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The Sun
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Inside the real Wolf of Wall Street's luxury home with nods to drug-fuelled lifestyle that inspired Leo DiCaprio film
TAKE A look inside the incredible luxury home of Jordan Belfort, the real Wolf of Wall Street. The property features many nods to the drug-fuelled lifestyle that inspired that Leonardo DiCaprio film. 8 8 8 8 8 In a clip posted to his official Instagram account Belfort, 62, showed off various items in his lavish pad. Amongst the standout pieces was a massive painted self-portrait, a custom Stratton Oakmont golf bag — a nod to the infamous brokerage firm Belfort founded, and a wooden cold plunge. Paying homage to the 2013 Martin Scorsese blockbuster he proudly displayed a number of cinematic-themed collectables. These included an iconic wolf statue, customised movie poster and a framed image of Belfort's 37 million superyacht Nadine which sank off the coast of Sardinia. The former stockbroker also had various items in the home relating to Quaalude, a drug which he was notoriously addicted to during the peak of his Wall Street career. He showcased two large jars which had the name of the drug imprinted on as well as a framed image of Quaaludes' chemical structure. The video was complete with a clip of Jordan's two luxury Mercedes cars. 'Not the Quaaludes! (laughing emoji)' chimed another. 'Legendary' penned a third, whilst a fourth added 'King of Sales (fire emoji).' Titanic blunder spotted 28 years after film came out - and once you notice it you can't unsee it Belfort inspired Leo DiCaprio's character in the hit films which is based on his own book. He is an author and public speaker who became known as The Wolf of Wall Street during his life as a stockbroker. Born in 1962 in New York, Jordan became the founder of Stratton Oakmont - specialising in penny stocks and defrauding investors with "pump and dump" stock sales. He plead guilty to the crime in 2009 and was sentenced to four years in prison as well as ordered to pay back $110million. Releasing a book in 2008 about how he earned his money, Belfort also admitted to being a prolific drug user. Back in 2021 his estimated net worth was approximately -$100million. This comes after he was told to pay back after he was convicted of defrauding investors. 8 8
Rakyat Post
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Rakyat Post
Woman Laments Husband's RM7,000 Salary Not Enough For Kids, Vacations
Subscribe to our FREE Let me tell you something. There is no nobility in poverty. I've been a rich man, and I've been poor man. And I choose rich every f****** time. – Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). No one enjoys living paycheck to paycheck but most of us will have to scrimp and save and work ourselves up. A woman's heartfelt confession online recently went viral after she lamented that her husband's monthly salary of RM7,000 wasn't enough for the both of them. In the However, as days go by, she is getting increasingly worried over his salary when she considered household expenses, the mortgage, car loan, utility bills, and other small expenses, including starting a family in the future. She kept waking up in the middle of the night and couldn't stop crying while worrying about their future. Image: Freepik She admitted when she first married, she was very happy and wasn't looking for much but felt the problems seemed to grow over time like 'a layer of dark clouds.'' The woman shared she had asked her husband if he ever thought of getting a job with a higher salary. Her husband lowered his head and softly apologised, stating that the current job is stable. However, she couldn't accept it and wondered what was the point of stability if they couldn't afford to travel once a year or think of having a baby. Her husband went silent a long time before apologising again. She reiterated that she doesn't hate him or the poor but she really felt like crying. She's afraid that they still have to rent a house ten years down the road and their children couldn't go to a good school. She blamed herself for comparing her life to her friends' family vacations and photos of their new cars and homes. Am I too realistic or too anxious? I know he loves me and I still love him. But I'm starting to feel unsure. Can love beat reality? The woman asked She then asked how she could ''adjust herself'' or communicate with her husband so that the pressure will not destroy their marriage. Stop comparing, netizens said In the comments, netizens said her husband's salary was a respectable amount for a single-income household. A user pointed out that her husband's salary wasn't the issue but her expectations. They said other households earning less than RM7,000 managed to live a good life and she could send her children to regular schools. Another user shared they earned lesser than the woman's husband and could still go for holidays in Hat Yai. Meanwhile, many wondered whether she's working as well. Some believe she would still be unhappy if her husband earns RM10,000 per month because she kept comparing their lives with her friends. Another user summed it up well: marriage requires effort from both sides and not heavily reliant on the other. The user said marriage is not an escape boat or an ATM. 'Don't let poverty steal love, but grow together and defeat it together,'' the user wrote. READ MORE: READ MORE: READ MORE: Share your thoughts with us via TRP's . Get more stories like this to your inbox by signing up for our newsletter.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Where Is Jordan Belfort Now? A Look at the Self-Proclaimed Wolf of Wall Street's Life Nearly 20 Years After Prison Release
