Editor Sues Tom Cruise, Says Actor, Lawyer & PI Illegally Wiretapped Him
In a new chapter of an ongoing saga of allegations against a so-called private investigator to the stars concerning claimed dirty litigation tactics in high-profile celebrity cases, a magazine editor has sued convicted gumshoe Anthony Pellicano, actor Tom Cruise and his lawyer, Bert Fields.
Michael Davis Sapir claims in the Los Angeles Superior Court invasion of privacy suit that the three were in cahoots to illegally wiretap him in 2001, during an earlier defamation case that Cruise pursued against him. Sapir also contends that a settlement was obtained in the earlier lawsuit because of the alleged illegal surveillance by Cruise’s team.
The TMZ celebrity blog provides further details about the current and former litigation and a link to the complaint against Cruise (PDF).
Describing the claims against Cruise, Fields and Pellicano as “absolute garbage,” Fields tells TMZ that Pellicano was never retained to work on the Sapir case.
Earlier related coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “Attorney and PI Convicted in Celebrity Wiretapping Case”
ABAJournal.com: “LA Lawyer Gets 3 Years in Wiretap Case, Not Beverly Hills Home Confinement”
ABAJournal.com: “Ex-FBI Agent Pleads in Case Related to Celebrity Wiretapping”
Hat tip: Boston Herald and New York Daily News.
