The former business partner of the incarcerated “midwestern, millennial Madoff” who ripped off investors and pals to the tune of $650 million with promises of lucrative licensing rights to HBO and Netflix flicks is plenty peeved at Amazon Studios, Vice Studios and director Rebecca Chaikin.
“As a result of Defendants’ desire to sensationalize the Series and boost viewer numbers, Hallivis’ reputation and career have been destroyed, causing him great personal suffering and loss of earnings,” producer Julio Hallivis claims in a wide ranging damages seeking complaint filed today in Los Angeles Superior Court over the Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam
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