Jeremy Meeks, the felon who shot to fame after his mugshot went viral, has now signed with Hollywood agent Gina Rodriguez. The former porn star has managed the careers of Octomom, Farrah Abraham, Tila Tequila, and now Meeks.
She spoke to Fox411 about her decision to sign Meeks. "Everybody has a story, and I, of all people, know that. The types of personalities that I work with are usually the people who are under fire by the media. If this was a different situation, like if someone was actually hurt or there was violence involved, I definitely would not be taking him on. But we don't know Jeremy's full story yet, and I don't feel like he got a fair break. I really don't. If we can help him in any way with his future and help him turn his life around, that's what I'm about. That's what I want to do for him."
She also spoke about trying to lower his $1.1 million bond, so he can start nabbing modeling contracts and reality show deals.
"We've spoken with four production companies and three different modeling agencies. A lot of TV shows that want to cover it, a lot of news shows. It's just been crazy, the type of media attention that he's gotten."
Gina is currently talking with attorneys to get Jeremy the proper legal representation, because she feels that he doesn't deserve the treatment he's getting in jail.
"We've been talking with attorneys and doing everything we can to get him the proper legal representation," said Rodriguez. "I know that everyone is reporting on how he's a criminal and he doesn't deserve [fame] and he's got this past gang affiliation, but that's just it-- that's the key word, that's his past. Unfortunately, it was all brought up again because of his mug shot being put out and then everyone started digging into his past. I think that everyone is focusing on his [alleged] gang affiliation, and he's not [a gang member]. He's a family man... In my opinion, I don't know if [law enforcement] is upset with him, because he got so much attention [for his mug shot], but it wasn't his fault. They posted his picture and the media ran with it because of the way he looks. I think that if he has a chance to have an amazing career, and change his life for his family, that's the ultimate rags to riches story."
Source: Fox411