The Tinder Swindler goes to Hollywood: Simon Leviev is back, has a showbiz talent agent and wants to make millions with books, a dating reality show and podcast following Netflix documentary
- The subject of Netflix’s smash true crime doc has reportedly signed with showbiz talent agent Gina Rodriguez from Gitoni Inc. in a bid to cash in on his overnight notoriety
- His moneymaking ideas include a dating advice podcast – meanwhile his alleged victims Cecilie Fjellhøy, Pernilla Sjoholm and Ayleen Charlotte are seeking support on GoFundMe
Since its Netflix release earlier this month, The Tinder Swindler documentary film has taken the world by storm. And now its lead star-slash-scammer is planning to take Hollywood by storm, too.
Now known worldwide as Simon Leviev, Israeli national Shimon Hayut is aiming for a career in showbiz following his overnight global infamy.
Hayut changed his name to Simon Leviev to falsely pose as the son of Russian-Israeli billionaire and diamond mogul, Lev Leviev. The doc tells how, through a lavish lifestyle depicted on social media, he would allegedly scam European women he met on Tinder and lure them with destination dates via private jets, expensive meals and five-star hotel stays.
A spokesperson told E! News that the company “banned Simon Leviev and any of his known aliases as soon as the story of his actions became public”.
But that has not deterred the infamous swindler for cashing in on his new-found fame. Yep, now that his cunning cash flow has run dry, the world’s most famous scammer apparently needs new income revenues.
According to TMZ, Leviev’s new Hollywood manager is Gina Rodriguez from Gitoni Inc., and they’ve been discussing ways to turn his new-found fame into a profitable entertainment career. If that’s not turning life’s lemons into lemonade, we don’t know what is.