{"id":1828,"date":"2025-11-12T19:30:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/real-housewife-heather-dubrow-slams-calvin-harris-naivety-after-dj-accused-his-adviser-of-stealing-22-5-million-in-real-estate-scam\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:35:55","slug":"real-housewife-heather-dubrow-slams-calvin-harris-naivety-after-dj-accused-his-adviser-of-stealing-22-5-million-in-real-estate-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/real-housewife-heather-dubrow-slams-calvin-harris-naivety-after-dj-accused-his-adviser-of-stealing-22-5-million-in-real-estate-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Proven Real Housewife Heather Dubrow Warns Celebrities: Don&#8217;t Blindly Trust Financial Advisers &#8211; Brickellsold: Mistakes to Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/real-housewife-heather-dubrow-slams-calvin-harris-naivety-after-dj-accused-his-adviser-of-stealing-22-5-million-in-real-estate-scam\/#Heather_Dubrow_Warns_Celebrities_Dont_Blindly_Trust_Financial_Advisers\" >Heather Dubrow Warns Celebrities: Don&#039;t Blindly Trust Financial Advisers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/real-housewife-heather-dubrow-slams-calvin-harris-naivety-after-dj-accused-his-adviser-of-stealing-22-5-million-in-real-estate-scam\/#Miami_market_relevance\" >Miami market relevance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/real-housewife-heather-dubrow-slams-calvin-harris-naivety-after-dj-accused-his-adviser-of-stealing-22-5-million-in-real-estate-scam\/#FAQ_Real_Housewife_Heather_Dubrow\" >FAQ: Real Housewife Heather Dubrow<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/real-housewife-heather-dubrow-slams-calvin-harris-naivety-after-dj-accused-his-adviser-of-stealing-22-5-million-in-real-estate-scam\/#What_should_be_planned_first\" >What should be planned first?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heather_Dubrow_Warns_Celebrities_Dont_Blindly_Trust_Financial_Advisers\"><\/span>Heather Dubrow Warns Celebrities: Don&#039;t Blindly Trust Financial Advisers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Real Housewife Heather Dubrow has offered some frank advice to celebrity DJ Calvin Harris\u2014after the musician accused his financial adviser of stealing .5 million in a real estate scam.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Real Housewives of Orange County&#8221; star <strong>Heather Dubrow<\/strong> has offered some frank advice to celebrity DJ <strong>Calvin Harris<\/strong>\u2014after the musician accused his financial adviser of stealing $22.5 million in a real estate scam.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, 41, whose real name is <strong>Adam Wiles<\/strong>, levied a series of claims against\u00a0<strong>Thomas St. John<\/strong>, who served as his financial adviser for 13 years before they seemingly ended their professional relationship in April 2025, in court documents filed in Los Angeles in September.<\/p>\n<p>The accusations centered around a development project that Harris claims he was asked to invest in by St. John, who has vehemently denied &#8220;any wrongdoing.&#8221; The musician alleges it was nothing more than a &#8220;boondoggle&#8221; real estate scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the &#8220;Money Rehab with <strong>Nicole Lapin<\/strong>&#8221; podcast, Dubrow, 56, offered her opinion on the case, noting that it should serve as a warning to all celebrities and high net worth individuals to never blindly trust financial advisers with their money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust the notion of being blind and allowing someone to sign your checks is so crazy to me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;The Real Housewives of Orange County&#8221; star Heather Dubrow offered up her opinion on DJ Calvin Harris&#8217; financial case against his former adviser, whom he has accused of stealing $22.5 million in a real estate scam. <span class=\"image-credit\">(Money Real )<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dubrow advised Harris against hiring someone else to manage his money after falling victim to a scam herself, alongside her husband, plastic surgeon <strong>Terry Dubrow<\/strong>, many years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The couple was allegedly swindled out of $2 million after investing in a rental property scheme during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, a sum they say they never recovered.<\/p>\n<p>The Dubrows claimed that the scam involved a longtime personal accountant of more than 20 years, who they later discovered was actually a tax preparer rather than a Certified Public Accountant. Speaking on &#8220;Money Rehab,&#8221; Heather Dubrow admitted this experience gave her lasting trust issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe put our trust in someone we thought was an accountant who ended up being a tax broker. &#8230; In our defense, I guess he was vetted by someone famous. And this is the problem: famous and wealthy, so we thought, \u2018Oh, he\u2019s this guy, we don\u2019t need to vet him,\u2019 but you do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Dubrow has since taken a hands-on approach to her family\u2019s finances, which she controls herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, we\u2019re very much into spending what we make. We are not reckless people. &#8230; We are very into &#8216;Buy, Borrow, Die,&#8217;\u201d she explained, referencing the couple\u2019s strategy of using assets wisely while minimizing risk.<\/p>\n<p>She also shared anecdotes highlighting how careful she is with financial trust. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a new assistant &#8230; and she said after a week, \u2018I know you\u2019re not ready to give me your financial information, but when you\u2019re ready&#8230;\u2019 And I thought, &#8216;What!? You\u2019re never getting my financial information,&#8217;\u201d Dubrow recalled.