Christine Dolce

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

Christine Dolce
Born(1981-08-31)August 31, 1981
Long Beach, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 6, 2017(2017-02-06) (aged 35)
Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Other namesForBiddeN
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

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 Def Jam: Icon. 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]

References
  1. Vanity Fair, March 2006 issue
  2. Verini, James. "Will Success Spoil MySpace.com?". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on August 14, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2006.
  3. Jurgensen, John (July 29, 2006). "Moguls of New Media". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
  4. Forbidden's Destroyed Denim Archived October 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Hansell, Saul (October 16, 2006). "Joining the Party, Eager to Make Friends". New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  6. Christine Dolce Forbids Fur | PeTA2
  7. Spike TV Holds First Annual Guys Choice Awards Show | February 8, 2008 | AHN Archived February 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Queen of MySpace 'ForBiddeN' Dolce Dead at 35 From Liver Failure". TMZ. February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
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