Proof of Life

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Over the last three years SM has slowly gained in readership, and other news sources and blogs often link to us. These links are one part of the formula that search engines like Google use to rank pages for relevance. That means that very often when you search for a desi related story, celebrity, etc., you’ll end up here at our humble site. Sometimes the people we write about love that fact! It is free publicity for them from a source whose intelligent (yes you!) readership they $value$. Other times we get celebrities threatening to sue us for embarrassing them (see our FAQ as to how we respond to those emails). I won’t mention which celebrities save one. Indian born fashion designer, Anand Jon.

Almost two years ago our Anna, a fan of ANTM, mentioned him in a blog post. In fact, she quoted from an article over at Nirali Magazine (link is broken) in which former ANTM contestant Julie Ann Titus made some rather disparaging comments about Mr. Jon. Here is a quote by Ms. Titus from Anna’s post:

I respect him as a fashion designer. But he was very, very rude to some of the girls. He seemed so boring to me. I asked him what part of India he was from, and he asked me, what part of India are you from? So I said I’m from Kerala, and he looked at me kind of crazy. He’s Malayalee , too. He asked me if I knew any Malayalam, and I said I only knew the bad words. Then he says, “Shouldn’t you be serving us or something?” [Titus and the other cast members had to serve four of the girls who won that week’s model challenge.] So I walked away, cursing at him in Malayalam. He said, “Oh, so now you know it?” And he smelled bad. The girls looked at me and were like, are all Indian guys like this? And I was like, nope, just this fool right here. Later, my parents told me that they know him through family friends.

Well, it turns out that one of the top Google hits on “Anand Jon” was our site…describing how he smells bad. “Jon,” or someone pretending to be him emailed us about a year ago, begging that Anna’s post be deleted. His mother had seen it and people were unfairly talking smack about his sister as well. Anna would have none of it. If a celebrity can’t take a little bad press then they shouldn’t be celebrities Anna gently (and correctly) explained to me. Always trying to be a good boy however, I told Anand that we would not delete Anna’s post but I would delete some of the especially nasty comments that followed the post, corroborating that he did in fact smell (allegedly). Partly as a joke however, I told him that he had to prove he was the real Anand Jon and not a prankster. “How,” Jon asked. Well, I once saw a movie starring Russell Crowe as an ex-SAS soldier whose new job was to become a hostage/ransom negotiator, and if need be, a hostage rescuer. When a person is kidnapped the first thing you do is to ask the kidnappers for “Proof of Life.” Typically, this is a picture of the victim holding the day’s newspaper. That way you know he/she is still alive. Since I’ve always thought of myself as a bit Russell Crowe-ish (Gladiator not Insider), I asked Jon for very specific “Proof of Life,” before I would delete the nasty comments. See below:

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Anand Jon, posing with the day’s news. That is SEPIA MUTINY on his screen.

Now, I promised Jon that I wouldn’t post this picture of him reading his favorite website, and I know I will burn in the fiery pits of Mt. Doom for this. But…we here at SM can confidently say that allegedly smelling bad is no longer the worst of Mr. Jon’s problems. See after the jump.

Via TMZ:

Fashion designer to the stars, Anand Jon, was arrested and jailed after cops say he raped two people.

According to the felony complaint obtained by TMZ, Jon allegedly committed a variety of horrific acts on four separate victims between October of 2004 and March 5, 2007. Along with two counts of forcible rape, Jon is also facing charges of “sexual battery by restraint, attempted forcible oral copulation and two counts of committing a lewd act upon a child.”

In the document, police claim that Anand, 30, used an accomplice during the alleged sexual battery and forcible copulation. The investigation into that person is ongoing… Jon is currently behind bars in Los Angeles County Jail, as reported earlier by New York Daily News, with bail set at $1,365,000. Jon is due back in court to face a judge on April 4. [Link]

Yeah, now if you search “Anand Jon” the first thing that will come up is a story about multiple rapes and 15-year-olds (all alleged of course). Jon denies the allegations:

“Anand Jon maintains his innocence,” said a spokesman for the designer. “It is a false accusation. Lawyers completely expect that he will be exonerated in court, if it goes that far,” said a spokesman for designer. [Link]

Bottom line? Don’t ever complain to us if you are a celebrity. DO send us flowers though.

92 thoughts on “Proof of Life”

  2. kafir khan, great book their homey.

    abhi, funny as hell post! (sad of course, too.) did you really make anand take a picture? ha!

  6. The Hindu Fundies have started spamming..Is someone gonna delete these posts, or atlease move them to the end, too much to scroll

  7. that story kinda made me cringe.. I expected something like that to happen. Crazy.

  8. This isn’t a profound analysis of the role of celebrity culture within our community…

    just wanted to say that the guy looks like an Indian K-Fed…although in light of recent allegations perhaps an Indian R Kelly would be more appropriate…

    Who TF is he designing for? Brown college wannabe gangsta boys…

    Maybe he doesn’t smell bad, but from the looks of his personal appearance he could try looking a bit presentable too.

  9. Also found on his official website (unbelievably tacky like a Zee TV commercial frozen for immortality)…

    check out the date of his latest press article. Hmmm.

    1 December 2020, Tuesday Anand Jon’s celebrity Circus! Anand’s A-List. Dressing up society princesses, rubbing shoulders with celebrities, misxing with the Bold face names, Anand Jon himself has become fodder for the papparazzi.

  10. What’s more embarrassing to the Indian community? Anand Jon or Sanjaya’s performance on American Idol last night?

  12. Anand Jon or Sanjaya’s performance on American Idol last night?

    they both suck. jon esp. since he wears a texas hat. blech.

    i don’t know is worse.. sanjaya’s voice, or curly hair…i mean.. does he look in the mirror before he goes out…(forget about the hula..) what the BUCK?

