Report: Pellicano Indictments On Their Way To Power Lunch Spot Near You
Hollywood is still holding its breath as it awaits indictments in the Anthony Pellicano Wiretapping Trial of the Century. Radar Online reports that the wait could be over very soon, giving the town something to chatter about over turkey and stuffing:
According to a very high-level source close to the case, the first round of “several indictments” will be issued this week or next and will focus on the Tinseltown attorneys who allegedly hired Pellicano to secretly bug and wiretap their clients’ enemies and courtroom adversaries. [...]
Moreover, the Pellicano indictees have been informed that, unlike most defendants charged with white collar crimes, they will not have the opportunity to discreetly turn themselves in, we’re told. Instead, to guarantee maximum media impact, they will be arrested at their homes, offices, or favored power lunch spots and led away in cuffs in full view of their peers and the press. “They’re planning to do a series of takedown arrests to keep this firmly in public view,” says our source. “They want to show they mean serious business.”
With some advance warning, perhaps the maitres d' at The Grill in the Alley, Kate Mantellini's, or Matsuhisa can run interference long enough for the indictees to make themselves presentable for the potentially mortifying procession out of their favorite lunch spots. There are few things more embarrassing than doing the frog march across La Cienega while one's mouth is still dripping with ponzu.