Jordan Belfort has been a prominent figure in New York City since the early aughts, but these days he may be more famous in Hollywood, thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio's portrayal of him in Martin Scorsese's 2013 film, The Wolf of Wall Street. The Oscar-nominated movie was adapted from Belfort's 2007 memoir of the same name, in which he details his own experience as a scamming Wall Street stockbroker. Charting his meteoric rise and ultimate fall which led to him serving 22 months in prison, the book provides a first-hand account of the greed and consequential moral implications of America's financial sector. In his professional life, Belfort continues to write and travel to deliver motivational talks, while in his personal life, he's walked his daughter down the aisle and become a grandfather. "It was great to have that platform, and I used it to build my business of really speaking and mentoring around the world," Belfort said in a January 2024 interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored about his life since The Wolf of Wall Street. "It's been a wild ride to say the least, I'm more grounded this time around." From his latest book on investing to his family life, here's everything to know about where Jordan Belfort is now. Belfort founded Stratton Oakmont, Inc. in 1989, which positioned itself as a brokerage firm while defrauding hundreds of millions from investors. Famously, Belfort made nearly $1 million per week at the peak of his fraudulent success. The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) officially expelled the firm in 1996, and Belfort was arrested in 1998, on charges of securities fraud and money laundering. Following his arrest, Belfort pled guilty, agreeing to pay back $110 million to the victims of his scams. While Belfort was sentenced to four years in prison on July 18, 2003, he only served 22 months. He was released from prison in 2006. After he wrote a memoir about his experiences, filmmakers immortalized his life in finance in The Wolf of Wall Street. Belfort's reaction to the portrayal of himself and his life in The Wolf of Wall Street was mainly positive. The author has spoken about the accuracy of the movie, commenting that his real life was even more extreme than the film portrayed when it came to excessive drug use and interactions with women. 'The drug use and the stuff with the hookers and the sales assistants and the sex in the office … that stuff is really, really accurate," he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2014. 'In some respects, my life was even worse than that. Though I'd say I did more quaaludes than cocaine.' Belfort added that he approved of DiCaprio's Oscar-nominated performance of him, praising him for accurately capturing his essence. 'I was blown away. The way he was able to capture my energy, especially during the sales scenes and the speeches," he said, explaining that the actor 'didn't try to duplicate my voice as much as my mannerisms, my tonalities and my gestures.' However, he wasn't completely sold on the film. In January 2020, the convicted criminal went on to sue one of the film's producers for $300 million, claiming that Red Granite Productions CEO Riza Aziz misled him into signing away the rights to his memoir by misrepresenting the production's funding. The company's lawyer told BBC News in a statement that the lawsuit was "desperate and supremely ironic,' and an attempt "to get out from under an agreement that for the first time in his life made him rich and famous through lawful and legitimate means." DiCaprio told Variety in 2014 that he worked closely with Belfort in preparation for his on-screen portrayal of the fraudster. 'My relationship with Jordan from an actor's perspective was great, because there's nothing he wouldn't tell me,' he explained. Per Variety, after Belfort saw the film he told DiCaprio, 'I'm ashamed to admit my favorite movie of all time happens to be about me.' Belfort had previously said the two spent "hundreds" of hours together, sharing in a 2014 interview on CNN that "he was so determined to suck every bit of information from me, stuff that wasn't in the book and what was on my mind ... you don't realize how much he's looking at you because when you see it on screen, I was like 'Oh my god.' " In 2021, Belfort proposed to his now-wife, Christina Invernizzi, an actor of Argentinian and Italian descent, per her Instagram. When they first met, Invernizzi spoke primarily Spanish and wasn't familiar with Belfort's history, he told Piers Morgan in January 2024. "In the beginning, she couldn't quite figure it out," he said. "But I think now she's like I don't even want to know." Prior to his relationship with Invernizzi, Belfort was married to Nadine Caridi. They wed in 1991 and finalized their divorce in 2005, though they split shortly after Belfort was arrested. The couple welcomed two children, Carter and Chandler, together. In November 2021, Belfort's daughter Chandler got married, and he walked her down the aisle. "Such a special day with my beautiful daughter. We love you @chandlerwinter_ @connorjwinter," he wrote on Instagram. She went on to welcome her first