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Seagal says FBI probe ruined career

Fri Aug 17, 6:54 PM ET

Steven Seagal, whose action movies once were major box-office attractions, believes false allegations by FBI agents ruined his career, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday.

The comments in the Times are the first Seagal has made publicly about an investigation begun some five years ago by the FBI into accusations he intimidated a reporter and had ties to organized crime.

The Times said Seagal is demanding an apology from the FBI. A spokesman for the actor was not immediately available on Friday.

"False FBI accusations fueled thousands of articles saying that I terrorize journalists and associate with the Mafia," Seagal told the newspaper. "These kinds of inflammatory allegations scare studio heads and independent producers -- and kill careers."

Seagal, 56, was once a major star of action movies such as 1992's "Under Siege," which earned $156 million at worldwide box offices, but now he makes straight-to-DVD releases such as "Flight of Fury and "Attack Force."

The FBI investigation stemmed from Seagal's ties to former private detective Anthony Pellicano, who once was employed by many Hollywood stars, directors and producers, but is now in federal prison awaiting trial on wire-tapping and other charges.

The Pellicano investigation dates to 2002 when a free-lance reporter for the Los Angeles Times found a dead fish, a red rose and a note saying "Stop!" on her car. At the time, the reporter was researching Seagal and a former business partner.

Seagal told the Times that he and Pellicano had not been on speaking terms since the 1990s and the Times' story said his lawyers told FBI agents that by 2002, Seagal and Pellicano had become rivals in a bitter legal dispute.

The actor said in October 2004, an FBI official told him that federal agents knew he had nothing to do with the Pellicano investigation. Still, Seagal claims they have not publicly exonerated him.

An FBI spokeswoman declined to comment "because of the ongoing nature of the investigation" and referred calls to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles.

A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney noted Seagal has never been charged or accused of being involved in the incident that eventually led to Pellicano's arrest. The spokesman added that the office does not comment on talks it has with attorneys representing defendants, investigation targets or witnesses.

I find this odd cuz I thought his career went down the chute well before 2002

Is he for real? His movies sucked major ass LONG before 2002....and after he sucked the life out of Kelly LeBrock's career in films, you would think he'd realize that Steven Segal is what ruined Steven Segal's career in films....


still LMAO!!!

Steven Segal =

reneGade20 said:

Have you had the misfortune of trying some of this stuff?




http://www.lightningdrink.com/


They sell it at Walmart for a buck...I bought one as a joke and tried some of it...it tastes like they just squeezed out Mr. Segal's ponytail after a workout and added carbonation

Nikster said:

That's what I thought too

Nikster said:

Wowwww..... I'm so speechless that I can barely type out this response....

Nikster said:

So grotesque.

reneGade20 said:

Seriously...that stuff has become kind of an initiation where I work...all new cooks have to slam one can of that crap within their first week of working

Nikster said:

I don't doubt you at all...but the image I got from their probable reactions, for some reason, is just the funniest shit....

damn hes 56? how old is van dam

reneGade20 said:

Imagine "sour lemon face" x 10, that's the usual reaction

Steven Seagul is crap....never liked him,his head is too far up his own arse.
I remember i watched one of his films with Michael Caine whih more or less turned into a lecture about how everyone else in the world apart from him is destroying the enviroment.. utter bollocks.

I don't understand why he insists on dancing in his movies

Segal also tried to pick fights wth stuntmen on his OWN moviesets. Former Pride Fighting commentator Stephen Quadros and Martial Artist "Judo" Gene LeBell both said that he tried to fight them. For instance, Segal says to Gene that he can break out of ANY hold Gene has. Gene Lebell is a WORLD class grappler and puts a rear choke hold (a sleeper hold) on Segal. A sleeper hold blocks bloodflow to the brain and unconsciouness sets in in seconds. Anyway,Segal tries to escape but can't and soon passes out all the while pissing in his pants.

I have been a Gene Lebell fan ever since then...

Is it just me or does anyone else find the title of this thread really funny?

NovaAngel said:[quote]Segal also tried to pick fights wth stuntmen on his OWN moviesets. Former Pride Fighting commentator Stephen Quadros and Martial Artist "Judo" Gene LeBell both said that he tried to fight them. For instance, Segal says to Gene that he can break out of ANY hold Gene has. Gene Lebell is a WORLD class grappler and puts a rear choke hold (a sleeper hold) on Segal. A sleeper hold blocks bloodflow to the brain and unconsciouness sets in in seconds. Anyway,Segal tries to escape but can't and soon passes out all the while pissing in his pants.





I just became one.....

Nikster said:

Anything is possible considering that he uses to work for them. Loose lips sinks ships. So do the math.

On a side note, before he got old and out of shape, he was good in karate and action films. Funny how time flies.

Well, if his acting career doesn't work out...

FuNkeNsteiN said:

LMAO!!! Segal is the too much. Out For Justice is one of my favorite movies

Abdul said:

what a space of space this cat is

My Mom works as a Customer Service lady in a Mall. Steven Segal came up one time and was giving her a hard time because he had to wait in line for a gift certificate. He was such a jerk, and was rude...
When it was his turn, he was loud and obnoxious, and she was totally non-plussed. She said he yelled at her: "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!" She said she looked at him and said, "Yeah, I do. And I don't like your movies. You need to wait like everyone else!"

If I know my mother, she played that "kind little older lady" role, and SHE SAID IT!

FuNkeNsteiN said:

All the critics love you in New York

Please tell me it's photoshopped.

I am a bit of a Seagal fan but he is an idiot, he clearly loves himself way too much and his movies have mostly turned to shit. He did make quite a few good ones tho!

He's always just hanging around in Thailand.

fhqwhgads said:

that's horrible!

ZombieKitten said:

It is. He seems to have an affinity with this place.

fhqwhgads said:

you should really move, what if he comes to live next door?!

Abdul said:

Action rules is his niche as for the blues that's another story.

I think Krispy Kreme killed his career more than the FBI.