Celebrity links
Anthony Pellicano, a private investigator who was arrested last week, has been associated with many Hollywood celebrities over the years.
STEVEN SEAGAL
In an uncorroborated report, an FBI informant claims Pellicano may have been hired by Seagal to dissuade a Los Angeles Times reporter from writing about the actor’s reputed mob connection. Both deny this.
ROSEANNE BARR
Barr hired Pellicano in 1989 to find the daughter, 17, she put up for adoption. Later, Barr accused Pellicano of finding the daughter by paying off a couple of National Enquirer reporters.
MICHAEL JACKSON
Pellicano became a full-fledged celebrity in his own right when he surfaced as a defender and spin-master for Jackson, who faced career-threatening molestation allegations from the family of a young boy.
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