Leonardo DiCaprio Willingly Returned Gifted Oscar to Federal Authorities Amid Criminal Investigation
In 2017, Leonardo DiCaprio willingly returned the Best Actor Oscar that Marlon Brando won for his role in 1954’s On the Waterfront.
Although it happened more than a year ago, the detail resurfaced Tuesday via a New York Times story about financier Jho Low, who is entangled in a criminal investigation and originally gifted DiCaprio the Oscar. According to the Times, Low and others, like Malaysia’s ex-prime minister Najib Razak, allegedly used billions of dollars from an investment fund run by the Malaysian government.
DiCaprio and other celebrities like Miranda Kerr had to give up presents they received, like a grand piano,...
Although it happened more than a year ago, the detail resurfaced Tuesday via a New York Times story about financier Jho Low, who is entangled in a criminal investigation and originally gifted DiCaprio the Oscar. According to the Times, Low and others, like Malaysia’s ex-prime minister Najib Razak, allegedly used billions of dollars from an investment fund run by the Malaysian government.
DiCaprio and other celebrities like Miranda Kerr had to give up presents they received, like a grand piano,...
- 12/11/2018
- by Emily Zauzmer
- PEOPLE.com
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