Leonardo DiCaprio was questioned by the FBI for his ties to a fugitive financier

The links of Leonardo Dicaprio With the Malaysian financier turned fugitive, Jho Lowwere detailed in new FBI documents.

According to a report from BloombergDiCaprio was interviewed as a possible witness by the FBI in 2018 about his relationship with Low, accused of embezzling $4.5 billion from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhard (1MDB).

DiCaprio is said to have first met Low at a New York nightclub in 2010 and later became close.

Apparently Low showered the actor with gifts, including a first edition of The Great Gatsby and the Oscar for Marlon Brando by On The Waterfrontand helped finance the 2013 film The wolf of Wall Streetdirected by Martin Scorsese and starring DiCaprio.

“I was working for him…and that business also translates to being social,” DiCaprio told a grand jury, according to the report. “Then we saw each other more, and there was more interaction.”

According to FBI documents, Low called DiCaprio “L-Dogg.” They also discussed a billion dollar fund for future projects, along with a theme park Warner Bros. in Asia with attractions based on the actor’s films.

The actor said he began to distance himself from Low when news of his alleged crimes surfaced in 2015. According to a 2018 New York Times report, DiCaprio lost Low’s gifts under a government order seizing all of Low’s property in the US. .us

DiCaprio was not the only celebrity interviewed by the FBI in connection with Low. According to the report, Kim Kardashian was also questioned by authorities, who recalled that she once stayed up until 5 a.m. in a Las Vegas casino with Low.

Low, who is believed to be hiding in China from international authorities, was indicted in 2021 by the US Department of Justice. for trying to influence through bribery to drop an investigation against him.