Producer Sues Amazon Studios Over Defamation Claims in 'Hollywood Hustler' Documentary
By
Gene Maddaus
FeedBagel synthesis
· 2 sourcesProducer Julio Hallivis has filed a defamation lawsuit against Amazon Studios, Vice Studios, and director Rebecca Chaiklin over the documentary series "Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam." Variety reported that Hallivis alleges he was falsely portrayed as an informant and accomplice to convicted fraudster Zach Horwitz, who is serving a 20-year sentence for a $650 million Ponzi scheme. Deadline noted that Hallivis, a former business partner of Horwitz, claims the docuseries destroyed his reputation and career.
Crackling crust, pillowy middle. The kind of bagel that earns a second cup of coffee.
Summary
Producer Julio Hallivis has filed a defamation lawsuit against Amazon Studios, Vice Studios, and director Rebecca Chaiklin over the documentary series "Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam." Hallivis alleges he was falsely portrayed as an informant and accomplice to convicted fraudster Zach Horwitz, who is serving a 20-year sentence for a $650 million Ponzi scheme. The lawsuit claims Hallivis's reputation has been ruined by the false implications in the documentary.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledA producer sued Amazon Studios, Vice Studios and director Rebecca Chaiklin on Thursday, alleging that he was falsely portrayed as an accomplice of convicted fraudster Zach Horwitz in the recent documentary series 'Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam.'
The producer, Julio Hallivis, contends that his reputation has been ruined by the false implication that he acted as an informant and was complicit in Horwitz's crimes.
Horwitz is serving a 20-year sentence over what federal prosecutors described as a $650 million Ponzi scheme.
You might also wanna read
Former Business Partner Sues Amazon and Vice Over Defamation in Docuseries About $650M Ponzi Scheme
A defamation lawsuit has been filed by Julio Hallivis, former business partner of the incarcerated "millennial Madoff," against Amazon Studi
Deadline·5d ago
Amazon Consolidates Nonfiction Production Teams Under Justin Dudek
Amazon is restructuring its nonfiction production teams under head of Nonfiction Series Jenn Levy. Justin Dudek, formerly SVP of Physical Pr
Deadline·5d ago
Amazon faces class-action lawsuit over Ring camera facial recognition feature
Amazon is facing a class-action lawsuit in Seattle over its Ring cameras' "Familiar Faces" feature, which allegedly stores facial images of
heise.de·7d ago
Tribeca Festival Denounces Elon Gold and Lizzy Savetsky for Red Carpet Jokes About Sexual Abuse
The Tribeca Festival has publicly denounced filmmaker Elon Gold and social media influencer Lizzy Savetsky for making jokes on the red carpe
nyti.ms·2d ago
Kanye West Label Executive Larry Jackson Sues to Unmask Anonymous Operators of Allegedly Defamatory Websites
Music executive Larry Jackson, head of independent label Gamma, has filed a lawsuit in New York seeking to identify the anonymous individual
Rolling Stone·13d ago