child in 2023, making Belfort a grandfather. These days, Belfort continues to work as an entrepreneur, author and public speaker. According to his website, Belfort offers a variety of business courses and corporate training, as well as private consulting and speaking engagements. Following the success of his original 2007 memoir, he went on to write three more books including 2009's Catching the Wolf of Wall Street: More Incredible True Stories of Fortunes, Schemes, Parties, and Prison, 2017's Way of the Wolf: Straight Line Selling: Master the Art of Persuasion, Influence, and Success and 2023's The Wolf of Investing: My Insider's Playbook for Making a Fortune on Wall Street. The latter book centers around his advice on how to safely invest in stocks, which he himself pointed out the irony of in a November 2023 interview with InvestmentNews. "I think it is ironical. I resisted writing about Wall Street and how to make money in the stock market the right way for many, many years," he said. Belfort continued, "And ultimately, I just got to a point where, after being on the speaking circuit and teaching mostly entrepreneurship and sales, I realized there is a need to discuss things like: What is the actual way to make money in the stock market — the right way, and without the nonsense of short-term trading and trying to time the market?" Read the original article on People Sign in to access your portfolio
Forbes
28-03-2025
- Business
- Forbes
5 Negotiation Tactics The Ultra-Successful Always Use
5 negotiation tactics the ultra-successful always use Most people fold when sitting across from someone with power. They lower their prices, soften their stance, and agree to terms they'll regret. They think they won because they closed a deal. But truly successful people play a different game altogether. They negotiate from strength, never weakness. I sold my first business, a social media agency, in 2021. Negotiating the exit taught me about high stakes deals. Securing the best outcome for me meant coming at the discussions from a position of power. Otherwise, it wouldn't have worked. Most people negotiate from fear. The ultra-successful negotiate from power. The difference is that they are always ready to walk away. They don't chase. They create options. When you're not desperate for a yes, people sense it and want you more. It sounds counterintuitive but happens every time. Walk into every situation with a willingness to leave. Watch what happens. Add standards and boundaries to your business that you refuse to compromise on. The right clients (and buyers) will rise to meet them. It won't always work. You may reach an impasse. But that's better than agreeing to a deal below your worth. Silence makes most people uncomfortable. The ultra-successful weaponize it. They don't fill silences with nervous chatter. They say the bare minimum and let the other side talk themselves into a worse position. 'Whoever speaks first, loses' said Leonardo Di Caprio, portraying Jordan Belfort in the Wolf of Wall Street film. They live by that rule. Next time you make an offer, state your terms plainly. Then wait. The discomfort feels excruciating. Keep waiting. The powerful person isn't the one talking. Let them fill the space and reveal their position. Every word is leverage. Successful entrepreneurs don't argue. They reframe. They steer the conversation to their advantage by changing the lens. If someone says, "That's expensive," they reply, "Compared to what?" If someone questions value, they point to the outcome. They don't push back. They redirect. It's elegant. It's ruthless. Reframing questions changes the game. Practice responding to "Can you lower your price?" with "Would you prefer we remove some deliverables?" or even 'We should really be charging more.' Suddenly the conversation shifts from cost to value. Experienced negotiators never yield on price alone. They add something valuable to the deal that costs them little but holds client value. Think of it as throwing in coinage. Small extras that make the other party feel they got a win. Successful consultants do this masterfully. They keep their prices firm but add a bonus strategy session, an extra touchpoint, or early access to new material. The client feels victorious, while the consultant protects their worth. Take your power back by refusing to play the same game like everyone else. Successful negotiators know that standing out makes them competition-proof. They position themselves as the only viable choice, not one option among many. When you've built something unique, the conversation shifts from "what's your best price?" to "how can we work together?" They come to you ready to buy, not prepared to haggle. Stop competing on price and start competing on uniqueness. Regular professionals obsess about getting a good price. Ultra-successful people focus on getting what they want. Wealthy negotiators detach entirely. No outcome matters more than their time, freedom and respect. This mentality changes everything. These tactics work because they come from a place of strength. The mindset of knowing your worth so deeply that you never need to convince anyone is what sets the ultra-successful apart. Build your own house so strong that people knock down your door to work with you. Set your terms. State them clearly. Be prepared to walk away if they're not met. This isn't arrogance. It's business. Your worth isn't up for discussion. So stop negotiating like it is.
