KEY POINTS

  • Simon Leviev signed with talent manager Gina Rodriguez to pursue a career in Hollywood
  • Rodriguez said she was intrigued by the Netflix documentary about Leviev 
  • Leviev plans to host a podcast, star in a dating show, or write a book

"Tinder Swindler" Simon Leviev is reportedly eyeing Hollywood after signing with a talent manager.

Leviev has become even more popular following Netflix's documentary "Tinder Swindler," which showed how he allegedly scammed multiple women from Tinder by pretending to be a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul. The documentary didn't mention how many people he allegedly swindled but estimated that he made around $10 million from them.

He has since been banned from Tinder. He didn't share his side of the story despite Netflix's effort to contact him.

"I will proceed with the lawsuit against you for discrimination and lies and, you know, everything is based basically on a lie," he said in a voice memo played in the documentary, per E! News. "And that's it, this is how it's gonna be."

Leviev announced via an Instagram Story he was preparing to share his side of the story.

Leviev has just signed with talent manager Gina Rodriguez of Gitoni to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He is reportedly planning to host a podcast, star in a dating show, or write a book, Entertainment Tonight reported.

"I was intrigued with the Netflix story. I saw the world's greatest salesman," Rodriguez told ET why she decided to work with Leviev. "It left me with a lot of unanswered questions and was very biased. I believe there are two sides to every story and everyone should have the chance to tell their side of the story."

In the documentary, three women named Cecilie Schrøder Fjellhøy, Pernilla Sjoholm and Ayleen Charlotte accused Leviev of allegedly taking thousands of dollars from them. He initially impressed them with lavish dates and even dated two of them. He also allegedly asked Cecilie to open up a credit card in his name for his safety.

In an interview with "The Drew Barrymore Show" on Feb. 11., Cecilie and Pernilla said they were still paying the debt they acquired due to Leviev's alleged scams.

"I think that he needs help," Cecilie told Barrymore. "I really feel that he needs help and I feel sorry for him. That's what I would like to say too. I feel really, really sorry for him. A very empty life he has."

Meanwhile, Pernilla shared what she would say if she saw Leviev again.

"I would say that I told him that I'm gonna do everything to let everyone know who he is and I think I sort of accomplished that and just say 'I told you so,'" she said.

Leviev has joined Cameo, where fans can request personalized videos from thousands of celebrities. He charges $300 for personalized video messages and $1,400 for business ones.

Tinder's owner is paying the app's founders millions to settle a lawsuit
Tinder's owner is paying the app's founders millions to settle a lawsuit AFP / Aamir QURESHI