Real Life Wolf Of Wall Street Suing Scorsese Movie Producers For 300M
Jordan Belfort, the subject of Martin Scorsese’s 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is suing the movie’s producers in a $300 million fraud lawsuit. The film, based on Belfort’s memoir of the same name, describes Belfort’s rise as a stockbroker, from penny stock scammer to founder of Stratton Oakmont, a fraudulent brokerage firm that leads to Belfort’s lavish wealth until his eventual downfall. The Wolf of Wall Street’s abundant depiction of drug use, sexual content, and profane language brushed up against censors at the time of its release, and was a source of debate amongst critics....