In 2001, according to the official creation myth posted on their site, they founded SuicideGirls.
When models sign up for the site, they are asked to sign several contracts.
Livejournal and MySpace seem to be well within their rights to pull these profiles, but their actions raise the question: Who let them know about the objectionable content? But while the Suicide Girls Empire has expanded to include a newswire, a touring burlesque show and an extremely popular line of clothing, the site's growth from indie maven to alternative web portal has not been without some growing pains.