behind bars.

“I think every day in prison was important because it made me realize how awful it would be if someone forced you to live your entire life inside a box,” she said at the time.

“And that’s what happened to these captive macaws. It’s not a popular subject matter. They need someone who’s a little bit kooky like me to stand up for them.”

Heidi lived in Nevada for over 15 years, but in January 2022, she revealed plans to leave after one of her parrots was shot with a pellet gun, according to The Guardian.

She reportedly bought a property in Missouri and has since relocated there.