Celebrity sleuth charged with snooping on stars
IN HOLLYWOOD he was always known by his last name — Pellicano.
His influence in a town where power is measured by box office sales was obvious from his roster of A-list clients — Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Michael Jackson, as well as several prominent entertainment executives and celebrity defence lawyers.
But Pellicano — Anthony Pellicano, “celebrity sleuth” and professional muckraker — played by his own rules for too long, and yesterday he was indicted for illegal wiretapping and obtaining confidential records about his targets.
