Billionaire Adrian Portelli has applied for an apprehended violence order against a builder after their fiery social media feud erupted.
The order has been filed by NSW Police on behalf of 'Lambo Guy' Portelli against builder Michael Strom after the row over renovations escalated into alleged threats.
Portelli, famed for his vast sports car collection, has been in a dispute with Strom's Black Sheep Building over work on his $50million Melbourne penthouse.
The project included a 57th-floor car installation, but inspectors allegedly found substantial issues, including faulty waterproofing and structural concerns, forcing work to halt for a full investigation.
The founder of lottery 'subscription rewards' company LMCT+ claims he paid $15million for an $11million contract to renovate the lavish unit at 308 Exhibition St.
Amid growing suspicions after a year's delay to the project, Portelli - who snapped up nine properties on TV reality show, The Block - brought in TikTok site inspector Zeher Khalil to assess the work done.
The pair filmed a two-hour inspection, later shared on YouTube, in which Khalil alleged some areas needed to be 'demolished' and redone.
'I had a bad gut feeling - it was meant to be finished 12 months ago and I just want to dig a bit deeper,' Portelli told Khalil in the clip.
Billionaire Adrian Portelli has lodged an apprehended violence application against builder Michael Strom
Adrian Portelli and an image from his Instagram when he named Michael Strom
'The more we've dug, the more we've found. It's been nutted from a financial perspective. So now I want to check it from a building aspect and make sure it's done to standard.'
During the assessment, Khalil found issues with the waterproofing and incorrectly fitted tiles and panels, telling Portelli: 'I think it's going to be a lot of work, man.'
Later on, he turned on a shower and filmed water leaking outside the wet area.
'12 minutes in and the shower is leaking all the way downstairs and possibly even to the people under us. I am shocked,' the site inspector said.
'The more we can find, the more damage we can do to someone,' Portelli replied.
Portelli told Khalil that their combined audience of 'millions' would 'definitely hold (the builders) accountable'.
In the YouTube video, Portelli told Khalil that he had given the builder contracts of 'over $300million worth of developments'.
While Strom was not named in the video, Portelli later named him and his building company Black Sheep Building in Instagram posts.
Portelli claims he paid about $15million for an $11million contract to renovate the apartment at 308 Exhibition Street in Melbourne.
Portelli told the TikTok inspector in the video that: 'We had a mediation, my team and the builder. When I started raising certain issues I had he was quick to put the blame onto other people.'
'He snapped and he actually threatened me. He said, "I’m going to jump on a plane. I’ll come and punch your f*ing teeth out",' Portelli said.
Portelli was taken to court by Black Sheep Building at the end of last year regarding a $14million contract to build an NDIS-standard 'high physical support accommodation' at Gosford, 80km north of Sydney.
The construction company made unpaid payment claims - which Portelli denied several times - and the court ruled in the firm's favour.
A J Portelli Medical is countersuing Black Sheep.
NSW Police have declined to comment on the apprehended violence application which will be mentioned in Blacktown Local Court next week.
In response to the case, the billionaire told The Australian: 'F* Mick Strom.'
Daily Mail attempted to contact Portelli and Mr Strom about the allegations.