A suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of Christina Ashten Gourkania professional Kim Kardashian OnlyFans lookalike and model.
vivian gomez, 50, was booked into Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport in Florida on April 20, according to police records. Gomez, who lives in the state, is set to be extradited to California ahead of a May 22 court appearance to face two counts of manslaughter and practicing medicine without a license causing bodily harm. serious, according to court records obtained by E! News.
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Gourkani died at age 34 on April 20 from complications from cosmetic surgery, the model’s website explained.
San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe say it Palo Alto Daily Message that Gourkani had hired Gomez to help her with a butt enhancement. After arriving in Burlingame, Calif., Gomez, he claimed, gave the Kardashian lookalike what are believed to be silicone injections. She then began to have health problems and died following a cardiac arrest, the outlet reported.
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Wagstaffe told the newspaper that the local coroner’s office was investigating Gourkani’s death.
Meanwhile, Gomez’s bail is set at $100,000, according to California court records.
Gourkani was candid about her penchant for cosmetic procedures. “Some of us fill our bodies with drugs, some with alcohol, some with unhealthy foods, some with stress, some with toxic abusive relationships,” she added. tweeted last December. “I fill my body with plastic and lots of love.”
Gourkani also didn’t let critics put her down. “I have the best of both worlds… The best enemies and the best supporters,” she said. tweeted at the same time. “At the end of the day, all that matters is that I’m happy and my numbers keep climbing. Thank you all!”
She began her career as a fitness model before becoming “a world-renowned celebrity lookalike artist,” according to her website.
Using her background in business, which included a background in real estate and property insurance, she created her own brand. Her next goal, Gourkani, was set to become an actress, including in a film she was due to start working on in the fall.
The model, who often starred as superheroes and villains at San Diego Comic-Con, received many tributes from fans and other influencers following her death.
“She was one of the most gracious, sincere, genuinely loving souls I have ever met,” OnlyFans model Merry Cole writing. “Sending love, peace and healing light to you and yours.”
Influencer Christine Gomez wrote, “RIP My Angel. Still can’t believe it. I have no words. You will always be missed @ashtens_empire.”
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