LOS ANGELES (
Hollywood Reporter)-
Obsession and deception dominate the trial on Tuesday so-
Prosecutors say star Anthony Perrico and four others have private eyes.
Famous Hollywood producer and former record company executive.
Mosaic Media Group partner Chuck Roven, one of the first witnesses on the day of the hacking and extortion case, testified that he had a "cordial" relationship with director John mctilnan and that they were in"
The movie that MGM released in 2002 was a box office mistake.
Its budget is $70 million, and its total worldwide revenue is $25 million.
But it turns out that McTiernan has been paying Pellicano to eavesdrop on the producer's phone.
"I'm one of the producers, and (McTiernan)
There is a lot of physical and creative control, "said Rowan.
"Sometimes, in our case, I have a different idea.
McTiernan doesn't even have a good grasp of how to execute his own creative concepts, he added. (
McTiernan also directed Die Hard, who was sentenced to four months in prison for lying to the FBI. )
Prosecutor Dan Sanders then took out a "report" prepared by the Pellicano investigative agency in the summer of 2000 on the overhead projector, when "Rollerball" was being filmed.
The first page has several phone numbers related to Rowan, including one that he says only two people: Rowan's wife and their nanny.
The report also outlines Roven's telephone conversation with several colleagues, including Alex Gartner, who was then MGM's production president and now the producer of Mosaic;
Genius agent Dan Aloni
And Steve Papazian, president of physical production at Warner Bros.
Talk to Roven about "Scooby-Doo.
Sanders then played a tape for the jury that was co-discussed by Perrico and mcretinan about Rowan and his phone.
Roven was subdued while giving evidence, and when he listened to the recording, he leaned against the witness box and covered his face with his left hand.
Sometimes he scans the court, looks at the jury, and the jury pays close attention to the record of the conversation.
Pellicano joked in the recording that he was being educated in the film industry and told McTiernan, "I don't like the way they talk about you.
Pellicano repeatedly complains about how boring some of Roven's calls are, and his service will become more expensive because of the amount of calls recorded.
"There's a lot of stuff," Pellicano told McTiernan . ".
"Let me say to you, there's nothing to worry about.
"Basically, I was wondering what he said to the studio," McTiernan replied . ".
Mctilnan told the private detective to end his surveillance.
Pellicano warned McTiernan that it would cost money to take "all this stuff down" and put it back.
"I will make his house," suggested Pellicano . ".
"He does all his work at home.
"In the whole process of Rowan's presence in the stands, Perrico --
The person who represents himself in the trial
He was attentive, took notes and looked at the producer occasionally, but he refused to crossexamine him.
The 63-year-old Pellicano has pleaded not guilty to hacking phone calls, bribing police and phone company officials to conduct illegal background checks.
Investigators who used to work for lawyers for Tom Cruise, Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson could spend the rest of their lives in prison if convicted.
The recording was played the next day for the jury.
The first is a talk between Peter Knecht, a senior criminal defense lawyer in Hollywood, and Pelicano.
The former private detective contacted Knecht about his client Bilal Baroody, who owed Universal Studios President Ron Meyer $300,000.
At first, Pellicano would not tell Knecht who his client was and later told him that Meyer had hired him to collect the debt.
On one occasion, pelinano received a call from Mark Arnesen, who was then a police officer in Los Angeles and is now a colleague.
Defendant in case
Pellicano kept Knecht on his phone because he gave Baroody Anison's profile to run and then quickly recovered Knecht and told him that Baroody was the "wrong person.
"Who, Ron Meyer? " asked Knecht? ” “No.
I, "said Pelicano, who also said that he would tell Meyer," you played an important role in solving the problem.
"I'm not interested in scoring brownie points," Knecht replied . ".
Perhaps the most fascinating story to the court so far is in the backto-
Robert fiver, former president of Hollywood Records, and his former
Irene Finn's girlfriend
Pfeifer is the first witness to plead guilty in this case.
He admitted that he had helped and incited Pelicano during the hacking of Finn, but he had not yet been released.
