When the head of Columbia Pictures, David Begelman, got caught forging Cliff Robertson's name on a $10,000 check, it seemed, at first, like a simple case of embezzlement. It wasn't. The incident was the tip of the iceberg, the first hint of a scandal that shook Hollywood and rattled Wall Street. ...
publicity. It's not going to go away in twenty-four hours. It's going to last us a lifetime if we keep him here. And every time he says a word, or does a deal, it's going to be there, sticking out like a sore thumb. "I can tell you for sure," Hirschfield continued, "that the minute we take him ba...