Najib’s son fumes over ‘misleading’ report
(FMT) – Oscar nominated ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ producers Red Granite Pictures are threatening Sarawak Report with legal action for ‘false’ and ‘malicious’ reporting.
The producers of the Oscar-nominated ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ movie, Red Granite Pictures, is fighting to dispel insinuations that it was fueled by proceeds from Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s allegedly corrupt government.
Red Granite Pictures has apparently issued a legal letter to investigative journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown (pic) for “false, misleading and malicious” articles published on her widely read blog Sarawak Report.
Reporting the latest development, UK’s The Independent newspaper said the company has threatened to sue Rewcastle Brown over her claims that Malaysian monies was behind the movie.
Rewcastle Brown, who is the sister-in-law of former British prime minister Gordon Brown, posted a series of stories in her blog about Red Granite Pictures, the Los Angeles-based independent company which financed the US$100 million (RM330 mil) Leonardo DiCaprio film about corrupt stock market trader Jordan Belfort.
Rewcastle Brown, 53, a former BBC World Service journalist, was in America recently to investigate the company which was co-founded by Riza Aziz, the stepson of Najib. His mother is Rosmah Mansor.
The company was launched in 2011 and swiftly established itself as a backer of big-budget films.
In an article published after the film’s release she asked how Riza Aziz had managed to emerge as a major bankroller of Hollywood movies.
“Could it be linked to his family position and circle of associates?” she asked.
The activist also questioned the “special thanks” full screen credit on the film given to Jho Low, the Malaysian “billionaire tycoon” who posed on the red carpet with Aziz and DiCaprio at the Wolf of Wall Street premiere.
The article alleged that Low is involved in Malaysian government business projects led by Najib and Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud.
