The winner of the prize “Oscar” Leonardo DiCaprio was asked to explain: he should tell for what purpose spent the money raised by his charity Foundation, which deals with environmental protection. If he doesn’t want to do that, he voluntarily offered to resign from the post of UN envoy for climate change, which he now occupies. The above requirements associated with the corruption scandal that erupted a few months ago, around the Malaysian Fund 1MDB, which DiCaprio has close ties.
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DiCaprio urged to leave his post at the UN because of the financial scandal
In August 2016, the U.S. Department of justice released a report in which linked the activities of Leonardo DiCaprio with the theft from the Fund 1MDB. Yesterday a statement was made by Lucas, Straumann – head of the Swiss charitable Foundation by name of Bruno Manser. He encouraged the Hollywood actor to answer hanging in the air questions.
Straumann spoke harshly concerning the involvement DiCaprio to the corruption scandal – his words results in the publication CNN Money:We will not be able to save the world until, until corruption is uprooted. DiCaprio needs to help solve the problems and not becoming part of them. Cynical on the background of these events looks his statement against the destruction of forests in Indonesia.”
Movie trailer “the Wolf of wall street”
In 2015, it became known that from the Malaysian Fund 1MDB was withdrawn about $3.5 billion the Fund was established in 2009 for financing various infrastructure projects in Malaysia. The U.S. Department of justice tied Leonardo DiCaprio with financier Joe Lowe, as well as with the Studio Red Granite Pictures, who participated in the filming of the picture “the Wolf of wall street”. Currently, the actor is in no way expressed its position regarding the charges in his address accusations. Interestingly, a new round of scandal began shortly before the premiere of the documentary film “Save the planet with Leonardo DiCaprio”, with producer and actor.
Movie trailer “to Save the planet with Leonardo DiCaprio.”