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/na.rdcpix.com\/8a799d38cd83d8c5e32ef33c3de5b943w-c3478950257srd_q80.jpg\" alt=\"GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 14: Calvin Harris performs on the final day of TRNSMT Festival 2024 at Glasgow Green on July 14, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-1061008\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Scottish-born DJ, who is reportedly worth $300 million, has accused his former financial adviser of misleading him into a false investment. <span class=\"image-credit\">(Jeff J Mitchell\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/na.rdcpix.com\/8cbf709392e4b70703063a8225775ad0w-c527081893srd_q80.jpg\" alt=\"Calvin Harris\" class=\"wp-image-1061016\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Harris recently welcomed his first child with wife Vick Hope. <span class=\"image-credit\">(Instagram\/Calvin Harris)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI mean, it\u2019s just so crazy. It\u2019s like giving your sister [money and saying]: \u2018Hold my allowance for me.\u2019 Yeah right! Please.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on Harris\u2019 situation, Dubrow said, \u201cI\u2019m sure Calvin Harris was probably given that person by someone he trusts. &#8230; But when it comes to your money, you\u2019re in charge of yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harris has also alleged wrongdoing by someone seemingly close to him. In his lawsuit against his former financial adviser, Harris claims St. John breached his trust by persuading him to invest millions of dollars in a real estate project pitched as a creative space for artists in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>According to court filings, the project began in 2021, but by 2023, St. John allegedly told Harris it had run out of funds. After Harris had invested $22.5 million, he says he was misled and that St. John \u201cdid not reveal his true intentions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of the investment, $10 million was intended as a loan, which was not repaid by its due date of Jan. 31, 2025, according to Harris\u2019 lawyers. The court filings describe the investment as \u201ca complete boondoggle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo this day, Claimants [Harris] do not know where Claimants\u2019 investment has gone or what it has been used for,\u201d the filing states. \u201cThe project has been, at best, a complete boondoggle, and, at worst, a complete fraud.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Wiles has not received a single penny in return for that investment, and, indeed, respondents have not even started developing or building the project. In fact, shortly after Mr. Wiles purportedly made this $12.5 million investment, TSJ &#8230; distributed over $11 million to himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sasha Frid<\/strong>, attorney for St. John, has denied any wrongdoing by St. John, stating that Harris\u2019 claims are due to him being \u201cunhappy with the pace of the project\u201d and insisting the project is still underway. Frid also projected that the completed project could have a $900 million valuation.<\/p>\n<p>For Dubrow, the lesson is clear: Regardless of wealth or status, you can\u2019t always trust others with your personal finances. Her advice to Harris serves as a reminder that even the most seasoned celebrities can fall prey to scams, and that understanding where every dollar goes is the key to protecting one\u2019s assets.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Miami_market_relevance\"><\/span>Miami market relevance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If this topic impacts buyers or sellers, the most useful context is what is happening locally. Track current pricing, inventory, and days on market in Miami, and compare active listings by building or neighborhood before making decisions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/brickell-miami-fl-real-estate\">Browse current Miami listings<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/brickellsold.com\/en\/tools\/book-call\">request a tailored report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the &#8216;Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin&#8217; podcast, Dubrow shared her own experience with a rental property scheme that left her and her husband $2 million worse off. She advised Harris against hiring someone else to manage his money after falling victim to a scam herself.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ_Real_Housewife_Heather_Dubrow\"><\/span>FAQ: Real Housewife Heather Dubrow<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_should_be_planned_first\"><\/span>What should be planned first?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Start with the goal, audience, and deliverables so the final content and media support the same outcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need help implementing this workflow?<\/strong> Contact Miami Real Estate Insights &amp; Market Trends to plan a practical content and media process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7 Proven Real Housewife Heather Dubrow Warns Celebrities: Don&#8217;t Blindly Trust Financial Advisers &#8211; Brickellsold: Mistakes to Avoid: Heather Dubrow Warns Celebri<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1829,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_title":"7 Proven Real Housewife Heather Dubrow Mistakes to Avoid","rank_math_description":"Heather Dubrow Warns Celebrities: Don&#039;t Blindly Trust Financial Advisers Real Housewife Heather Dubrow has offered some frank advice to celebrity DJ","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Real Housewife Heather Dubrow","rank_math_canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/real-housewife-heather-dubrow-slams-calvin-harris-naivety-after-dj-accused-his-adviser-of-stealing-22-5-million-in-real-estate-scam\/","rank_math_robots":"index,follow","footnotes":""},"categories":[1720],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brickell-real-estate-market"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1828"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4157,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828\/revisions\/4157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}