Joe Millionaire Finalist's Kinky Career

JANUARY 29--One of the trio of "Joe Millionaire" finalists has starred in dozens of kinky bondage and fetish films that feature her being handcuffed, gagged, hog-tied, and bound with duct tape, The Smoking Gun has learned.

While Fox Television has described Sarah Kozer's occupation as "sales and design," the 29-year-old Los Angeles woman has a far more interesting entry on her resume: in the past few years she has starred in bondage films like "Novices in Knots," "Hogtied," and "Helpless Heroines," as well as foot fetish titles like "Dirty Soled Dolls." The 1998 graduate of Virginia's George Mason University is credited in these films as "Cindy Schubert."

When TSG reached Kozer early Wednesday at her L.A. home, a reporter asked about her career in bondage and fetish films. "It's early," Kozer said. "Let me get my glasses and call you back." When she didn't call, TSG rang again. After Kozer placed us on hold for ten minutes, she came on to the line and said, "No comment. And this is a shared line." She then hung up. Kozer's spokesman, Phil Viardo, said that her acting gig "started a couple of years ago while she was in law school and needed money to pay the bills." Fox spokesman Josh Governale declined to answer TSG questions, saying, "We do not comment on the personal lives of our participants."

The disclosure of Kozer's film career comes weeks after TSG detailed how Evan Marriott, "Joe Millionaire" himself, earned spare change as an underwear model.

While Kozer's films are thin on plot, they are filled with moans and groans from bound captives who have been gagged, hog-tied, or lashed to a post--and who are often tickled by their captor. And almost every film contains close-ups of the wriggling feet of the victim. Kozer--who is clothed during these filmed encounters--is alternately seen being tied up and serving as a captor (of both men and women).

In one film, Kozer is dressed as a cheerleader and is seen gagged and hog-tied on the floor. In another, dressed as a nurse, she is drugged by a male patient who then binds her to a chair. In a third production, Kozer plays an actress who confronts a theater critic from whom she expects a poor review. She is then seen placing a chloroform-soaked rag over the mouth of the male critic, whom Kozer then gags and ties to a chair (as she writes the review--glowing, of course--for him). "I don't think you're gonna write a bad review," she announces. "I work too hard in this town."

For the discriminating foot fetishist, Kozer appears in a film that carries this description: "Julie King & Cindy Schubert put Mark in a hog-tie and cleave gag him! Then they tickle him and even have him smell their feet!" Kozer also appeared in "Dirty Soled Dolls," which focuses on 15 "fantastic foot-maidens" who "bare their filthy soles."

Ironically, one film features Kozer and a male partner as contestants on a reality television show offering a $1 million grand prize. The film, which opens with a crawl reading, "Reality Television Has Hit A New Low!," centers on a race between Kozer and her opponent--both of whom are bound and gagged--to be the first contestant to free themselves.

In a Q&A session on the Fox web site, Kozer--who has only been identified on the show by her first name--is asked about the wildest thing she had ever done. Not surprisingly, her answer contains no references to light bondage or risqué footage, just an account of her overseas travels. "Most of my 'wild' things involve adventure and romance," Kozer said.

On the succeeding 12 pages you'll find stills and video captures chronicling Kozer's kinky career. In fact, as you can see at left, it appears Kozer--when posing for her official "Joe Millionaire" portrait--was outfitted in the same beige turtleneck and earrings that she wore during one bondage flick. (12 pages)