Angela Diaz works at Exhale Pro-Voice after 'A Toxic Love Story' case
Angela Diaz, now Angi C., is listed as a director at Exhale Pro-Voice after serving prison time in the Michelle Hadley cyberstalking hoax.
By Poppy Nakagawa · Culture Writer
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Angela Diaz Exhale Pro-Voice searches are spiking after TMZ reported that the woman featured in Netflix’s “A Toxic Love Story” is now working for the abortion support organization under a different name.
Diaz, who now uses her maiden name Connell and goes by Angi C., is listed by Exhale Pro-Voice as its Director of Peer Counseling Services. The organization describes its work as support services for people who have had abortions.
Her leadership bio on Exhale’s website says she spent time in prison before pursuing a master’s degree in psychology and justice studies, and before building her work around transformative justice. The bio also says she first joined Exhale as a textline counselor in 2021.
Where does Angela Diaz work now?
According to Exhale Pro-Voice’s leadership page, Diaz, listed as Angi C., works as Director of Peer Counseling Services. TMZ identified Angi C. as Angela Diaz, now Angela Connell.
Exhale Pro-Voice provides peer-based support for people who have had abortions. Its listed services include textline counseling, and Diaz’s bio says that was the role she first held at the organization in 2021.
What was the Angela Diaz case?
Diaz is a central figure in Netflix’s “A Toxic Love Story,” which examines the case involving Diaz, Ian Diaz and Ian’s ex, Michelle Hadley. According to TMZ’s account of the case, Angela Diaz and Ian Diaz framed Hadley for cyberstalking.
TMZ reported that the scheme also included an effort to arrange for Angela Diaz to be sexually assaulted through a Craigslist ad. Hadley had no role in the hoax, according to that reporting, but she still spent 88 days in custody.
Angela Diaz was later arrested and pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, TMZ reported. The charges included falsely reporting a crime, forgery, false imprisonment and kidnapping.
She received a five-year prison sentence and was released from custody on July 19, 2020, after serving three and a half years, according to TMZ. Her Exhale bio says she joined the organization in 2021, the same year she was fully discharged from parole.
What happened to Michelle Hadley?
Hadley sued Anaheim police in 2021 over the case, TMZ previously reported. The lawsuit ended in a $1.8 million settlement.
The Netflix documentary has renewed attention on the case and on Diaz’s life after prison. Exhale’s public bio presents her current role through counseling, education and justice-focused work, while TMZ’s report ties that listing back to the criminal case featured in “A Toxic Love Story.”
This story draws on original reporting from TMZ.