Fox News
02-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Oscar-nominated celebrities set to hit the red carpet, with awards ceremony to follow
incoming update… The 2025 Academy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, March 2 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. The show is scheduled to be broadcast live on ABC at 7:00 PM EST, starting a whole hour earlier than it has in the past. For the first time in history, the Oscars will also be available to stream simultaneously via Hulu Live TV and other streaming services, and will also be available to watch in full on and on the ABC app. The very first Academy Awards were held in May 1929, but were not televised until March 1953, when it was broadcast on NBC. From then on, the award show bounced between NBC and ABC. After going back and forth for many years, ABC took over in 1976, broadcasting the Oscars every year since then. The network is under contract with the award show through 2028, after which it could possibly find a new home. It's not uncommon to find a film based loosely on past events which reflect real events and real people. However, these biographical films often feature twists doctored by Hollywood writers that aren't entirely historically accurate. Some stories from the past have been stamped with Hollywood's highest honor, an Oscar nomination, and in certain cases, a win. Oscar-nominated films which also took home wins include: "The Wolf of Wall Street" is a 2013 movie based on the 2007 memoir by Jordan Belfort. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Belfort in the Martin Scorsese-directed film. Erin Brockovich evolved as an unlikely hero in her own story. She played a large role in the case of Anderson v. Pacific Gas & Electric, a case settled for $333 million dollars. Julia Roberts plays Brockovich in the 2000 movie titled "Erin Brockovich." "Catch Me If You Can" stars DiCaprio as a famous check forger, Frank Abagnale Jr., who is on the run from the FBI. The 2015 movie "The Big Short" is about Michael Burry, the investor and hedge fund manager who predicted the 2008 stock market crash. Christian Bale stars as Burry in the film. Molly Bloom ran an underground poker empire involving several Hollywood elites. In 2014, she was convicted for the illegal gambling operation that she was running. Bloom is played by Jessica Chastain in the Oscar-nominated film for Best Adapted Screenplay. This is an excerpt from an article written by Fox News' Ashlyn Messier. The most essential element of the Academy Awards is the people, the members who make up the organization that ultimately vote on the winners. The group comprises over 10,000 members of the entertainment industry, with approximately 9,500 having the ability to vote, according to Variety. Over the last decade, the Academy has gone to great lengths to increase its membership of women and people of color. A nominee is decided by these members after each person votes in their qualified branch categories during the nomination process, followed by their picks for Best Picture. If branches do not have a category, then those members are only able to vote on the best picture for that year. The inclusion of more diverse members from across the industry has allowed for more equity in the awards process over the last 10 years. Moreover, other branches decide their contenders by cutting them down over time. The branches that participate in this form of voting include music, sound, visual effects, documentary feature, international features, and makeup and hairstyling. In 1973, Marlon Brando declined an Oscar after he won best actor for his role as Vito Corleone in "The Godfather." Although he was not present at the ceremony, he did send American actress Sacheen Littlefeather in his place to decline the award. According to Brando declined the award as he was protesting the portrayal of Native Americans in films. Littlefeather explained in her speech that the actor refused to accept his award because of the lack of Native American representation in the film/television industry. When she took the stage, she refused the Oscar award from Roger Moore. "Hello," she said. "My name is Sacheen Littlefeather. I'm Apache and I'm president of the National Native American affirmative image committee. I'm representing Marlon Brando this evening and he has asked me to tell you in a very long speech which I cannot share with you presently because of time, but I will be glad to share with the press afterwards that he very regretfully cannot accept this very generous award and the reasons for this