Man behind ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ goes after Riza Aziz for fraudulent financing
Friday, 24 Jan 2020 01:05 PM MYTCast member Leonardo DiCaprio arrives for the premiere of the film adaptation ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ in New York December 17, 2013. Former stockbroker Jordan Belfort is suing former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s stepson, Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz, for allegedly deceiving him about the source of funds used to finance the movie. — Reuters pic
Belfort filed his lawsuit in Los Angeles, California yesterday, naming Red Granite Pictures as the respondent., but is now on trial here in Malaysia for money laundering over the same funds. “Belfort is significantly damaged by Red Granite’s tainting of his book/story rights, coupled with Red Granite’s inability and/or refusal to exploit and maximise the rights acquired from Belfort as required by contract, due to the highly publicised scandal and amid the allegations of their direct involvement,”Belfort claimed that the scandal prevented him from pursuing another movie deal based on a continuation of his life story as contained in a follow-up book titledThe former stockbroker was...
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