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Why Lady Gaga’s Ex-Model Seized a Luxury Hotel Suite in Los Angeles

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A homeless professional model conducted a sting operation and, posing as a famous musician, attempted to seize a hotel suite in the Ritz-Carlton on May Day.

Davon Brown, donning a gray blazer and tinted sunglasses, strolls into the Ritz-Carlton in downtown Los Angeles. The world-famous recording artist is in town for a COVID-19 benefit concert that will be live-streamed to his millions of adoring fans, and he needs a room—at least, that’s what they rehearsed.

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