Tobey McGuire and Other Hollywood Stars Being Sued Over Poker Money
Hollywood A-lister Tobey McGuire is amongst a group of elite celebrities who are being sued over poker money won in unofficial games held in Beverley Hills hotels between 2006 and 2009.Other big names including Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Nick Cassavetes and Leonardo Di Caprio are being linked with the legal proceedings led by a bankruptcy trustee who is looking to re-capture funds lost through an alleged Ponzi scheme.One man, Bradley Ruderman, is believed to be at the centre of the Ponzi scheme controversies and was involved in all of the poker games involving the above stated celebrities. It is believed that players, including McGuire and the other Hollywood stars, received up to six figure sums during the games as Ruderman squandered other people’s money.The amount McGuire is being sued for is rumoured to be beyond £300,000 plus interest and McGuire’s attorney Robert Barta has not been returning calls regarding this news story.This legal case has tar