[chuckles] >> and prokhorov responded in kind.nch elite is envious because they're lagging behind in fashion, in life, and in sex drive." >> zat's true. [laughs] >> the russian government was not too happy about this, right? about the publicity. >> it's natural. >> french police never pressed charges, and according to prokhorov, later apologized. but russian cartoonists had a field day. a fruit juice company lampooned him in a commercial. >> ♪ puttin' on the ritz >> and his well-connected business partner, vladimir potanin, suggested it would be a good time for prokhorov to sell his share of their joint ventures, which he did for $10 billion, just two months before the international financial crisis devastated the russian stock market. with prokhorov sitting on a mountain of cash, he became the richest man in the country. and it might not have happened without those party girls. >> it's a part of any business to be lucky. >> and you sold at just the right time. >> miracle happens. >> it's safe to say that there aren't any nba owne