According to Steven Seagal, false allegations by FBI agents ruined his movie career, said Reuters, citing the Los Angeles Times.
"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."
This all goes back to the FBI investigation of private detective Anthony Pellicano who was arrested and awaits trial in a federal prison on a number of charges, including wire-tapping.
Years ago Seagal had ties to Pellicano, but had been at odds with him and was in the midst of a legal battle with him in 2002. The investigatino of Pellicano had started at that time. Seagal had told the Times that he handn't been on speaking terms with Pellicano from the 1990s.
Seagal has demanded the FBI apologize for accusations he had ties to organized crime and he had intimidated a reporter. He asserts an FBI official told him they knew he had nothing to do with the Pellicano case. He wants them to publicly admit it.
Since the incident, Seagal has been relegated to making direct-to-DVD movies, like "Attack Force" and "Flight of Fury."
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