Keanu Reeves asks judge to give Netflix fraudster Carl Rinsch a light sentence

Keanu Reeves wrote a letter of support for director Carl Rinsch, who was convicted of scamming Netflix out of $11 million after he failed to finish a sci-fi epic. Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty Images; Lloyd Mitchell Keanu Reeves supports a lenient sentence for Carl Rinsch, who defrauded Netflix of $11 million. Rinsch directed Reeves in "47 Ronin," and the two remained friends after the movie flopped. Reeves, in a letter, told a judge that Rinsch tends to "self-sabotage." Keanu Reeves ...

Keanu Reeves Seeks Leniency for Director Who Faces Years in Prison for Swindling Netflix Out of $11 Million

Keanu Reeves is seeking leniency for Carl Rinsch, the director of “47 Ronin” who faces years in prison for swindling Netflix out of $11 million. In a letter to Judge Jed Rakoff, Reeves called the director an “exceptional artist” and urged the judge to show “leniency and mercy” in sentencing him. Rinsch was convicted in […]

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“Self Sabotage”: Keanu Reeves Urges Leniency For Director Who Scammed $11M From Netflix

Keanu Reeves admits he does “not know the details” of Carl Rinsch’s case and the millions the filmmaker has been found guilty of scamming out of Netflix, but the John Wick star wants a federal judge to cut his 47 Ronin director some slack. “Based upon what I do know about Carl, I did want […]

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Keanu Reeves Goes To Bat For Netflix Fraudster Carl Rinsch, Read Letter To Judge

Keanu Reeves is going to bat for a director convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 Million ... and you can read the letter the actor sent to a federal judge, where Keanu asks for a light sentence for his friend. Keanu's letter was part of a…

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