'Fight Club,’ ‘Pretty Woman’ producer Arnon Milchan says he was an Israeli spy

There have been rumors in Hollywood before that Arnon Milchan lead a double life as producer and working for Israel, but now Milchan is speaking out about his life as a spy for his native country.

Milchan spoke with Israel’s Channel 2 TV program Uvda during a long interview, in which he admitted to buying arms to help Israel’s alleged nuclear program, reports The Associated Press. He claimed that he bought technology that would help Israel work a nuclear weapon.

“I did it for my country and I'm proud of it,” he said.

According to TheWrap, before making it big in Hollywood, Milchan ran a fertilizer business. But even after he came to Hollywood to found New Regency and produce hits like Pretty Woman and Fight Club, the operations for Israel continued. He also claimed that there were others in Hollywood who worked for Israel as well.

“When I came to Hollywood I detached myself completely from my physical activities to dedicate myself to what I really wanted — filmmaking,” he said. “Sometimes it gets mixed up.”

Actor Robert De Niro was also interviewed in the Uvda story and recalled how Michan told him “...that he was an Israeli and he of course would do these things for his country — there was something with the little things that trigger a nuclear thing … I remember asking Arnon something about that, being friends. I was curious, not in an accusatory way, I just wanted to know, and he said, ‘Yes, I’m Israeli, that’s my country.’”

Milchan, 68, has been producing films in Hollywood since the 1970s, working with directors Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski, Sergio Leone and Oliver Stone. In addition to De Niro, actors Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck were interviewed by Uvda.

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