2 articles from 2006
18 April 2006 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
John McTiernan, who directed such movie blockbusters as Die Hard, The Thomas Crown Affair, and The Hunt for Red October, pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he lied to FBI investigators about whether he knew that private detective Anthony Pellicano had engaged in illegal wiretapping on his behalf. McTiernan reportedly struck a plea bargain with prosecutors, in which he agreed to provide further information about Pellicano's alleged snooping. He admitted to U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer on Monday that he paid Pellicano $50,000 to wiretap producer Charles Roven in the summer of 2000. McTiernan directed the Roven-produced Rollerball, released in 2002.
4 April 2006 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
Famed director John McTiernan (Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October) has been charged with hiring Anthony Pellicano to wiretap conversations of producer Charles Roven, then lying about doing so to federal investigators. Roven was married to Dawn Steel, the onetime head of Columbia Pictures, who died in 1997. He produced the 2002 drama Rollerball, which McTiernan directed.
2 articles from 2006