Leonardo DiCaprio takes witness stand at trial of Fugees rapper Pras Michel

Academy Award winner Leonardo DiCaprio has actually taken the stand Monday as the very first smash hit witness in the star-studded trial of previous Fugees member Pras Michel.

Michel is implicated of taking part in an international campaign-finance conspiracy moneyed by Jho Low, a Malaysian business person who presumably took billions of dollars from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB. Michel has actually pleaded innocent.

DiCaprio, who supposedly affirmed to the grand jury that handed up Michel’s indictment, is not implicated of any misdeed.

Though both Michel and Low are both dealing with charges in the United States, Low stays at big so Michel is on trial alone.

DiCaprio is anticipated to affirm about his relationship with Low in a quote by district attorneys to reveal that Low utilized taken cash to curry favor with stars, designs and political leaders in the United States. It’s most likely that district attorneys are utilizing DiCaprio as a charming figure to both discuss the degree of the supposed Malaysian cash plan, and likewise to bring star power that would outperform even Michel.

According to district attorneys, Low and DiCaprio were presented by the stepson of previous Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, who was charged in Malaysia in connection with the 1MDB corruption scandal. District attorneys declare that Low washed cash from 1MDB through Aziz’s Los Angeles-based film production business, Red Granite Pictures.

Red Granite presumably utilized a few of the washed cash to money motion pictures consisting of DiCaprio’s 2013 movie “The Wolf of Wall Street.” DiCaprio thanked Low by name while accepting a Golden World for his function in the movie.

In 2016, district attorneys relocated to take possessions from “The Wolf of Wall Street,” in addition to a Picasso painting that a partner of Low’s presumably purchased with taken funds and talented to DiCaprio.

A representative for DiCaprio formerly informed CNN that the star is dealing with United States district attorneys to return any funds he or his charities gotten from 1MDB.