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Just when we finished complaining that nothing spicy is going on in the Anthony Pellicano Wiretapping Trial of the Century, prominent attorney Terry Christensen became the first Hollywood lawyer indicted in the case. Christensen allegedly paid Pellicano to tap the phone of client/former MGM boss Kirk Kerkorian's ex-wife. Reports The Smoking Gun:

According to prosecutors, Christensen...paid Pellicano at least $100,000 to bug the phone of Lisa Bonder Kerkorian, who was briefly married to the entertainment mogul. The illegal wiretap, which was maintained over two months in early-2002, occurred while Kerkorian's ex was fighting in court for hefty child support payments. During this period, Pellicano allegedly intercepted hundreds of the woman's calls—some with her lawyers and a court-appointed mediator—and relayed their substance to Christensen, who "would use the information gleaned from the illegal wiretap to secure a tactical advantage in litigation." [...]


It appears that, in addition to wiretapping Lisa Bonder Kerkorian's calls, Pellicano was also recording his conversations with Christensen. The indictment includes direct quotations from both men, including a Pellicano admonition to Christensen to be careful about his use of the fruits of the illegal wiretap: "There is no way, except with my unique techniques, that you would know this."

Naturally, Christensen's firm is "shocked" and expects him to be "fully vindicated." But if, as the Smoking Gun surmises above, Pellicano was also recording his clients' conversations, there are probably more than a handful of thousand-dollar suits being soiled around town this afternoon.