On a Tuesday in late July, FBI agents in Los Angeles arrested a Canadian film producer by the name of Jason Cloth. The 60-year-old, who lives in Beverly Hills, began his working life in investment banking before moving into financing movies and television shows through his company, Creative Wealth Media. Over the course of his career, Cloth established himself as a significant force in Hollywood, financing a slate of high-profile hits like Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Tom Hanks’ World War II epic Greyhound, and the Oscar–winning historical drama Judas and the Black Messiah. When the FBI picked him up this…

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