Anthony Pellicano

Christensen Gets A Nothing Sentence: Lawyers Nobless Oblige - Posted November 24, 2008
Terry Christensen, the high-flying Hollywood attorney who hired disgraced PI Anthony Pellicano to wiretap a billionaire's wife, got a wrist-slap from federal authorities today. Christenen hired the mercurial PI-to-the-Stars Pellicano to carry off this brazen plan to get evidence for billionaire and former MGM owner Kirk Kerkorian in his divorce. Fact was he... [FishBowlLA]

Pellicano Convicted - Posted August 29, 2008
Anthony Pellicano and attorney Terry Christensen were convicted of illegal wiretapping by a federal jury in downtown LA today. Guess Pellicano was just 'well-known' and not 'famous' because the famous get a walk. The well-know get convicted. ... [FishBowlLA]

P.I. Paul Barresi Takes On Scientology - Posted August 7, 2008
Hollywood private eye Paul Barresi, the former porn star who later worked for jailed gumshoe Anthony Pellicano, has become mired in the anti-Scientology, anti- Tom Cruise craze that has been feuled by the $250 million lawsuit against the Church. Barresi provided documents for the New York Daily News last week that helped show... [FishBowlLA]

Tom Can't Cruise Away from Scientology - Posted July 31, 2008
Tom Cruise, ever the crusader for Scientological aims, is one of the targets in a new $250 million lawsuit against the "Church" filed in Florida this month. The suit involves Peter Letterese, a long-time critic of the church and names Cruise as being involved in a systematic harassment on him by... [FishBowlLA]

Tom Can't Cruise Away from Scientology - Posted July 31, 2008
Tom Cruise, ever the crusader for Scientological aims, is one of the targets in a new $250 million lawsuit against the "Church" filed in Florida this month. The suit involves Peter Letterese, a long-time critic of the church and names Cruise as being involved in a systematic harassment on him by... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted June 4, 2008
'YouTube Is Becoming the World's Biggest Focus Group': Just when you thought the democratic sandbox of lowest-common-denominator entertainment was safe from the prying eyes of marketers and information-seekers, comes this. Oh well. Most Unexpected Paragraph(s) of the Day: In her op-ed piece about the Rob Lowe case, Rachel Abramowitz raises the specter... [FishBowlLA]

Anita Busch: LAT's Pellicano Ties Should Be Investigated - Posted May 16, 2008
Anita Busch, the former L.A. Times reporter whose receiving of a dead fish and threatening note set off the Anthony Pellicano investigation says current L.A. Times employees remain too cozy with the investigator and should be the target of inquiry themselves. She specifically names Chuck Philips and Jim Newton, saying of... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds -- Afternoon Edition - Posted April 30, 2008
Lindsay Lohan's Watering Hole Burns To the Ground: Basque Nightclub and Restaurant burns to the ground. No cause has been determined, but the LAT is careful to remind us that it's the Hollywood Blvd club where Lilo celebrated her 21st birthday. (Is that an implied probable cause?) Pellicano Rests His Case: Referring... [FishBowlLA]

Pellicano Case Closing Arguments - Posted April 30, 2008
Associated Press: Indicted Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano said Wednesday he acted as a "lone ranger" while gathering information for his A-list clients and did not lead a criminal enterprise as prosecutors have alleged at his racketeering trial. Nikki Finke: So the trial that would not end is finally ending with closing... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted April 25, 2008
Last Laugh: It's been argued that Jimmy Fallon would be nothing without Tina Fey. We'll get a chance to find out when he takes over for Conan O'Brien after Conan succeeds Jay Leno next month year. Side Show Freaks: Carla Hall turns her attention to Pellicano's co-defendants "the disgraced cop, the... [FishBowlLA]

More Audio Tape Wednesday: HuffPo Has Ovitz Audio - Posted April 9, 2008
HuffPo's Allison Hope Weiner got her hands on some audio of Michael Ovitz calling Anthony Pellicano. We don't know what this proves beyond than what is already out there. But it's always nice to come across a little time capsule of powerful people acting poorly. Earlier: The Zell Tapes Released... [FishBowlLA]

