Penthouse Pet Adva Lavie at center of wild billionaire drugging probe
The legal nightmare surrounding Penthouse Pet Adva Lavie has taken a peculiar new turn.Cops are investigating whether the social media influencer allegedly drugged her billionaire ex-fiance with ketamine, according to a police search warrant obtained by The Los Angeles Times.Lavie, 29, is already facing felony charges for allegedly using dating apps to get close to wealthy people and steal from them, now investigators are digging into what happened during her relationship with Stephen Cloobeck, 64.The ketamine probe came to light after the Los Angeles Police Department asked a judge in August for permission to search Lavie’s phone.The warrant says Beverly Hills Detective Steve Own had already been looking into the drugging allegation when he spotted Lavie at Azur, a French Mediterranean restaurant, in July.Lavie was out on bail at the time and taking selfies inside the restaurant. Own noticed she apparently was not wearing the ankle monitor she had been ordered to wear.“Own was familiar with Lavie because he himself had been investigating whether Lavie was drugging her fiance Steve Cloobeck with ketamine,” LAPD Detective Andrea Marsh wrote in the warrant affidavit.Cloobeck had previously filed a report with Beverly Hills police, according to The Times.
The warrant does not reveal the circumstances behind that report or explain what led detectives to investigate the alleged drugging.Lavie’s attorney Jeremy Lessen also declined to comment on the allegation, according to The Times.The latest revelation adds to a growing pile of allegations against Lavie, who also uses the names Mia Ventura, Shoshana and Shana.She has pleaded not guilty to two counts of grand theft and two counts of first-degree residential burglary.
Prosecutors allege she used dating apps between 2023 and 2025 to target wealthy older men and younger women in Westlake Village, West Hollywood, Los Angeles and Beverly Hills.Authorities have also pointed to potential cases involving Lavie in Her...