George Clooney's Girlfriend Caught in Cocaine Scandal in Italy

By PopEater Staff Posted Jul 28th 2010 09:40PM

George Clooney's girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis has been implicated in a cocaine scandal surrounding two nightclubs in Milan, Italy, RadarOnline.com reports. It's been alleged that Canalis was doing cocaine in one of the nightclubs in 2007.

"I remember taking cocaine with Elisabetta Canalis and two others," Karima Menad, a model-turned-prostitute, told prosecutors in documents obtained by Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, according to UsMagazine.com.

"We were in The Club and it was December 2007," Menad continued. "We had been at a party of some famous, rich celebrity whose name I cannot remember. I don't remember who brought the drugs but we all took it."

The two Milan nightclubs, The Club and Hollywood, are under investigation for running escort and prostitution rings and drug use. Using Menad's testimony, prosecutors were able to shut down the two clubs on Monday and put five of the accused offenders under house arrest.

In the published documents, it's alleged that women were brought to the club to entertain VIPs at private tables.

"Their job was to encourage these customers to drink alcohol as to increase the table's bill, followed up by sex off premises," prosecutor Frank Di Maio stated in the documents. "They were often given cocaine for free by those who want to sit at a table of famous people ... they want the visibility that comes from being seated at a central table, and to be seen with models, or celebrities from fashion, entertainment and sport."

Canalis and Clooney weren't dating at the time of the alleged incident; they started dating in 2009. Neither camp could be reached for comment.

Tags: Elisabetta Canalis, george clooney

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Wednesday 28 July

By Sue

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But George had no idea his gf would do such a thing. She was always proper around him. George is a fine upstanding man; just ask his friends - except her.

Thursday 29 July

By Lisa

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I'm curious to see what he'll do regarding her. He dropped his last girlfriend after those pictures surfaced with her having sex against a wall at a party, which I'm sure shocked him.

By Van

A "model" doing "drugs"?? Noooooo! LOL

By Lilith2

George has to pick his "beards" more carefully.

By Peggy

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Beard???? Don't think so. Sounds like someone is jealous of George.

By Babers930

"beards"...LOL You sound like my father. Just because someone choses not to be married does not make them gay. So what should he do, keep getting married, give half his money to them and divorce them? How narrow minded you are.

By Vanessa

Time to trade her in Georgie...:P

By OfAlaska

Many a rich single man eschews marriage for a "House Wiff."

By Stephanie

Seriously...your source is a, "model turned prostitute"? Who does this and, more importantly, who admits to being a model turned prostitute? If this was your most substantial source, you probably should have held the story.

By ohyea

Stephanie and her buddies need to read the article, this model turn prostitue, was credible enough for law enforcement to close down the clubs and prosecute people. So, why would she be a liar about George's girl. I love George, but as they say birds of a feather do sometime flock together and she was there doing cocaine, maybe even doing more than cocaine.

By nymanoftaste

Wow...as if this is supposed to be newsworthy. As someone said earlier, a model having done drugs...is that so shocking? If ordinary children are doing drugs, cocaine included, in the US and around the world, what's the shock of some jetsetting model having done it. This is such a naive article, most of Hollywood are drug abusers and/or alcoholics. As if Georgie hasn't dabbled a bit in the "nose candy" or the other fun habits of the rich and famous. I don't condone drug use, but it's a bit naive to make this into such a big deal. Besides, is the testimony of a prostitute truly reliable? Just a ridiculous article if you ask me.

By Melody

yeah, I have to say.... a Model Turned Prostitute does not engender a lot of confidence in this story. The MTP might be good person, but hey.... hard to buy, right?

By hd

Prostitute. Model. Cocaine user. Arent these interchangable words? (Other than Brooke Shields)

By George Clooney

Unfounded and heresay! If you were told the entire case, you would have been told that the witness later recanted portions of her testimony regarding Ms Canalis.

By Stop pr

It's not true, I'm italian and the witness doesn't recanted anything! Are you Canalis pr?? Canalis is a cocaine addict, all Milan knows it from years!

By meemster

Everytime I see her, I think it's a man with a bad wig!!

By cc

they are all sick and twisted, hollywood is disgusting, i wish they would all go away, such a perverted group... and their movies suck

By daughter

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Really , I think good wig

By Tamra

I am not so sure I would believe your source!

By greg

Celebrities doing drugs? I'm shocked.

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