❓WHAT HAPPENED: A warrant has been issued for Jessica Yaniv, also known as Jessica Simpson, and born as Jonathan Yaniv, in connection with a criminal harassment charge.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jessica Yaniv, a controversial figure best known for suing beauty salons to try to force staff to wax his genitals, and the Calgary Police Service.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Alberta, Canada; warrant issued as of October 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I feel [Yaniv] took advantage of me,” said Jessica Rumpel, alleging inappropriate communications when she was 14.
🎯IMPACT: The warrant has drawn renewed attention to Yaniv’s controversial past and legal issues.
A warrant has been issued in Alberta for infamous transgender Jessica Yaniv, also known as Jessica Simpson, in connection with a criminal harassment charge. Authorities are investigating whether the warrant applies in British Columbia, where Yaniv is currently based. The Calgary Police Service has not released a public statement, and court records related to the case have yet to be made available.
Yaniv first gained national attention in 2018 after filing complaints against multiple beauty salons that declined to provide waxing services for his male genitalia. As the services were intended for women, Yaniv argued the refusals were discriminatory, based on his gender identity. However, a British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal eventually dismissed the cases, ruling that Yaniv had filed them in bad faith and engaged in improper conduct. He was ordered to pay $2,000 to each of three salons named in the complaints.
Since then, Yaniv has remained in the public eye through a series of controversial incidents. In 2019, he was charged with possession of a prohibited weapon after displaying a taser during a livestream. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) later seized two stun guns from his home. He received a conditional discharge.
That same year, allegations surfaced from Jessica Rumpel, who claimed Yaniv sent her sexually explicit messages when she was only 14. “I feel [Yaniv] took advantage of me,” Rumpel said in a 2019 interview. She also released screenshots that appeared to show messages from Yaniv’s verified Twitter account. Yaniv denied knowing Rumpel and claimed he may have been impersonated.
On social media, Yaniv has also made claims that gynecologists refused to treat him, which he described as “shocking” and “hurtful.”
This most recent comes at a time when public scrutiny of transgender activism has increased. In the United States, a series of incidents involving trans activists has drawn national attention. One 2024 report described a trans individual, Venus Andromeda, allegedly threatening a U.S. congressman, telling him to “prepare to die.”
There are also reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has considered reviewing gun rights specifically for transgender individuals, though no official policy has been announced. This came after a transgender shot and killed several children at a Catholic church in late August.
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