A Hollywood producer behind hit films such as Pretty Woman and Fight
Club has said he spied for Israel in support of its nuclear programme.
Arnon Milchan, who was born in what is now Israel, gave an account to Israeli investigative programme Uvda.
Mr Milchan, 68, said he performed dozens of clandestine missions on behalf of Israel after he was recruited to the country’s Bureau of Scientific Relations, a secretive organisation founded to supply the nation’s nuclear programme, in the 1960s by Shimon Peres, now Israel’s president.
“I did it for my country and I’m proud of it,” he said.
Then the owner of a successful fertiliser company, Mr Milchan said he aided the bureau in obtaining scientific and technical information for confidential defence programmes.
At one point, Uvda alleges, Mr Milchan was operating 30 companies in 17 countries on behalf of Israel. His activities continued after he became a high-profile Hollywood producer, rising to chairman of film company New Regency.
He produced such hits as Mr and Mrs Smith and LA Confidential, and worked with famed directors including Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski and Oliver Stone.
Arnon Milchan, who was born in what is now Israel, gave an account to Israeli investigative programme Uvda.
Mr Milchan, 68, said he performed dozens of clandestine missions on behalf of Israel after he was recruited to the country’s Bureau of Scientific Relations, a secretive organisation founded to supply the nation’s nuclear programme, in the 1960s by Shimon Peres, now Israel’s president.
“I did it for my country and I’m proud of it,” he said.
Then the owner of a successful fertiliser company, Mr Milchan said he aided the bureau in obtaining scientific and technical information for confidential defence programmes.
At one point, Uvda alleges, Mr Milchan was operating 30 companies in 17 countries on behalf of Israel. His activities continued after he became a high-profile Hollywood producer, rising to chairman of film company New Regency.
He produced such hits as Mr and Mrs Smith and LA Confidential, and worked with famed directors including Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski and Oliver Stone.
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