Linens CEO's Bizarre Behavior Troubles Billionaire Boss

Billionaire buyout king Leon Black may soon make the boss of Linens 'n Things an offer he can't refuse.

The embattled retailer's CEO, Robert DiNicola, is obsessed with the movie "The Godfather," and likes to model his tough management style on that of Vito Corleone, the Mafia don played by Marlon Brando, sources told The Post.

But Black, whose buyout firm Apollo Management bought the Clifton, NJ-based company in 2005 for $1.3 billion, has "lost confidence" in DiNicola's routine, sources said.

An Apollo spokesman counters that the charge is "inaccurate." Linens 'n Things did not respond to a request for comment.

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[Trueheart]

He is probably running a chain of discount stores using stock that "fell off a truck," headed for Linens & Things.

[vandegrasse]

He's gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.

[totalliberal]

Hiring old friends over more qualified people. Sounds like the way republicans run the white-house.

[OpusIsUnderTheBed]

I generally keep vitamin salesmen at arms length.

[LivingStardust]

A CEO acting like the Mob. Who woulda thunk it.

[WIpatriot]

Yeah, his behavior is overlooked if he's delivering the numbers, but once that stops, well then it's bizzare behavior. Right. Got it.