He testified that he hoped that, in exchange for his testimony, the prosecutor would suggest a reduction of sentence. S.
Dale Fischer, District Court judge presiding over the trial and Pfeifer case, will see that he is sorry for what he has done.
He also hoped that his testimony would bring some redemption.
Pfeifer drew a picture of himself as a man obsessed with his predecessor.
Girlfriend, what he learned in their relationship was a paid escort.
He testified that in six months he paid $225,000 to Pellicano in a legal battle with Finn and his former employer video game company Z Access
Among them, $100,000 was paid to private eyes when Pfeifer signed a power of attorney to Pellicano.
The former executive explained that he did so because he was ill and his mind was not normal --
When it comes to Finn
After the couple broke up, Finn was removed from office by mistake.
He filed a termination action against Z Access and testified when he was taking drugs, including that he was taking Anfei for his life.
Pfeifer admitted in the stands that he took the "speed" and he was upset that Finn testified that he was taking drugs and wanted to retaliate against her.
He also felt "betrayed" by her and admitted that he was fascinated by her.
Before hiring Pellicano, he hired a man to hack into her computer; he sent e-
Emails to all of her contacts, including details of the virus and Finn escort business.
He told the jury that pelinano had bugged his phone for Finn and that he was involved in three lawsuits against her in an attempt to persuade her to give up her testimony.
"He has checked me and heard that I am cool," Pfeifer said of Pellicano . ".
"He's going to do a very special job for me that he doesn't want to talk about around a lawyer.
Pfeifer said that Pellicano said in detail: "Finn will not be able to use a roll of toilet paper without my knowledge.
I think this is a very special monitoring.
In his testimony, Pfeifer's voice is still low, often breathing and tense.
He apologized several times for his actions during that time.
"Why are you ashamed?
He was asked by Anison's lawyer Chad Hemel.
"The whole mind --
"Attacking in this way undermines someone's privacy and what I think is immoral," Pfeifer responded . ".
"This is what I caused.
I paid him to eavesdrop.
"Later, when he said he testified to redeem himself, he collapsed and he wanted the prosecutor to be lenient with his sentencing advice.
As part of the Pfeifer plea agreement, he was ordered to be 500 feet away from Finn.
S. assistant on Tuesday when Pfeifer left the witness boxS.
Lawyer Kevin Lally told Fisher there would be a brief delay between witnesses so they would not cross-examine.
Finn then got up and admitted that she had started an online escort business by the time she was dating Pfeifer --
Education escort. com —
This caters to customers who are "socially awkward computer geeks.
She said she stopped traveling five years ago.
Finn said she believed her phone had been bugged and that she would play "a few hours of call broadcast" in the receiver and use a paid phone and a neighbor's phone.
As the defendant in the three Proceedings, Finn said that she slowly fell into debt and even considered filing for bankruptcy protection.
After meeting with Perrico and facing difficulties, Finn finally withdrew her testimony.
A month later, Pfeifer's action against Z Access was resolved and the action against Finn was set aside. On cross-
In Hummel's inspection, Finn said she claimed on the tax bill that she was a "travel guide ".
The lawyer asked her client if she actually paid $9,000.
Travel guide $24,000.
"I basically feel like this," she said . ".
"If they want sex, they can pay $500 elsewhere.
I'm dealing with socially awkward geeks.
Hummel also asked Finn to admit that the statement she signed under the fine and perjury was false and she withdrew her testimony against Pfeifer.
Although Finn often said she was nervous, her testimony was wonderful.
In a strange exchange at the Pelicano crossing
At the time of the inspection, Finn told him that she was nervous, and the former investigator suggested, "maybe playing back in your mind while she's gone, 'not without Sun' will help to relax.
Finn smiled at peligano and took a moment out. “Feel better?
Asked pelinano.
Finn nodded.
"Very well," he continued, asking her about her drug testimony against Pfeifer, and whether she remembered to testify in her testimony that she believed he had used pentyl nitrate, an ingredient in nitrous nitrogen.
Finn testified she didn't.
Pellicano plans to cross
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