Voiceover: Pellicano trial sheds light on Tinseltown's dark side

April 11, 2008 Leaving aside the tawdry tales of two-timing spouses and what not, the parade of testimony in the ongoing racketeering and wiretapping case against Anthony Pellicano and his cronies has exposed the darker side of Tinseltown business dealings. Yes, Virginia, they do play hardball in Hollywood -- though one would like to think that the bare-knuckle tactics that have surfaced during the prosecution's case have been quietly retired as the town grows ever more rigorously corporate, and folks more wary, if not more virtuous. Most oft heard comments about the trial over lunch this week, sometimes from the same person: It was a different era ... and intimidation is part of the game here.

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