The Man Who Definitely Didn’t Steal Hollywood

When Giancarlo Parretti bought Hollywood's legendary MGM/UA studio for $1.3 billion in 1990, everyone hoped the charismatic Italian with a mysterious mountain of cash to spend could make the iconic lion roar again.
But within weeks, productions were put on ice, pay cheques bounced, and hundreds of MGM staff were fired. Soon, Parretti is facing an FBI investigation for alleged financial irregularities, and Hollywood’s most famous studio spiralled out of control.
For the first time Parretti tells his side of the story, alongside Hollywood insiders and the federal prosecutors who brought him down, to reveal what really happened.
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18 October 2024
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Jannine Martin
Edith Rivers
Emelie Bjork
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