“I refused to be in the docuseries without an executive producer credit or fee,” Cipriani told me.

Next thing he knew, producers were searching for photos or videos of Cipriani.

Cipriani was copied on an email the “archival producer” for Piece of Work Productions sent out that read, “There is a subplot in this story that involves RJ Cipriani. We are interested in viewing your photos of RJ for possible use in our documentary.”

Cipriani, hired by Hanson to launder millions of dollars at casino games, turned the drug dealer over to the feds.

Hanson, originally sentenced to 21 years in prison, is now set for release next year, after having nine years shaved off his sentence.

“I personally reached out to Mark Wahlberg and his agent Ari Emanuel,” Cipriani said. “I let them both know I am the ‘secret sauce’ for this project and without me, this docuseries will be just a nothing-Wahlburger.”

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Rupert Murdoch is a conservative, but he has a weakness for women from Communist countries.

The Australian-born media mogul’s third wife was Wendi Deng, who was translating for him in Hong Kong.

Now, after a marriage with Mick Jagger’s ex, Jerry Hall, he is engaged to a Russian, Elena Zhukova, the mother of Dasha Zhukova, who was married to one of Russia’s most famous oligarchs, Roman Abramovich.

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