In 2019, The Guardian reported that Low made a deal that did "not include an admission of wrongdoing" but did require him to liquidate properties in New York, California, and London, which were reportedly worth upwards of $700 million. officials return even more of the allegedly illegally-acquired funds. The cash allegedly was siphoned from 1Malaysia Development Board (1MDB), an organization designed to "promote economic development." Low helped "set up" the organization in 2009, as Reuters explained.Īs covered by Deadline, Leonardo DiCaprio worked with authorities to ensure all the gifts given to him by Low - including the Brando Oscar and Picasso painting, which got designated for auction by his charity - were returned. Low supposedly bought the statue for $600,000 "from a film memorabilia dealer," the NYT reported. The production company was created by financier Jho Low and run by Riza Aziz - the stepson of Najib Razak, Malaysia's then-prime minister. The Inception actor was reportedly given the statue by the Malaysian production studio Red Granite Pictures, which produced The Wolf of Wall Street and the comedies, Daddy's Home and Dumb and Dumber Too, The New York Times reported. But before bringing home his own Oscar, he was gifted one by a conniving financier who was embroiled in an alleged money laundering scheme.Īs thanks for his work on The Wolf Of Wall Street, DiCaprio was given the Oscar statue awarded to Marlon Brando in 1954 for his breathtaking work in On the Waterfront. Leonardo DiCaprio had been an A-lister in Hollywood for decades before finally winning an Academy Award in 2016 for his performance in The Revenant.
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