The hottest Israeli name in recent weeks around the world is Simon Leviev. Not necessarily because of being a national pride but more because of Netflix’s most-watched film in the past month, “The Tinder Crook,” which ostensibly tells the story of Leviev as a crook who has serially deceived women for millions of dollars.
The film, as mentioned, was ranked at the top of the charts of the streaming service in dozens of countries and became the Israeli guy whose real name is Shimon Yehuda Hayut For a familiar face everywhere. So familiar that the dating apps blocked him from using their service permanently.
This is what Shalom Leviev, the “brother” of the crook from Tinder thinks of the affair- click here
Last week, after being blocked on Instagram as well, Leviev returned to activity on the social network (and has been blocked ever since) and announced that very soon his answer would reach all the charges against him, which he claimed were taken out of context. He is now fulfilling his promise in a first interview for the American television show “Inside Edition”.
In a trailer released for the full interview to air next week, Leviev says he “was just a single guy who wanted to meet girls on Tinder and we could not as he is portrayed.” “The Star” did not stop and went on to accuse the streaming giant: “They tried to present it as a documentary but the truth is that it is a completely fictional film.”
Simon Leviev has returned to activity on Instagram.
At the end of the video by the way, you can also see the model Kate Conlin, Leviev’s partner who, from the moment the affair broke out, clearly supports him and receives harsh criticism for it. Since it became a household name, it seems that the Tinder crook actually enjoys the publicity and does not try to go underground and according to the publications even began to charge a sum of about $ 200 for a personal greeting on a greetings website dedicated to celebs. TMI updates in advance that they will waive Bracha Simon, thanks.