A nightclub owner has doubled down on controversial comments made in the wake of one patron's claim that her drink was spiked at his venue.

Neil Scott, the owner of Perth nightclub Rapture, made headlines on Monday when his exchange with nightclub patron Shantel Smith, 19, went public.

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On Facebook, Smith claimed that her drink was spiked at the venue two weekends ago, prompting Scott to question whether she was "worth" drugging.

Speaking to The West Australian Newspaper on Monday, Scott, 66, appeared to dig an even deeper hole for himself, suggesting Smith was not attractive enough to warrant having her drink spiked.

Shantel Smith says she is disgusted by the response to her drink spiking claim by Rapture's management. Credit: Instagram/Shantel Smith

"Well, she's not a particularly attractive girl," Scott told a reporter for the newspaper.

"It's just implausible to imagine that she had her drink spiked.

"It just sort of doesn't add up.

'Plain Jane'

"She's just a very plain Jane type of girl.

"I can't understand why anybody would be possessed by her."

The comments were made after Scott was attacked for the nightclub's initial response.

A nightclub owner is under fire for his response to a woman's drink-spiking claim. Credit: Facebook

"What proof do you have of your drink being spiked," his response read.

"Are you worth someone trying to spike your drink?

"We think this is a beat-up and we believe that no-one would be stupid enough to waste their drugs on spiking anyone's drink."

Calls for closure

An online petition to shut down the nightclub and turn it into a homeless shelter or women's refuge has attracted more than 15,800 signatures.

The petition's creator, Trent Young, said he was disgusted by the owner's "victim-blaming and shaming" behaviour.

"We live in 2019, a time when violence against women, including sexual assault, is at epidemic proportions," the petition reads.

"To create change, we have to stand up for women and give them respect.

"Misogyny, victim-blaming and shaming cannot go unnoticed and it cannot be tolerated."