George Clooney's Girlfriend Caught in Cocaine Scandal in Italy
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.
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George can judge outer beauty, but not inner.
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oh, well, now at least we know how she stays so thin. Cocaine and cigarettes, the preferred diets of Actress-Model-Whatevers everywhere.
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models and actresses doing coke? shocking!
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This stuff alledgedly happened before they started dating, not recently. Everybody makes mistakes. As long as she's clean now he shouldn't worry about it.
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I believe he already knew about this.
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I LOVE COCAINE. There, I said it.
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Crack is better and cheaper!
I'm SHOCKED and besides myself that a rich and famous person would do coke. OMG, what's next? Snoop Dogg busted for pot? No way! #ExtremeSarcasm
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I think his costar in "The American," Violante Placido makes a better match for him. There was chemistry in the movie. Too much scandal with Elisabetta.
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