Leonardo DiCaprio testifies in money laundering and bribery trial

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centred around former Fugees member Pras Michel.Michel is accused of participating in a global campaign-finance conspiracy funded by Jho Low, a businessman who allegedly stole billions from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB.Michel has pleaded not guilty to the charges (via CNN).

According to CNN, “Low remains at large”; he has reportedly previously denied the charges in the past.Last year, speculation circled that Fugees cancelled their 25th anniversary tour celebrating their second album ‘The Score’ not due to COVID concerns, as originally stated, but due to Michel’s ongoing legal issues.DiCaprio, who is not accused of any wrongdoing, took to the witness stand for an hour to testify about his relationship with Michel and Low.

Prosecutors are reportedly trying to show that Low used money to win influence with actors, models and politicians in the US.According to prosecutors, Low and DiCaprio were introduced by the stepson of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak.As DiCaprio took to the stand, Prosecutor Nicole Lockhart said to DiCaprio: “At the risk of asking a stupid question, what do you do for a living.”DiCaprio responded: “I am an actor.”When asked about Low, DiCaprio said he thought he was a “sort of a prodigy in the business world and ultra-successful”.

He also said he met Michel prior to this at a Fugees concert in the ’90s.DiCaprio also told the jury he spoke with Low in 2012 about the upcoming presidential election.“It was a causal conversation about what party he was in support of, I told him what party I was in support of.