Celebrities seem to be making a lot of court appearances lately and Chris Rock is no exception. No, he's not on trial. Rock showed up Friday to give testimony against his personal Nancy Drew, celebrity private investigator Anthony Pellicano.
In 1999 Chris Rock was pulled into the celebrity version of "The Jerry Springer Show" when a one-night stand claimed that he fathered her child. He hired Anthony Pellicano to do some digging, and eventually proved it was not his child. Pellicano is known for getting results, and has also been contracted by lawyers for Tom Cruise and Michael Jackson, but he just can't seem to follow the "rules".
With all of this scandal, I have to ask; Are celebs more interesting on or off screen? Dotspotter star user, hcarroll, sheds some light on the situation…
Comedian Chris Rock testified on Friday that he hired Hollywood’s so-called private eye to the stars to find incriminating information about a Hungarian model who filed a paternity suit against him.
Rock, the star of the 2003 movie “Head of State” and the TV show “Everybody Hates Chris,” looked nervous during his 20-minute appearance at the trial of private investigator Anthony Pellicano, who is charged with bribery and wiretapping on behalf of dozens of Hollywood celebrities and movie executives.
Rock, 43, told the federal court jury in Los Angeles that he hired Pellicano in 1999 to investigate model Monika Zsibrita because he felt he was being shaken down when Zsibrita accused him of fathering her child after a one night stand at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
“Someone who is not pregnant with my child claims to be pregnant with my child and requested large sums of money,” Rock said.
Prosecutors allege that Pellicano paid a Los Angeles police officer to run unauthorized background checks on Zsibrita. Tests showed later that Rock was not the father but the actor said he again hired Pellicano in 2001 after Zsibrita accused him of raping her during their hotel tryst.
Rock, who is not charged with any crime, denied knowing Pellicano was involved in illegal activities.
He testified that Pellicano read him police reports reflecting that Zsibrita claimed she had been assaulted. He said Pellicano told him: “I’m going to read it to you but I’m not supposed to have it.”Rock is among about 100 witnesses, including actors Sylvester Stallone, Farrah Fawcett and Paramount Pictures CEO Brad Grey, called to testify for the prosecution in a trial that has exposed the seamy side of the movie industry.
Pellicano, 63, has pleaded not guilty to wiretapping the telephones of his clients’ opponents and bribing police and telephone company officials to run illegal background checks.
The investigator, who once worked for lawyers representing Tom Cruise, Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson, could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted.
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