( CNN ) -- Dawn DaLuise 's list of celebrity clients featured the Who 's Who of the entertainment industry , including Jennifer Aniston and Nicki Minaj . In a Los Angeles market where looks are everything , the self-proclaimed skin-care guru to the stars relished her title and guarded it zealously . So much so that when aesthetician Gabriel Suarez set up shop in the same building as hers , tension ensued , authorities said . Tension that led , police say , to a bizarre plot . DaLuise owned Skin Refinery in West Hollywood , which provided skin care products and treatments . She was arrested in March after she allegedly wanted to have Suarez , whom she considered a competitor , killed . `` I came in and I said 'Can I help you ? ' because she was in my office . And she said , 'Oh good , a Mexican that speaks English . ' And that hurt , '' Suarez said . `` She wanted me out of the building . '' The rivalry created by his new beauty salon called Smooth Cheeks morphed into a crime thriller filled with one twist after another . It had all the bizarre elements of a Hollywood shocker : sex solicitations , an alleged plot to kill and betrayal . Convinced that Suarez was not only ruining her popularity -- but that he was also allegedly posting raunchy Craigslist ads claiming she was seeking a man to fulfill her sexual fantasies -- DaLuise tried to hire a hit man to kill him , detectives said . `` The phrase was , at that point , in essence , to find somebody to take out a double-minority Mexican gay , '' said Steve McCauley of the Los Angeles County Sheriff 's Department . But Suarez said he had nothing to do with the cyber postings . In a wild case of betrayal , it later came to light that it was n't Suarez posting the Craigslist ads . Authorities said it was DaLuise 's good friend , Edward Feinstein , who now faces charges in a separate prosecution . Her friend was creating drama so he could be the one who stepped in and saved her , Alexis Tereszcuk of Radar Online told HLN earlier this year . The online entertainment magazine broke most of the developments in the story . Police said Feinstein , who was their informant , is also linked to the case in other ways . He is also the man DaLuise texted to tell that she hired a hit man to take out her business rival . Her text to Feinstein read : `` I found someone who is going to take Gabriel out . His name is Chris Geile , and he 's an ex-Detroit Lion quarterback , '' prosecutors said . But DaLuise 's lawyer said that it was not a plot to kill . `` You will see that she was venting to family , she was venting to friends , '' said Jamon Hicks , her attorney . `` This was not a case she was trying to solicit someone to murder . '' Geile said the accusation stunned him because he hardly knew DaLuise and had only met her briefly at a pub in Big Bear , California . `` I want to clear my name because the mental anguish I 've suffered is far more than any football injury I 've ever had , '' Geile said . DaLuise has pleaded not guilty and says she wants to clear her name as well . `` She 's the victim of a stalker who posted fake Craigslist ads claiming she had a rape fantasy , '' Hicks said . DaLuise will be arraigned Monday on solicitation of murder charges . Her attorney says she plans to plead not guilty again .
Dawn DaLuise owned Skin Refinery in West Hollywood . She was arrested in March after an alleged murder-for-hire plot . It was aimed at a man whom she considered a competitor .