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On July 1st, a new business opened in the quiet town of Pahrump, Nevada (about an hour from Las Vegas). What makes this interesting is that the business is a laundromat, called “Dirty Laundry,” which is owned by the Hollywood Madam herself, Heidi Fleiss.

In case you don’t remember the details (or the book or movie), Heidi made headlines in 1993 when she was 27, by being arrested for running a very upscale call girl ring. Her little black book was filled with movie industry names, along with royal figures, heads of state, politicians, sheiks and business tycoons.

Many famous people were worried that her trial would wind up making their own dirty laundry very public. But actually the only names which came out were actor Charlie Sheen and Texas billionaire businessman Robert T. Crow, who admitted to using her service. Sheen actually testified in her trial that he’d spent over $35,000 for the girls’ services. He paid using personal checks, including one for services on Christmas day.

So why is Ms. Fleiss opening a laundromat in Death Valley? Evidently it’s so she’ll have something to do to pass the time until she has approval to open a legal brothel in Pahrump. Of course, once her brothel is open, it’ll probably be nice to have somewhere to send all their dirty laundry.

Hey, I wonder if Charlie Sheen will be stopping by to leave a load with Heidi this time?