Leonardo DiCaprio has declared war on the thief who allegedly
stole his very special picture with the late South African president and human
right activist Nelson Mandela.
The Wolf of Wall Street actor says he took a pic with Mandela
when he was shooting “Blood Diamond” in South Africa and political legend
autographed the picture for Leo with the inscription,
“To Leo DiCaprio, Best Wishes,
Mandela, 4-8-07.” Awwww, how special.
Sadly, for some reason, the autographed picture never got to
Leo. Now sources connected with the actor claim he believes it was stolen.
Before Leonardo DiCaprio could dial 911, the prized photo
eventually landed into the hands of a company called Moments in Time, which is
now selling it with an asking price of $25,000.
Leonardo DiCaprio wants the photo back and according to the NY
Post he sicked his lawyer on the company. But Moments in Time is telling
Leonardo DiCaprio to pound sand, claiming they rightly own the photo.
In case you care, there’s this thing in the law of America
called “bona fide purchaser,” meaning if someone buys property not knowing it
was ill-gotten, they’re generally the rightful owner
nonetheless.
nonetheless.
Last we checked, that law doesn’t hold in the black market and
in Africa.
Here if you buy a stolen good, you could be locked up as the
thief.
So, should Leonardo just buy the photo back or take that company
to court for stealing his most precious Mandela picture??
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