Beverly Hills Beauty Salon Busted: Chez Gabriela Studio Accused of Credit Card Fraud

Jennifer Aniston Says It's "Not Cool" to Be Cheated by Chez Gabriela Owner

Meg G.
Chez Gabriela Studio owner Maria Gabriella Perez, 51, has been arrested and charged with two counts of credit card fraud. The charges come after allegations that she placed $214,000 of phony charges on the credit card of superstar Liv Tyler, and an additional $68,000 on the credit card of jewelry designer Loree Rodkin. If convicted, Perez could spend up to 25 years in prison.

It's not easy being famous. We all look to the stars and think their lives are so perfect. However, lurking around every corner is someone who wants something from them. Around every corner is someone who wants to become rich, or famous, or both just for an association with them.

Beauticians and hair stylists should respect their customers - both their privacy and their finances. They should be some of the most trusted confidantes that a woman can have. Oh come on - you've been there. When you sit down in that beauty chair all your deepest secrets seem to flow out with every snip of the scissors. When you plop out your credit card the last thing you think is that they will keep the number and ring up phony charges.

Unfortunately, that's the boat that Liv Tyler and Loree Rodkin are in. Other A-listers such as Cher, Jennifer Aniston, and Anne Hathaway have to now painstakingly check their cards to ensure they aren't victims of the alleged fraud, either.

Jennifer Aniston spoke out about Chez Gabriela. Without going in to detail, she indicated that she hasn't been there in five years after an "unfortunate" incident. Aniston saw this coming because "you can't get away with that."

She went on to say that her experience wasn't to the extent of the other girls, but as classy as Aniston is - she won't go into detail.

What I would like to know is this - how could you let $214,000 in fraudulent charges slip by on your credit card? You know they didn't happen all at once. That just goes to show you that even stars sometimes don't watch their finances like they should. They should always have a trusted financial advisor sifting through their bills to look for strange charges.

Maria Gabriella Perez is maintaining her innocence, and her Facebook status reads that she will be 'exonerated' of all allegations soon.

Source:

Stacy, Right Pundits.com: Beverly Hills Salon Busted Cheating Jennifer Aniston, Liv Tyler out of $200,000

Nancy Dillon, New York Daily News: Jennifer Aniston: It's 'not cool' being scammed by Chez Gabriela Studio owner Maria Gabriella Perez

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