Hollywood's Pellicano Wiretap Case Becoming Its Own Blockbuster...
HOLLYWOOD is filled with intrigue that has nothing to do with who will win the best-actor Oscar next month. The selection process that currently has the A-List lighting up BlackBerrys and cellphones is emanating from a grand jury in Los Angeles that is looking into secretive business conducted by Anthony Pellicano, a high-profile private investigator.
The case, which could ultimately threaten the reputation and even the freedom of some of the entertainment industry's most prominent figures, also serves as a reminder that even though the studios are now just one more adjunct of large media companies, Hollywood has always been a wide-open town that lives by its own rules.


New York Times | David Carr | February 19, 2006 11:21 PM