Marshall Heyman

Of course, Hollywood is a town about gambles. Every movie, every TV show, every project is a roll of the dice. But it just takes one hit, one box office score to take your career to the next level. And what David was promising here was that for every $2 Gina invested, she would get a little more than $26 in return. That might not sound like much, but it would be a 13 times return on our money.

Of course, Hollywood is a town about gambles. Every movie, every TV show, every project is a roll of the dice. But it just takes one hit, one box office score to take your career to the next level. And what David was promising here was that for every $2 Gina invested, she would get a little more than $26 in return. That might not sound like much, but it would be a 13 times return on our money.

So in that risk-reward frame of mind, Gina wrote David a check for tens of thousands of dollars. Neighbors claim David also pitched the Soho House IPO to other Villa Carlotta residents, including Alexander.

So in that risk-reward frame of mind, Gina wrote David a check for tens of thousands of dollars. Neighbors claim David also pitched the Soho House IPO to other Villa Carlotta residents, including Alexander.

And are you typically someone who invests in things? Like, is that something that you've done in the past?

And are you typically someone who invests in things? Like, is that something that you've done in the past?

From what Alexander understood, this sounded like a slam dunk.

From what Alexander understood, this sounded like a slam dunk.

Gina says she trusted David so much that she didn't hesitate when David pitched her a second time.

Gina says she trusted David so much that she didn't hesitate when David pitched her a second time.

In total, she says she gave David $70,000.

In total, she says she gave David $70,000.

With the numbers David was giving her, she believed she stood to gain nearly a million dollars from the Soho House IPO.

With the numbers David was giving her, she believed she stood to gain nearly a million dollars from the Soho House IPO.

But I feel like anybody would respond to someone who was like, I will give you security and make the rest of your life secure.

But I feel like anybody would respond to someone who was like, I will give you security and make the rest of your life secure.

Right.

Right.

According to Gina and Alexander, a lot of Villa Carlotta residents said yes to David's whole Soho House pitch. They all just handed over the cash. And if you're thinking this is when David took everyone's money and ran, that wasn't David's style.

According to Gina and Alexander, a lot of Villa Carlotta residents said yes to David's whole Soho House pitch. They all just handed over the cash. And if you're thinking this is when David took everyone's money and ran, that wasn't David's style.