CALVIN: I WAS CONNED OUT OF £16.5M

Lawyers for Scots hitmaker claim investment is 'at worst, fraud'

- BY MIKE MERRITT

SCOTS music producer Calvin Harris has accused his financial adviser of "stealing" £16.5million to fund a "boondoggle" real estate project in Hollywood.

Dumfries-born Harris alleges that his adviser, Thomas St John, induced him to invest in CMNTY Culture Campus, a 460,000 sq ft development in the heart of Hollywood, California, that was to include recording studios, office space and artists' lounges.

According to an arbitration demand, St John, who served as Harris's financial adviser for 13 years, began developing the project around 2020. Harris's lawyers allege the project ran low on cash in 2023 and that St John turned to Harris for an emergency cash infusion.

According to Variety, Harris's legal team alleges that St John gave him no information about the project but just handed over documents for him to sign.