A suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of Christina Ashten Gourkania pro Kim Kardashian look-alike and OnlyFans model.
Vivian Gomez, 50, was booked into Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport on April 20, police records show. Gomez, who lives in the state, is set to be extradited to California before appearing in court on May 22 to be charged with two felonies of committing involuntary manslaughter and practicing unlicensed medicine with grievous bodily harm as a result, according to court documents obtained by E! News.
E! News has contacted her lawyer and has not heard back yet.
Gourkani passed away on April 20 at the age of 34 from complications of cosmetic surgery, according to the model’s website.
San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe told the Palo Alto daily mail that Gourkani had hired Gomez to help her with a butt augmentation. After arriving in Burlingame, California, Gomez, he claimed, gave the Kardashian look-alike what are believed to be silicone injections. She then developed health problems and died following her cardiac arrest, the outlet reported.
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Wagstaffe told the newspaper that the local coroner is investigating Gourkani’s death.
Meanwhile, Gomez’s bail has been set at $100,000, according to California court records.
Gourkani was candid about her love of cosmetic procedures. “Some of us fill our bodies with drugs, some of us with alcohol, some with unhealthy foods, some with stress, others with toxic, abusive relationships,” she said. tweeted last December. “I fill my body with some plastic and lots of love.”
Gourkani didn’t let critics put him down either. “I have the best of both worlds… The best haters 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 rising. Thanks everyone!”
She started her career as a fitness model before becoming “a worldwide famous Celebrity Look-a-like Entertainer” according to her website.
Using her business experience, including a background in real estate and property insurance, she established her own brand. Her next target, Gourkani, was about to be in acting, also in a movie she was to start working on in the fall.
The model, who often cosplayed as superheroes and villains at San Diego Comic-Con, received many tributes from fans and fellow influencers after her death.
“She was one of the most gracious, sincere, genuinely loving souls I’ve ever encountered,” says OnlyFans model Allegra Cole wrote. “Sending love, peace and healing light to you and yours.”
Influencer Kristin Gomez wrote: “RIP My Angel. Still can’t believe it. I have no words. We will always miss you @ashtens_empire.”
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