Calvin Harris accused his former financial advisor, Thomas St. John, of having taken $ 22.5 million from him by a failed Hollywood real estate project.
In an arbitration file carried out on September 12 in Los Angeles, Harris – whose real name is Adam Richard Wiles – Said St. John and his partners convinced him to invest in Cmnty Culture Campus, a planned hub of 460,000 square feet for musicians and creatives.
His lawyers say that Harris has never received clear answers on the place where his money went and called the “complete fraud” project or, at best, “a boondoggy”.
St. John, who worked with Harris from 2012 to April 2025, firmly denied the accusations. A spokesman said that the statements are “malicious” and “entirely baseless”, insisting that “not a single dollar has been diverted” and that the project is still progressing.
They admitted that the process had been confronted with delays due to the city’s administrative formalities and economic conditions, but argued that it remains on time and could one day be worth almost a billion dollars.
The spokesman also noted that Harris was one of the nine investors and even asked to double his participation.
“We will continue to cross all the steps to set the record straight,” said St. John’s team.
