The Pellicano Trial: Why it Matters

The thing that I try to remember when I'm watching this trial is why it
even matters. The government has chosen to give a lot of Mr.
Pellicano's clients immunity -- so they can talk about the bad and
illegal things that he did. But the real question is why did so many
rich, famous and respected people in this town seek out Mr. Pellicano
to do their dirty work?

What was it about Bo Zenga that scared Brad
Grey so much that he actually hired Anthony Pellicano to deal with the
screenwriter in the middle of their lawsuit? And, what was it about
the producer Charles Roven that drove director John McTiernan to ask
Pellicano to wiretap him? Why did someone as rich and successful as
Mike Ovitz hire Anthony Pellicano to work on some small time litigation
matters and then, deal with a list of enemies including people who were
merely writing about him like reporters like Anita Busch and Bernie
Weinraub?

Why were these supposedly really wealthy and successful
people so afraid of their enemies? And why did they hire someone like
Anthony Pellicano to not only discredit their adversaries, but to
totally destroy their reputations and often their careers? That's what
interests me about everything that's happening. I'm waiting to see
these clients on the stand, look at Anthony Pellicano and tell the jury
under oath why they hired him and how they didn't know what he was
doing.

Anthony Pellicano may be taking the fall for all of these
clients -- except for the ones who are too poor to call in favors -- but
there are a lot of people in town who hired him knowing exactly who he
was and who would probably hire him again if he were out and about.

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