Hollywood celebrities are facing lawsuits related to slander and lawsuits, with Leonardo DiCaprio being one of the key witnesses in a case against former Fugees member Pratt Pros Mitchell. Mitchell, founder of the group Fugees, was charged in 2019 with participating in a campaign finance conspiracy during the 2012 Presidential election. DiCaprio will be one of 72 witnesses in the case, which is prepared by the Justice Department against Mitchell.
Mitchell was accused of conspiring with fugitive Malaysian financier Low Tidek Joe to make and conceal foreign campaign contributions. DiCaprio was subpoenaed to testify, as some of the laundered money was used to pay for jewelry artwork and finance several Hollywood films. DiCaprio is also facing a separate civil forfeiture complaint, accusing him of a scheme to get the Department to drop an investigation into embezzlement from a Malaysian investment fund.