Joe Pesci Sued Over Gotti

In 2011, American actor Joe Pesci gained 30 pounds, or 14 kilograms, to play real-life mobster Angelo Ruggiero in the planned crime film Gotti. After Fiore Films withdrew the role despite allegedly promising him $3 million, Pesci sued the production company for that amount. The parties settled out of court in 2013 for an undisclosed sum, and American actor Pruitt Taylor Vince eventually received the role.

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