.xyz Launch Policies (2014) [pdf]

why not celebrities in general?

page 22 & 23 if you're looking for it.

"Abusive use of a domain is described as an illegal, disruptive, malicious, or fraudulent action and includes, without limitation, the following: .... illegal, malicious and fraudulent defamation of Oprah Winfrey, Daniel Negari, or Justin Bieber"

[QUOTE, page 22] Abusive use of a domain is described as an illegal, disruptive, malicious, or fraudulent action and includes, without limitation, the following:

● distribution of malware;

● dissemination of software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's’ informed consent, including, without limitation, computer viruses, worms, keyloggers, trojans, and fake antivirus products;

● illegal, malicious and fraudulent defamation of Oprah Winfrey, Daniel Negari, or Justin Bieber; [/QUOTE]

[edit: formatting]

I think that's included as an example, the actual line reads:

> Abusive use of a domain is described as an illegal, disruptive, malicious, or fraudulent action and includes, without limitation, the following

So the real rule is not to defame anyone of sufficient public standing (ie. someone like Justin Beiber or Oprah Winfrey. Daniel Negari is the CEO of the company, so of course him too)