being are the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry." "I beg at this time that I have not intruded upon this evening and that we will in the future our hearts and our understandings will meet with love and generosity," she said. "Thank you on behalf of Marlon Brando." Sacheen received applause from the crowd before exiting the stage. Fox News' Gabriele Regalbuto contributed reporting. Aside from acting, the Academy Awards offer various high-profile awards for other professions within the film and entertainment industry. Individuals can receive multiple Oscars for the same category but not multiple nominations for the same performance. The individual who has won the most awards in the organization's history was Disney founder and animation pioneer Walt Disney. Through a career that expanded across decades, Disney won 26 Oscars and received 59 nominations. He won his first award at the Academy Awards for best short subject in 1932. He continued to win in various categories until 1969, two years after he died in 1967. He received Oscars for best animated short category for "Three Little Pigs," "The Ugly Duckling," "Winnie the Pooh" and "The Blustery Day." He also won the Honorary Academy Award for creating Mickey Mouse in 1932. Disney is widely regarded today as a media and entertainment innovator. By his death, Disney had turned his company into the biggest animation studio in the United States and founded the Disneyland theme park to entertain millions. He is widely regarded as the most crucial figure in the history of film animation and a cultural icon. The first Oscars ceremony took place on May 16, 1929, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California, according to the Academy's official website, The distribution of the awards reportedly took 15 minutes. Actor and filmmaker Douglas Fairbanks, actress Mary Pickford, and showman Sid Grauman opened the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel two years before the venue hosted the first Academy Awards. The historic location of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel has hit television screens many times over the decades. The elegant hotel was featured in an episode of "I Love Lucy", "Melrose Place" and "Beverly Hills 90210", among other popular television shows, and scenes from films like "Beverly Hill Cop II", "Catch Me If You Can", "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" and "Hancock". The two spaces dedicated to event hosting at the hotel are still named "Oscar" and "Academy", according to the hotel's website. Fox News' Gabriele Regalbuto contributed reporting. Katharine Hepburn is the most decorated actor and actress with four Academy Awards to her name. In 1934, Hepburn was awarded the Best Actress Oscar for "Morning Glory," reports. She then won two consecutive Best Actress awards in 1968 and 1969 for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and "The Lion in Winter," the latter she shared with Barbra Streisand. Hepburn was nominated for Best Actress 12 times. She did not win for her role in "Alice Adams", "The Philadelphia Story" and "Woman of the Year", among other names. All four of her awards are showcased at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. featured in a gallery named 'Twentieth-Century Americans'. Her final Academy Award was in 1982 for "On Golden Pond." Meryl Streep holds the record for most nominations, 21, by a performer in the acting categories, but she has only taken home three Oscars, according to Fox News' Gabriele Regalbuto contributed reporting. Three films hold the title for the most Oscars won since the start of the Academy Awards: 1959's "Ben-Hur," 1997's "Titanic" and 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." These iconic Hollywood blockbusters each received 11 Oscars during the years they were nominated. Moreover, the "Lord of the Rings" and the "Titanic" brought in over $1 billion at the box office during the release year. "The Titanic", directed by James Cameron and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, received 14 total Oscar nominations. The film won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Film Editing, among a handful of others. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", directed by Peter Jackson and starring Elijah Wood and Andy Serkis, was nominated for 11 Academy Awards. The fantasy film won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Song, Best Costume Design and Best Visual Effects, among others. Fox News' Gabriele Regalbuto contributed reporting. Live Coverage begins here
