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15.02.2022 - 05:37 / deadline.com
UPDATED with sentencing: Zachary Horwitz, the Hollywood actor who pleaded guilty last fall for operating a Ponzi scheme that bilked $650 million from investors who thought their money would be used to acquire licensing rights to films, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday.
U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi also also ordered Horwitz to pay $230,361,884 in restitution to his victims. Horowitz, whose screen name was Zach Avery, pleaded guilty in October to one count of securities fraud after his arrest in April 2021.
His scheme went on for more than five years, with Horowitz raising millions of dollars from investors — some personal friends– by telling him their money would be used by his company, 1inMM Capital, to acquire film distribution rights in foreign territories, which then would be licensed to online platforms like Netflix and HBO. None of that ever actually happened, with the documents faked and the money instead used to fund a lavish lifestyle that included a $6 million Beverlywood home, expensive cars and private jets.
“Defendant Zachary Horwitz portrayed himself as a Hollywood success story,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said today citing a sentencing memorandum. “He branded himself as an industry player, who, through his company…leveraged his relationships with online streaming platforms like HBO and Netflix to sell them foreign film distribution rights at a steady premium… But, as his victims came to learn, [Horwitz] was not a successful businessman or Hollywood insider. He just played one in real life.”
PREVIOUS UPDATE, October 5, 2021: Actor Zachary Horwitz has pleaded guilty in a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $227 million with fake promises of licensing
Louisa Jacobson just made her talk show debut!
CBS Los Angeles reports. Jaqueline Avant, 81, was killed on December 1 after 30-year-old Aariel Maynor broke into the home she shared with her husband.Maynor pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of murder, one count of attempted murder, one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of robbing a home with a person present, according to CBS Los Angeles.
part of Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe and numerous other high profile movies over the last couple decades. At this point the only accolade he hasn’t earned is the Academy Award. He was nominated once, for Pulp Fiction, his breakout role.
LOS ANGELES -- A 30-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to the murder of philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, the wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant.Los Angeles County prosecutors said Aariel Maynor pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of Avant and the attempted murder of her security guard at her Beverly Hills home in December.Maynor also pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon and two counts of burglary.He is scheduled to be sentenced on March 30 and could be sentenced to up to 170 years in prison, prosecutors said.Police were called to the Avants’ home early on the morning of Dec. 1 and found Jacqueline Avant, 81, with a gunshot wound.
Wilson Chapman editorKirk Baily, the actor best known for his role as dim-witted camp counselor Kevin “Ug” Lee on the early Nickelodeon sitcom “Salute Your Shorts,” died Feb. 27 in Los Angeles. His domestic partner, Ranjani Brow, confirmed that he died after battling lung cancer.
It was another big night for CODA for the second evening in a row!
Sasha Urban editorThe Hollywood Critics Association held its fifth annual awards on Monday in-person at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, Calif.Siân Heder’s “CODA,” which won for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at the SAG Awards Sunday, took the top award for best picture, with Heder winning for adapted screenplay and Troy Kotsur winning for supporting actor. The HCA also honored the cast of the film with a spotlight award, while the best cast ensemble award went to the cast of Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast.”“Dune” led the evening with four awards, including the best director tie between Denis Villeneuve and “Power of the Dog” helmer Jane Campion.
The cast of CODA was represented at the 2022 Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards on Monday (February 28) at Avalon in Hollywood.
Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe are stepping out to honor Kenneth Branagh!
Sally Kellerman was an Oscar-nominated actor for her role as “Hot Lips” Houlihan in the movie “M*A*S*H” and starred in “Back to School.” Sally Kellerman had a long career in Hollywood, starting out mostly in guest roles on television series before moving to featured roles on the big screen. Her film debut was in the 1957 film “Reform School Girls,” and she appeared on many TV shows in the 1960s including “Ben Casey,” The Outer Limits,” and a memorable role in the “Star Trek’ episode titled “Where No Man Has Gone Before.” Kellerman may be best remembered for her Oscar-nominated role as the uptight “Hot Lips” Houlihan in the 1970 Robert Altman satire “M*A*S*H.” She played a free-spirited professor romanced by Rodney Dangerfield in the hit comedy “Back to School” and worked with Altman again in 1992’s “The Player.” Recently, she starred on the Marc Maron series “Maron.” The husky voiced Kellerman was also a singer who released albums and appeared on movie soundtracks.
Bill Paxton’s widow and children have reached a partial settlement of their wrongful-death lawsuit, with an anesthesiologist medical group agreeing to pay $1 million.
investigation in a residential neighborhood of Hollywood, the Los Angeles Police Department said.The LA County coroner’s office later determined the deceased individual was Pearlman, according to the news station.The cause of death and the circumstances of her disappearance are under investigation.Pearlman had roles on the TV version of “The Purge” and “Chicago Justice,” according to a biography on her personal website.
Zack Sharf Paramount confirmed this week that “WandaVision” director Matt Shakman will head into production on a new “Star Trek” movie later this year with Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho and Simon Pegg reprising their roles for a fourth go-around on the big screen. For Quentin Tarantino fans, the news is the latest reminder that the Oscar winner’s “Stark Trek” movie remains dead. At least for now.Tarantino fans were sent into a frenzy in late 2017 after it was announced that Paramount and “Star Trek” producer J.J.
Chris Willman Music Writer“This is our last show,” Dave Grohl announced at the outset of the Foo Fighters’ set Wednesday night at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. There was an awkward silence as the invited audience waited to see if there was a punchline coming or not.
David Zaslav, who is famously gregarious and high-energy, has been oddly quiet lately with an absence of media interviews or social events on his schedule. Even his regular booth at the Polo Lounge has been somnolent.
EXCLUSIVE: Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Pulp Fiction) has been set as the narrator for the first season of Showtime’s Super Pumped anthology series chronicling The Battle for Uber. The project reunites the Oscar-winning filmmaker with his Kill Bill star Uma Thurman, who was tapped to play Arianna Huffington.