Pellicano Found Guilty
The trial that’s sure to become a feature film — or at least a TV movie — is finally winding down. It’s been a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of Hollywood, which are anything but pretty.
Anthony Pellicano, the former celebrity private eye whose client roster included Hollywood’s rich and powerful, was found guilty this week of racketeering, wiretapping and running a criminal enterprise, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Pellicano represented himself at trial, and showed little emotion as Judge Dale Fischer read the jury’s verdict, convicting him of all but one of the 77 counts against him. Sentencing is set for Sept. 24.
The jury found that Pellicano wiretapped assortment Hollywood-ites, including Sylvester Stallone; Garry Shandling and his former girlfriend, actress Linda Doucett; Kevin Nealon and his wife at the time, Linda Nealon; producer Vincent “Bo” Zenga, his wife, Zorianna Kit, and brother, Jerome Zenga; Keith Carradine and his wife, Hayley Dumond; the late producer Aaron Russo, his sons, Max and Samuel, and his longtime girlfriend, Heidi Gregg; and Anita Busch, former editor of The Hollywood Reporter.
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Busch, in court to hear the verdicts, said: “The full story of Pellicano’s reach has yet to be told. To Pellicano and his wealthy clients, ‘winning’ meant obliterating someone’s life and livelihood. They saw the media as just another weapon in their arsenal, and used and abused it to go after anyone in their cross hairs.”
Pellicano was hired by Hollywood power brokers, including Michael Ovitz, who asked the private eye to find the source of unflattering stories by Busch and New York Times reporter Bernard Weinraub about his doomed talent agency, Artists Management Group.
Each of the racketeering counts carries a maximum of 20 years in prison, while most of the other counts have five-year maximum sentences. Pellicano was acquitted of one count of unauthorized computer access.
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