Today,
Jordan Belfort insists he's a changed man. But the real "
Wolf of Wall Street" may not be all he seems - and authorities in the US want to know what's happening to his new found fortune.
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Why did Jordan Belfort, the jailed US stockbroker and subject of a
Hollywood movie, storm out of a 60 Minutes interview?
'Wolf of Wall Street' Jordan Belfort storms off '60 Minutes' set
The hotheaded con artist portrayed by
Leonardo DiCaprio in a
2013 biopic flipped out on
Australian interviewer
Liz Hayes when asked if he was hiding income.
The Wolf of Wall Street can still howl.
Jordan Belfort, the swindling stockbroker portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in a blockbuster biopic, exploded during a sit-down interview for
Australia's '60 Minutes' before storming off the set.
"I said enough about this!"
Belfort hissed at interviewer Liz Hayes. "
Let's move on, OK? I'm not going to get attacked here."
The fraudster lost it when
Hayes asked if he's still running scams during the interview, which aired Sunday.
"You have an oral contract with your management , the
Fordham Company — is that an attempt to hide your income?" Hayes asked.
Belfort flipped out.
"You can air what you want out of this interview.
It's done," Belfort told a bewildered Hayes as he jumped out of his chair and walked out. "You've got a lot of nerve, boy."
The wild-eyed former stockbroker has been trying to repair his image, insisting he's no longer the debauched dirtbag depicted in the
Academy Award-nominated "Wolf of Wall Street."
His life as a corrupt stockbroker came under the spotlight in The Wolf of Wall Street, and now the heat of a 60 Minutes interview proved too much for Jordan Belfort as he stormed out of an interview with reporter Liz Hayes.
Claiming he'd been hit with ''a hatchet job'', Belfort stormed off after questioning from Hayes over his current financial set-up which has repeatedly come into question over his earnings and the amount he is repaying to his victims, who lost more than $
200 million.
Hayes had questioned Belfort's finances, in particular the oral contract he has with his management, the Fordham Company. ''Is that an attempt to hide your income?''
After repeatedly telling Hayes to move on from her line of questioning, he told her: ''You're a very nice woman
... but this is obviously a hatchet job."
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He then stormed off, saying: ''You can air what you want out of this interview - it's done.''
He added in an exasperated tone: ''You've got a lot of nerve, boy, I tell you.
''I was told this was a friendly, nice interview. No one has ever treated me as disrespectfully as you have.''
Questions have been repeatedly raised over Belfort's income, after he was convicted of fraud and money laundering for which he served 22 months in jail. As part of his jail term, he was required to repay more than $
100 million in restitution to his victims but prosecutors have claimed he is falling way short of repaying his debts.
Belfort maintains he is a changed man and is now working as a motivational speaker. He is holding seminars in
Sydney,
Melbourne,
Brisbane,
Perth and
Auckland in June, with ticket prices ranging from $129-$795.
Earlier this year, however,
The Wall Street Journal reported allegations that Belfort is staying* in
Australia and living off royalties well out of
United States' jurisdiction.
At the time of the report, Belfort took to
Facebook to condemn the article as ''the most idiotic, venomous and blatantly false attack on my character'' and said he was committed to turning over the profits of his income.
Martin Scorsese's biopic last year saw Leonardo DiCaprio bring to the screen the story of Belfort, who was reportedly paid $940,
500 for the movie rights.
Hayes took to Twitter to share her bemusement at the situation.
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