Former 1MDB consultant 'Jho Low' famously embezzled billions of tax-dollars to fund his lavish Hollywood lifestyle. Celebs like Leonardo DiCaprio & Kim Kardashian received millions to party with him, only to find they'd been tricked years later. We break it down in today's episode!  

Links:

• How Malaysia’s 1MDB Scandal Shook the Financial World [Washington Post] [Aug 2022]
• Big-spending Malaysian is the mystery man of city club scene [NYP] [Nov 2009]
• FBI Documents Show Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian Grilled for 1MDB Secrets [Bloomberg] [March 1, 2023]
• FBI Documents Show Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian Grilled for 1MDB Secrets [Bloomberg] [March 1, 2023]
• Fugitive Jho Low paid stars like DiCaprio, Kardashian to attend parties, exec testifies [NYP]
• Fun aside: Kim Kardashian, statue smuggler? Government says Roman artwork entered U.S. illegally [LA Times] [May 4, 2021]
• ​​How Kim Kardashian Unexpectedly Helped Return Stolen Artifacts—Twice [Cultured Mag]

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Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

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