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kleinbl00  ·  1357 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Chateau Marmont is going private

LOL I was going to say "only losers go to the Marmont all the action is at the Montage now" but apparently it has traded hands four times since the last time I was there and was owned by Jho Low at one point?





nowaypablo  ·  1357 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Low allegedly purchased a US$325,000 white Ferrari as a wedding gift for Kim Kardashian in 2011.[42][43] The Department of Justice (DoJ) was reported to have sought restitution from other famous celebrities who had received gifts from Low, among them Leonardo DiCaprio, who has since returned Picasso and Basquiat paintings; and Miranda Kerr who returned diamond jewellery with a market value of US$8 million.[43][44][45]

Thank you for making my day.

kleinbl00  ·  1357 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's a hell of a book. Say what you will about the WSJ, if their journalists decide to take you down, you're going down. Last I checked they'd gone all the way to pinning it on Lloyd Blankfein.

Jordan Belfort apparently described the Wolf of Wall Street gala as "over the top." Which is saying something about the guy Wolf of Wall Street is about