Amazon, Vice Studios Hit With Defamation Suit Over ‘Hollywood Hustler’ Documentary

By Gene Maddaus

Gene Maddaus

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A producer sued Amazon Studios, Vice Studios and director Rebecca Chaiklin on Thursday, alleging that he was falsely portrayed as an accomplice of convicted fraudster Zach Horwitz in the recent documentary series “Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam.”

The producer, Julio Hallivis, contends that his reputation has been ruined by the false implication that he acted as an informant and was complicit in Horwitz’s crimes.

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