As if James Packer did not have enough trouble on his plate. Pop diva Mariah Carey may claim she doesn't know where her former fiance is, but it seems the Israeli police do.
According to fresh reports from Israel, Mr Packer has agreed to be questioned by police conducting a corruption investigation involving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over lavish gift giving to his family by friends like Mr Packer and Hollywood tycoon Arnon Milchan - although the two parties are still working out the details.
A spokesman for Mr Packer has been contacted for comment.
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Mariah Carey's blunt response about James Packer
An interview on Israeli TV gets awkward when Mariah Carey is gets questioned about her ex-finance James Packer.
Mr Packer and Mr Milchan are alleged to have given the Netanyahu family hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts, including tickets to Ms Carey's concerts in Israel.
Israeli state employees and elected officials are forbidden from accepting gifts, but Mr Netanyahu has characterised the items in question as personal gifts from friends.
There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by Packer.
The report said the police wanted Mr Packer's version of events as they considered it the missing piece of the puzzle in their investigation.
In an Israeli interview earlier this week, Mariah Carey appeared upset at suggestions she might also be summoned for questioning.
"Oh, now they want to blame me? Someone wants to blame me for something now? What did I do? I didn't do anything," said Carey before closing down the interview.
It comes the same week that 19 Crown Resort staff pleaded guilty to the crime of promoting gambling in China in a trial that lasted half a day.
Crown's head of VIP Operations, Jason O'Connor, from Melbourne, was sentenced to 10 months including time served. He is expected to be released on August 14.
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