Christine Dolce Explained

Christine Dolce
Birth Date:31 August 1981
Birth Place:Long Beach, California, U.S.
Death Place:Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Alias:ForBiddeN

Christine Dolce (August 31, 1981 – February 6, 2017), also known as "ForBiddeN", was an American MySpace Internet celebrity in the mid-2000s.

Proclaimed "The Queen of MySpace" by Vanity Fair[1] [2] and The Tyra Banks Show, Dolce created her profile shortly after its inception. With over a million "friends", Dolce was one of its most popular members.[3]

Dolce parlayed her MySpace celebrity into other projects including a website and fashion brand.[4] She also appeared in a celebrity pictorial in Playboys October 2006 issue and in the video game . She modeled for Axe Deodorant's "Gamekillers" MySpace campaign[5] and appears on the cover of gothic rock band The 69 Eyes' album Angels. She also posed for one of PeTA's anti-fur ads.[6]

Dolce was named the Naughtiest "Cybervixen" on the Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards on June 13, 2007.[7]

Dolce died on February 6, 2017, from liver failure. She had been hospitalized since December 2016 after struggling throughout her life with alcoholism.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Vanity Fair, March 2006 issue
  2. Verini. James. Will Success Spoil MySpace.com?. Vanity Fair. September 8, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060814001111/http://www.vanityfair.com/commentary/content/printables/060308roco01?print=true. August 14, 2006.
  3. News: John. Jurgensen. Moguls of New Media . . July 29, 2006. May 20, 2007 .
  4. http://www.factio-magazine.com/specialfeatures/des_DestroyedDenim.cfm Forbidden's Destroyed Denim
  5. News: Joining the Party, Eager to Make Friends. Hansell. Saul. October 16, 2006. New York Times. 16 September 2022.
  6. http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-forbidden-ad.asp Christine Dolce Forbids Fur | PeTA2
  7. http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007610757 Spike TV Holds First Annual Guys Choice Awards Show | February 8, 2008 | AHN
  8. News: Queen of MySpace 'ForBiddeN' Dolce Dead at 35 From Liver Failure. . February 24, 2017. February 24, 2017.