Gypsy Taub

Gypsy Taub (born Oxana Chornenky

Early life and education Taub was raised in Moscow and went by the nickname Olessia, which means "Forest Girl". When she was 23, she attended the City College of San Francisco as a pre-med student.

In 1995, Taub changed her first name to Gypsy and became a Deadhead. She hosted the show without clothes on. It depicts her standing naked in line to ride a Google Bus.

On September 13, 2017, Taub attended a Berkeley City Council meeting about a proposal by the Topfreedom "Free the Nipple" campaign to allow woman to go topless in public. Officials of the council postponed a decision, because one of them, Sophie Hahn, felt it was not an important issue for the city to address, and over concerns that men would have to cover up their nipples too.

Personal life Taub attended a Montana Rainbow Gathering, where she met Jaymz Smith, who was 20 at the time and came from Jackson, Missouri. The two were engaged in Berkeley, California and married via a nude wedding protest at City Hall on December 19, 2013. Time magazine later listed the wedding as one of "The 17 Most Intriguing Weddings of All Time". Taub and Smith lived in a flat in Berkeley until splitting up in December 2015. Taub attended the first day of DePape's trial, along with her two adult children whom DePape helped raise.

In 2019, Taub was arrested and charged for attempted child abduction, stalking, and child abuse relating to a 14-year-old boy who had been friends with her son. Despite court orders, Taub had sent numerous messages to the boy and attempted to have him run away from his mother, who was seeking a restraining order against Taub. In 2021, Taub was convicted on all charges relating to the case and sentenced to four years in state prison. She was paroled in April 2023.

In June 2024 during DePape's trial, Taub was barred from the court by the judge. Taub was accused of attempting to influence the jury by handing out fliers advertising a website.