Andrea Piazzolla, the ex-assistant of the late Italian actress, Gina Lollobrigida, was sentenced to serve a three-year sentence in an Italian prison for embezzling $11.3 million from her prior to her death on January 26.
Piazzolla had looked after the actress since 2009, went along with her at glamorous events and even moved in with her at her Roman villa.
It was in this domicile where he purchased sports cars for hundreds of thousands of dollars with her money before having sold them.
The con artist was found guilty of exploiting the actress’ old age and vulnerability to swindle her out of most of her estate.
According to the late actress’s will, she divided her assets between her former assistant and her son, Milko Skofic Jr. Dividing them in this manner caused her family to accuse Piazzolla of manipulating her into granting him a portion of her fortune.
This long legal feud...
Piazzolla had looked after the actress since 2009, went along with her at glamorous events and even moved in with her at her Roman villa.
It was in this domicile where he purchased sports cars for hundreds of thousands of dollars with her money before having sold them.
The con artist was found guilty of exploiting the actress’ old age and vulnerability to swindle her out of most of her estate.
According to the late actress’s will, she divided her assets between her former assistant and her son, Milko Skofic Jr. Dividing them in this manner caused her family to accuse Piazzolla of manipulating her into granting him a portion of her fortune.
This long legal feud...
- 12/26/2023
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Movie stars no longer “own” Hollywood, we are told, but two hallowed brand names owned much of the media space this week.
At age 80, Harrison Ford is soldiering through the interview circuit to energize his balky Indy numbers. And an HBO doc about Rock Hudson this week reminded viewers of an era when stardom was as much manufactured as earned.
Both Ford and Hudson coveted their celebrity, which now borders on the mythic. But early in their careers, both struggled through identity crises, trying to define a persona they could comfortably live with.
The young Hudson was so gawky and naïve that he required emergency coaching on both his speech and sexuality from his ambitious manager, Henry Willson. Neither Willson nor his protégé imagined that Hudson would become a superstar both in cult movies, like Pillow Talk, and in classics, like Giant. Who else could hold his own opposite both Doris Day and Elizabeth Taylor?...
At age 80, Harrison Ford is soldiering through the interview circuit to energize his balky Indy numbers. And an HBO doc about Rock Hudson this week reminded viewers of an era when stardom was as much manufactured as earned.
Both Ford and Hudson coveted their celebrity, which now borders on the mythic. But early in their careers, both struggled through identity crises, trying to define a persona they could comfortably live with.
The young Hudson was so gawky and naïve that he required emergency coaching on both his speech and sexuality from his ambitious manager, Henry Willson. Neither Willson nor his protégé imagined that Hudson would become a superstar both in cult movies, like Pillow Talk, and in classics, like Giant. Who else could hold his own opposite both Doris Day and Elizabeth Taylor?...
- 7/6/2023
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
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