Hollywood's most infamous private investigator - who once worked exclusively for Michael Jackson - is set to be a free man for the first time in 15 years.
On Saturday, Anthony Pellicano, 75, will be released from the Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institution in San Pedro, California, having been convicted of 78 counts of wiretapping, intimidation and racketeering more than a decade ago.
Prior to his incarceration, Pellicano was considered to be an invaluable asset to the stars of Tinseltown, boasting a résumé of A-list clientele that included the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Elizabeth Taylor and Tom Cruise.
The private eye became prolific in obtaining and protecting the darkest secrets of Hollywood stars, with the help of a sprawling network of wire-tappings he oversaw in his Sunset Boulevard office.
Anthony Pellicano, 75, will be released from the Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institution in San Pedro, California, on Saturday, 15 years on from his first conviction
Prior to his incarceration, Pellicano was considered to be an invaluable asset to the stars of Tinseltown. He worked as a private eye for a number of stars, including Tom cruise
Pellicano, who used to drive around town with a baseball bat in his trunk, would go above and beyond the law for his clients, even offering to have a producer killed and buried in the desert,according to testimony from his 2002 trial.
In 1993, following the singer's first accusation of child molestation, Michael Jackson hired Pellicano to source information to better his standings at trial.
Pellicano says he was so horrified by the information he uncovered about Jackson, he later 'fired' the singer and refused to work for him any further.
He has previously denied to speculate on what the information specifically detailed. The Jackson family vehemently deny any allegations of sexual misconduct against the 'King of Pop'.
'I was offered $500,000 to tell the whole story by a tabloid, and I declined, even though, while incarcerated, I needed the money,' he told the Hollywood Reporter last year.
'That would get too close to the truth, so, regretfully, I
