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Wednesday, Oct 19

Illegal wirretapping-- the new Pilates

pell.jpgThe NYT looks at the Anthony Pellicano case, reporting that all sorts of agent and lawyer types have been called before the grand jury and/or questioned by prosecutors investigating Pellicano's illegal wiretapping activities:

Those questioned include, to name a few, Kevin Huvane and Brian Lourd, two top partners at Creative Artists Agency, the dominant Hollywood talent agency; Michael S. Ovitz, the onetime president of the Walt Disney Company who previously headed Creative Artists; Ron Meyer, the president of Universal Studios and a former partner at Creative Artists, who was called before the grand jury to discuss his friendship with Mr. Pellicano; Brad Grey, the chairman of the Paramount Motion Pictures Group, who formerly headed Brillstein-Grey Entertainment; and Bert Fields, the entertainment lawyer, who has said he employed Mr. Pellicano countless times as an investigator but was not aware of any wiretapping.

Mr. Ovitz has told investigators that he never hired Mr. Pellicano to conduct wiretaps, and, in fact, was unknowingly recorded by him, his lawyer said. Mr. Grey has been assured by the government that he is only a witness in the investigation, according to his spokesman. Spokesmen for Mr. Meyer at Universal and for Mr. Lourd and Mr. Huvane at Creative Artists declined to comment, as did Mr. Fields's lawyer.

It's expected that Pellicano will be indicted on racketeering charges (he's currently serving a prison term for illegal firearms possession); what isn't clear is if any of his former clients will be named along with him.

Meanwhile, I wonder how Anita Busch's novel is coming along.


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