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. >> yeah, but jordan bellfort said he went into finance partially because of the movie "wall street.and that character was again a bad guy. so it is possible that young people have a little bit of a struggle getting the full message of what these films are -- you know, the underlying message? >> again, i just don't agree with that premise. 90% of move i haves that are made are upbeat and positive, and there's churches that tell people to do good things, and it's hard to point the finger at a piece of film making, and there are people who are inclined to this sort of nonsense, so i'm reluctant to point the finger at popular culture, except as a societal cause. but i think you are allowed to point at the pop culture and say this is bad art. there are a lot of bad rap songs that i don't think they are a bad influence on society, i think they are just bad art. >> we found a video on line where leonardo decaprio talks about jordan bellfort. let's listen. >> what separates jordan's story from others like it is the brutal honesty in which he talks about the a mistakes he made in his life. t
. >> yeah, but jordan bellfort said he went into finance partially because of the movie "wall street.and that character was again a bad guy. so it is possible that young people have a little bit of a struggle getting the full message of what these films are -- you know, the underlying message? >> again, i just don't agree with that premise. 90% of move i haves that are made are upbeat and positive, and there's churches that tell people to do good things, and it's hard to point...
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there is a danger that all this movie will do is create a lot of the old jordan bellforts not the guy you now are but the one who you admit was a pretty bad guy. >> i don't really think that is going to happen and i'll tell you why. i think that is a fundamental difference between the gordon deck gecko character and myself. gecko was a fictionalized character and never saw his downfall. at the end he got taped and pushed his button. that's that. you don't find out wall street 2 what happened to gordon gecko. this story is clear i lost everything. i ended up in jail and it was a disaster personally, professionally. and i think that being said, though, i think there's a lot of great things to glean from the movie. i think that hopefully when people see this they can say there are some things that wow really are awe-inspiring. starting from nothing, the selling and motivation. i think that does inspire and should motivate people. but they need to get it in context if you don't do it with health ex and integrity it's a disaster for yourself and everyone around you. >> the first clip is le
there is a danger that all this movie will do is create a lot of the old jordan bellforts not the guy you now are but the one who you admit was a pretty bad guy. >> i don't really think that is going to happen and i'll tell you why. i think that is a fundamental difference between the gordon deck gecko character and myself. gecko was a fictionalized character and never saw his downfall. at the end he got taped and pushed his button. that's that. you don't find out wall street 2 what...
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jordan bellfort says he plans to give all of his royalties from the movie to victims of his fraud.lso give all the royalties from his book. in all investors lost $250 million in the scam. he was sentenced to four gears in prison in 2003 and ordered to pay restitution. prosecutors say as of october he has only paid $11 million. >>> friends and family of claire davis are saying goodbye today. flags will be lowered in honor of her today. >>> starting today marijuana is for sale in colorado. at the stroke of midnight colorado became the first state to allow people to legally buy marijuana. this is new video of a war veteran been able to now by the legal marijuana. business opens there in a few months. >>> more video coming in from minnesota we are more than one dozen people have been iv, in an explosion in a building. it is a three-story apartment building and and emergency services say 13 people suffered burns as they escaped the building. look at those images. no deaths have been reported but some are the injured are in critical condition. >>> prices may be going up but it won't happ
jordan bellfort says he plans to give all of his royalties from the movie to victims of his fraud.lso give all the royalties from his book. in all investors lost $250 million in the scam. he was sentenced to four gears in prison in 2003 and ordered to pay restitution. prosecutors say as of october he has only paid $11 million. >>> friends and family of claire davis are saying goodbye today. flags will be lowered in honor of her today. >>> starting today marijuana is for sale...
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jordan owes $100 million. >> so mr. bellfort is out. he has served his time, but still owes money.vie is out there, the people who are owed money are saying, he made money on the movie, shouldn't we get part of that? >> he's saying he's going to give all that money back. but here is the interesting thing. the u.s. attorney's office is saying it's not even close to enough. it's a few million dollars. they're saying mr. bellfort is using this movie to sort of grandize himself, get promotion for himself for his side business, which is where the money is, which is where he's not paying enough restitution. mr. bellfort and his lawyers are saying they're living up to their agreement, but there is a huge court battle going on right now in a federal court between the u.s. attorney's office for the eastern district and bellfort as to how much -- he should pay back. the u.s. attorney is telling us he's trying to get out from the initial restitution agreement. he's saying he's -- >> he wants to keep the money? >> that's what the u.s. attorney's office is saying. he clearly wants to keep the m
jordan owes $100 million. >> so mr. bellfort is out. he has served his time, but still owes money.vie is out there, the people who are owed money are saying, he made money on the movie, shouldn't we get part of that? >> he's saying he's going to give all that money back. but here is the interesting thing. the u.s. attorney's office is saying it's not even close to enough. it's a few million dollars. they're saying mr. bellfort is using this movie to sort of grandize himself, get...