  15. Although I’ve never stopped reading, I haven’t posted in awhile due to work. But to this I just had to say, “daayum!”

  16. Ugh – I think I’m most bothered by the fact that the other ANTM models asked Julie Ann whether all Indian guys were rude and smelly.

  17. Holy shit both at AJ’s BS and the last two posts!! WTF…too early in the morning. I wasn’t a fan of his because really you can get far more gorgeous full work ghagras in Surat or Ahmadabad than the gharish stuff AJ was dishing out and sticking his name on.

  18. Now, I promised Jon that I wouldn¿t post this picture of him reading his favorite website, and I know I will burn in the fiery pits of Mt. Doom for this.

    Abhi or the journos here – is it ok to do this, from various POV * legally – wont this be a case of a pic being published without the owners permission? * journalistically – wont this be the ‘off the record’ kind of thing?

    I guess you ahve already touched upon the ethical aspect and burning at Mt Doom 🙂

  21. Wow, this reminds me of Zoolander. It seems like vanity is part of the profession – particularly when it comes to Indian fashion designers.

  22. Talking about Jon…our brown fashionista just got accused of rape…

    Yes, Msichana…that’s what THIS ENTIRE POST is about– but don’t worry, we still love all of you even when you don’t bother reading before commenting. 😉

  24. Kafir Khan: you are banned.

    Here is a thought which I think bears repeating, since we don’t say it as much as we did three years ago; if your comment requires SCROLLING to read, then it is not a comment, it is a POST. There are free blogging programs available; vent your spleen via one of them and then come back here and leave a simple, succinct COMMENT with a link to your brilliance.

    That is the courteous way to do things and we appreciate your cooperation.

  27. I too, identify with Russell Crowe a bit but I’ve always wanted to start up the superfriends again instead of gladiator fighting.

    Looks like we are needed to fight the criminals of bad fashion. Any mutineers wanna join up?;)

    I have a mask and everything.

  30. Who TF is he designing for? Brown college wannabe gangsta boys

    Out here in SoCal they are a very popular with the wannabe paris hiltons, lohans. i’ve heard that his jeans retail for over $500.

  32. I’m going to wait for the ubiquitous, “he hit on me when I met him at [FILL IN THE DESI EVENT/YEAR]” comments. I’d almost like to open a pool of how many women come through.

  33. Aside from the rape charges…his other crime is being a UT fan!

    jpt: i totally concur (about the UT fan thing).

    and um. 500 bucks for jeans. so not worth it.

    but in the end: if these ‘alleged’ incidents are true… he is smellier than a durian…or this.

  34. I’m going to wait for the ubiquitous, “he hit on me when I met him at [FILL IN THE DESI EVENT/YEAR]” comments.

    Hehehe me too but I’m actually expecting those revelations to come from guys. I’ve heard from random people that he’s a bit self absorbed and high and mighty but hello that’s everyone in the damn fashion world, even the peons.

  35. The defense:

    Ronald Richards, Anand Jon’s attorney, claims that all of the charges are lies made up by models who don’t think they got enough work from the designer. “In these cases, what is going on here is these girls fly in for model jobs after months of dialogue filled with flirtation, they have sexual interaction and if he doesn’t put them in the show…then some time later they claim they had unwanted sex.”

  36. What is up with the reporting of AJ’s facts? Newsweek (and LAPD) say he is “30”, but other articles say he’s “33?” Also, Did anyone know his full name is Anand Jon Alexander?

  37. Newsweek (and LAPD) say he is “30”, but other articles say he’s “33?”

    Because his birth date is messed up and different dates ranging from 74 – 76 all over the web.

  39. chickpea –

    Anand Jon or Sanjaya’s performance on American Idol last night? they both suck. jon esp. since he wears a texas hat. blech.

    wtf!!! why the hate on Texas???

  43. “I don’t know. That looks like a Tennessee hat to me, not Texas”

    Well played!…The Tennessee ‘T’ has rounded arcs underneath the bridge.

  44. Sorry about that. There is no homophobia on my end, just making an observation.

    Now to more mature stuff.

    That guy in the picture look’s like he smells like taco meat.

  45. …smellier than a durian.

    Durian, How Bizarre guy choked on this Malaysian “treat”. I wonder why? It’s certainly better than bats, rats and other assorted crap he eats. I’ve tasted it. It’s like a Malay cousin of Jackfruit w/ base notes of garlic and raw-onion-left-out-for-couple-hrs.

  46. wtf!!! why the hate on Texas???

    because i’m a usc trojan..and was in the stands when we lost in the rosebowl a few years back.. i’m still a bitter bean.

  49. because i’m a usc trojan..and was in the stands when we lost in the rosebowl a few years back.. i’m still a bitter bean.

    Ohh why..why do you have to remind me of that dreadful night :(.

  50. More comes out:

    Celebrity Designer Sex Bust — Not the First Time

    TMZ has learned that Anand Jon Alexander, the celebrity designer accused of raping two people, had been previously arrested and charged with committing a lewd act on a child back in 2003 According to court documents, Anand Jon, who has been featured on MTV and is known to hang out with Paris Hilton, Paula Abdul and Michelle Rodriguez, pled no contest to the lesser charge of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. His probation required him to complete 52 weeks of sex therapy. He was also ordered “not associate with any child under the age of 18 years without a responsible adult present.” Jon completed his probation requirements in 2005.

    If anything for AJ and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, the internet isa frightening mode of news. I fear for men who can be exposed at any given moment.