Michael Ovitz

After years of speculation, the government offered its answers to a few questions about who they think was behind the threat against Anita Busch--the dead fish and "stop" note that have been the most well known evidence in the case against Mr. Pellicano. In two words--Agent Ornellas identified Michael Ovitz....

As riveting as Michael Ovitz's testimony was last week in the Pellicano trial, there was quite a bit missing. The government obviously wasn't interested in going over many of the details of Mr. Ovitz's relationship with Anthony Pellicano. While we all learned at the trial that Mr. Ovitz asked...

Watching Michael Ovitz take the stand today, one couldn't help but wonder if there wasn't a small part (or a big part) of the former super agent that was enjoying being back in the spotlight. He calmly sipped his water between questions and during one sidebar took the occasion to...

Below is exclusive audio tape from an April 2002 phone call of superagent Michael Ovitz -- once considered "the most powerful man in Hollywood" -- asking Anthony Pellicano for a secret meeting. "I need to see you," Ovitz is heard telling Pellicano as he requests an emergency appointment. Mike...

Talking about how difficult a time he was having selling his company AMG in May, 2002, Mr. Ovitz tried to elicit sympathy from the jury while he talked about using Mr. Pellicano to get "embarrassing information" on his enemies. "Yes, it was an extraordinarily difficult time for the company and...

Although former super agent Michael Ovitz was listed as a possible witness for today, the glacial pace of the trial kept him from taking the stand today. Instead, the jury was treated to a robotic LAPD spokesperson who droned on endlessly about how former Sgt. Mark Arneson violated LAPD policy...

After listening to an audio tape in which yet another client of Mr. Pellicano (Taylor Thompson) gave him free rein as well as ample funds to destroy someone's life, it was time for the government go to the usual game plan and put on yet another Pellicano client who listened...

This morning started off with the Judge telling the jury that they were to disregard Adam Sender's rather interesting testimony about Mr. Pellicano offering to kill Aaron Russo for him. The Judge was persuaded by Chad Hummel, who represents Mr. Arneson, that that testimony was extremely prejudicial to his client...

So far in court today, prosecutor Kevin Lally went about introducing a series of inquiries about criminal and DMV information that were allegedly run by former Sgt. Mark Arneson. Detective Helen Lim spent her time on the stand explaining how she conducted an investigation into the various "runs" that Mr....

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...

My thoughts on today's proceedings were that prosecutor Kevin Lally really rocked his opening statement -- arguing calmly and efficiently that Pellicano and his merry band of men did an excellent job of providing Mr. Pellicano's clients with all types of unique services including allegedly wiretapping and all sorts of...