London
(ANI):
George
Clooney"s
Italian
girlfriend
Elisabetta
Canalis
is
at
the
centre
of
a
wide-ranging
sex
and
drugs
scandal
involving
businessmen,
celebrities
and
high-class
prostitutes.
It
is
believed
that
Canalis,
a
former
showgirl,
took
cocaine
at
a
nightclub
in
Milan
that
is
now
under
an
investigation
into
an
alleged
prostitution
ring
in
which
rich
clients
enjoyed
the
favours
of
high-class
escort
girls
while
taking
drugs.
In
court
documents
released
in
Milan
this
week,
a
French
escort
girl
has
testified
that
she
saw
a
number
of
young
models
and
starlets,
including
Canalis,
taking
cocaine
at
the
clubs.
“I
used
cocaine
along
with
other
people,
among
whom
was
Elisabetta
Canalis," the
Telegraph
quoted
the
French
woman,
Karima
Menad,
26,
as
saying.
Her
evidence
forms
part
of
a
dossier,
which
has
been
put
together
by
prosecutors
on
the
alleged
prostitution
ring.
The
investigation
into
two
Milan
nightclubs
-
'The
Club"
and
'Hollywood"
-
resulted
in
the
arrest
of
five
people
on
Monday
and
the
closing
down
of
the
two
nightclubs.
The
allegation
dates
back
to
2008,
a
year
before
Italian
Canalis,31,
started
dating
Clooney,
49,
who
owns
a
luxury
villa
on
the
shores
of
Lake
Como,
north
of
Milan,
and
spends
a
considerable
amount
of
time
in
Italy.
The
Italian
press
has
speculated
for
months
that
Clooney,
one
of
Hollywood"s
most
popular
and
respected
actors,
might
be
about
to
propose
marriage
to
her.