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Entertainment & Sports

Apr. 15, 2014

Defaming the unnamed on the big screen

Andrew Greene claims he was the inspiration for a character in the motion picture "The Wolf of Wall Street," and has filed a $25 million lawsuit against the film's producers. By Mark Litwak


By Mark Litwak


Andrew Greene, who claims he was the inspiration for the character Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff in the motion picture "The Wolf of Wall Street," has filed a $25 million lawsuit against Paramount Pictures and the producers of the Oscar-nominated film. The film, by Martin Scorsese, is about the notorious stockbroker Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Based on a 2007 memoir written by Belfort, the movie has grossed more than $3...

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