U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 22, 2012
Movie director must serve year in prison in Pellicano scandal, appeals court rules
Like a movie plot where the hero gets ever deeper in trouble, Hollywood director John McTiernan managed on Monday to dig himself a more cavernous hole, and possibly pull in a prominent attorney, in the Anthony Pellicano scandal.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Like a movie plot in which the hero gets ever deeper in trouble, Hollywood director John McTiernan managed on Monday to dig himself a more cavernous hole - and possibly pull in a prominent attorney - over hiring celebrity private eye Anthony Pellicano to wiretap his producer.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that McTiernan, whose credits include "Die Hard" and "Predator,&q...
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