Controversial Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer just can’t seem to quit bellyflopping into hot water and once again his troubles are related to a notorious music video filmed in his opulent western Sydney mansion.
As The Australian reported earlier this month, Mehajer, who is known for his lavish, over-the-type lifestyle, invited US rapper Bow Wow into his home to film his latest music video for the single ‘Too Real’.
The clip, which readers can check out below, features Bow Wow driving the councillor’s white Ferrari 458 around the Sydney Opera House and rapping inside the plush Mehajer residence, including on a spectacular marble staircase.
And it’s the marble staircase that features so prominently in the clip causing the beleaguered Mehajer’s latest round of troubles. As it turns out, the deputy mayor of Auburn never actually paid for it.
As The Guardian reports, the director of marble supply company Marmonyx Stone, Yashar Shokrgozar, has accused Mehajer of failing to pay for the onyx staircase, filing a civil case against the councillor and property developer.
Shokrgozar says he was hired to install the two-storey spiral staircase last year and the outstanding debt is yet to be paid. Mehajer was not present at Newtown local court to hear the case on Wednesday, sending his lawyer instead.
Mehajer claims the contract for the staircase installation was made “between a subcontractor and Marmonyx” and that the subcontractor “has been paid in full by my company. Now this remains a matter between subcontractor and Marmonyx”.
It’s the latest in a string of legal issues for the councillor, who was re-elected as deputy mayor of Auburn in September, despite concerns about a potential conflict of interest between his position on the council and his property investments.
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The Guardian reports Mehajer is currently being sued by the liquidator of one of his companies for allegedly breaching directors’ duties and he is also defending a raft of alleged traffic offences, including allegedly driving an unregistered Ferrari without a licence.
Mehajer is expected to give evidence in the district court in November in a civil case brought by two women injured when he lost control of his high-speed car in 2012.
He also faced Burwood local court two weeks ago on charges of intimidation for allegedly making threats against the father of a Lindt cafe siege survivor.