Weiner's TRO and The Curious Case of Jim Taricani - Posted April 4, 2008
Allison Hope Weiner might want to do some research into the curious case of Jim Taricani, the Providence, RI investigative reporter who did 6 months for refusing to name a source. Weiner, readers may recall, got served a temporary restraining order aimed at stopping her from posting audio tapes of Anthony... [FishBowlLA]

HuffPo: Bert Fields To Take The Fifth - Posted March 25, 2008
The Huffington Post is reporting that, if called to testify, "attorney to the stars" Bert Fields will take the fifth amendment in the trial of Anthony Pellicano. Fields has been widely reported to have hired Pellicano numerous times over the years. ... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted March 21, 2008
Sinai Cited: The California Department of Public health cited Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the hospital was fined $25,000 for giving overdoses of a blood thinner to three babies, including the newborn twins of actor Dennis Quaid. Can You Hear Me Now? L.A. developer Robert Maguire's ex-wife testified that she paid Anthony Pellicano... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted March 20, 2008
The Know-Nothing Excuse: The Paramount head testifies that he didn't know Anthony Pellicano was doing anything illegal. And this man runs a major studio? In Related News: Actress Linda Doucett told a federal jury Wednesday that she received a terrifying telephone call threatening her son shortly after she spoke with the FBI... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted March 14, 2008
Animated Picture Book: In honor of Horton Hears A Who! (which the FBLA Toddler highly recommends), LAT puts together a picture book of famous people giving voice to famous animated characters. One complaint: This should include audio clips. First Celeb Testimony in Pellicano Case: Gary Shandling took the stand yesterday. We still... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted March 5, 2008
Opening Credits: The Anthony Pellicano racketeering and wiretapping trial begins today in Los Angeles federal court, promising plenty of star power and intrigue, according to Greg Krikorian. Of course, he might not be around to cover most of it. Lies and Consequences: Scott Timberg and Josh Getlin jump on the Margaret B.... [FishBowlLA]

Breaking: Plea Bargains No-Go in Pellicano Trial/FBI Tells Witness to Get Ready - Posted February 28, 2008
Things are moving along in the Anthony Pellicano trial. FBLA has learned that the plea deals for retired police sergeant Mark Arneson and telephone company ex-employee Ray Turner (reported yesterday in Radar) have broken down. The pair were hoping to plead guilty only to charges not including RICO statutes. Arneson... [FishBowlLA]

ERSNews.com On Pellicano Like White On Rice - Posted February 1, 2008
The fellas at ERSNews.com have been hard at work -- and no that's not a reference to their expose of scantily clad reporters. The boys have been wading into the Anthony Pellicano case, looking for whatever dirt or dead bodies float by. But don't take our word for it. They issued... [FishBowlLA]

KTLA Fingers Brad Grey for John McTiernan - Posted September 25, 2007
KTLA reports on director John McTiernan getting a four-month sentence on Monday for lying to an FBI agent about Anthony Pellicano. You know, this guy: Or do they mean this guy: The gent in the first photo looks a lot like Brad Grey. The Fishbowl has traps for the unwary. Earlier: McTiernan to plead guilty:... [FishBowlLA]

BREAKING: John Connolly---No Phone Records for Pellicano's Lawyers - Posted August 27, 2007
A win for journalists--a federal judge just granted Vanity Fair writer John Connolly's motion to quash the subpoena for his telephone records for the Anthony Pellicano case. Steven Gruel, Pellicano's lawyer had been lusting for Connolly's Verizon records. Nikki Finke has all backstory, for those not up to speed on this.... [FishBowlLA]

Aphrodite Jones: "Shame On Us" - Posted May 23, 2007
One of the gazillion reporters assigned to the Michael Jackson trial has a tell-all book about how the media got the story wrong. On June 10, she'll be in L.A. to be honored by the Brookins Community A.M.E. Church for her work -- and, presumably, to hock some books. Aphrodite Jones, wrote... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted April 13, 2007
Family History: Reporter Anna Gorman wrote a powerful, beautiful first-person piece about losing her father - and her ovaries - to a genetic mutation. And if you like the story, too, you can tell her so yourself. She'll be doing a live chat today at 1 p.m. Doctored Story: In one of the first such... [FishBowlLA]