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TIL the late actor Roddy McDowall was raided by the FBI in 1974 for owning hundreds of illegal film prints. To avoid being criminally charged himself, he ratted out other celebrities who had purch... (www.mentalfloss.com)

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Original Title: TIL the late actor Roddy McDowall was raided by the FBI in 1974 for owning hundreds of illegal film prints. To avoid being criminally charged himself, he ratted out other celebrities who had purchased films from bootleggers.

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[–] f1error@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 week ago

That is an insane Hollywood story.