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SAG interim national executive director David White revised a statement to TheWrap on Friday over whether he revealed his connection to a lawyer accused of massive fraud, Marc Dreier, to the guild’s board.
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SAG interim national executive director David White revised a statement to TheWrap on Friday over whether he revealed his connection to a lawyer accused of massive fraud, Marc Dreier, to the guild’s board.
In response to questions from TheWrap about the connection, which is stated in SEC filings freezing Dreier's assets, White stated Thursday that he had responded “openly to questions asked about ESG and its investor, Marc Dreier, during the most recent Hollywood Board meeting.”
But on Friday he sent a new statement changing his mind: “I have had numerous discussions with board members and others on both coasts about my former business, ESG, including discussions specifically about ESG’s investor, Marc Dreier. However, during the extensive Q&A period at a recent Hollywood board meeting, I did not directly refer to Mr. Dreier.
White is currently in New York negotiating the union’s commercials contract.
Dreier is under house arrest in New York after being accused of perpetrating fraud worth as much as $380 million on his victims. White's business has shut down as a result, but his association does not mean that he is implicated in any alleged fraud.
The new national executive director changed his statement after SAG first VP and Membership First spokeswoman Anne-Marie Johnson told TheWrap that she did not recall White’s mentioning Dreier in that meeting.
According to Johnson, the board members were first informed that Dreier invested in White’s company Entertainment Strategies Group during an executive session last Saturday. ESG closed down soon after Dreier was charged with masterminding a $380 million fraud scheme.
“I was concerned with his statement that he disclosed his relationship with Dreier, and I didn't remember it,” Johnson said. “As chairwoman of the Hollywood board, I took it upon myself to look over the minutes of the last Hollywood board meeting twice and there is no mention from Mr. White about Mr. Dreier.”
“This is not a witch hunt. It's important to make the record straight,” she added.
White added on Friday: "I fully appreciate that some may still have questions they want to ask about ESG and I intend to be open and proactive in addressing any questions, particularly those posed by SAG board members.”
Meanwhile, SAG member Matt Mulhern has posteda provocative video in which he proposes live streaming SAG board meetings.
“Membership should have complete, fair, unfettered access to the doing of our business. We are paying for these meetings,” Mulhern says in the video. “Secrecy breeds paranoia and I think that paranoia breeds divisiveness. The Screen Actors Guild needs to move forward.”
Mulhern's plea for more transparency also includes paying SAG officers -- such as the president and vice presidents -- and instituting electronic voting.
One has to wonder if White's second statement would have been necessary if the meeting had been available for all members to watch on the Internet.
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Daniel Says
Apparently not with you "Tom", since that was a Bush saying.games
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Eliot Bernstein Says
MADOFF + STANFORD = PROSKAUER ROSE
Did I hear Proskauer Rose is involved in Madoff (involved many clients too) and acted as Allen Stanford's attorney. Investors who lost money in these scams should start looking at the law firm Proskauer's assets for recovery. First, Proskauer partner Gregg Mashberg claims Madoff is a financial 9/11 for their clients. Then, Proskauer partner Thomas Sjoblom former enforcement dude for SEC and Allen Stanford attorney, declares PARTY IS OVER to Stanford employees and advises them to PRAY, this two days before SEC hearings. Then at hearings he lies with Holt to SEC saying she only prepared with him but fails to mention Miami meeting at airport hanger. Then Sjoblom resigns after SEC begins investigation and sends note to SEC disaffirming all statements made by he and Proskauer, his butt on fire.
Proskauer Rose and Foley and Lardner are also in a TRILLION dollar FEDERAL LAWSUIT legally related to a WHISTLEBLOWER CASE also in FEDERAL COURT. Marc S. Dreier is also a defendant in the Federal Case.
The Trillion Dollar suit according to Judge Shira Scheindlin is one of PATENT THEFT, MURDER AND A CAR BOMBING. For graphics on the car bombing visit www.iviewit.tv.
The Federal Court cases
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Docket 08-4873-cv - Bernstein, et al. v Appellate Division First Department Disciplinary Committee, et al. - TRILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT
Cases @ US District Court - Southern District NY
(07cv09599) Anderson v The State of New York, et al. - WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT
(07cv11196) Bernstein, et al. v Appellate Division First Department Disciplinary Committee, et al.
(07cv11612) Esposito v The State of New York, et al.,
(08cv00526) Capogrosso v New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, et al.,
(08cv02391) McKeown v The State of New York, et al.,
(08cv02852) Galison v The State of New York, et al.,
(08cv03305) Carvel v The State of New York, et al., and,
(08cv4053) Gizella Weisshaus v The State of New York, et al.
(08cv4438) Suzanne McCormick v The State of New York, et al.
Peter Says
I could live him being a liar and a crook if he'd brought home the bacon from this last go around with the AMPTP... But apparently he can't take any better care of our union buisness then he did of his own buisness. Aaahhhh, we actors are screwed.
Anonymous Says
If Peter Frank wasn't given any vetting then what's the big hoopla about? SAG was in a shit storm and hired a person who was already vetted when he worked for them before, actually had the same amount of vetting when Doug Allen was hired, so this seems to be more MF crap.
Can't wait til they are voted OUT.
They have ruined any credibility SAG ever had. They will have to live with it forever. Just think about showing thier faces in the future. If I ever run into them, I will definitely rip them a new one.
Joe Says
Apparently not with you "Tom", since that was a Bush saying.
Tom Says
The politics of personal destruction belong buried with the Karl Rove era.
Renee Aubry Says
Since Anne Marie Johnson is the First Vice President of the Screen Actors Guild, Hollywood Division, it was probably she who chaired the Hollywood Board meeting about which Mr. White later revised his statement to Lauren Horwitch.
Being the capable leader that Anne Marie is, obviously, she was simply doing her job when she offered the correction; keeping the record straight. After all, board members, (and members at large, too?), who were present at the open Hollwyood Board meeting also must have heard the discussion.
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Hollywood Actor Says
Tom Ligon- You're such a hater. I hope you never work anything other than an AFTRA contract again-
Tom Ligon Says
It seems to me that Mulhern and Johnson are doing most of the breeding of paranoia and divisiveness.
It interesting that Johnson "took it upon herself" to review minutes and make a public statement concerning them prior them them having been approved ("vetted"?) by the Board and while they are unavailable for "ordinary" members to view.
Furthermore, in October of 2005, Peter Frank was installed as SAG Interim NED without an OUNCE of "vetting."