"At Rinsch's criminal fraud trial in Manhattan federal court on Friday, jurors heard more about the director's spending spree from some of the people who witnessed it firsthand. His former personal assistant testified that he compared himself to a character in a movie who had 30 days to spend $30 million - or lose it all. Prosecutors also called to the stand a salesman who waxed on about the handmade Swedish mattress he sold Rinsch, complete with a "sleep doctor" to massage it for him."
"On Friday, jurors heard more testimony from Maria Skotnikova, who worked as a personal assistant for Rinsch and made logistical arrangements for the filming of "White Horse." Skotnikova said Rinsch made multiple luxury purchases after Netflix gave him an additional $11 million in March 2020 to finish the project, including a rush to buy Hermes goods. "Get all that Hermes stuff now," Rinsch told Skotnikova in one August 2021 text message sent"
Netflix advanced Carl Rinsch $11 million to finish his futuristic series "White Horse." Prosecutors allege Rinsch misused those funds and defrauded Netflix by spending on luxury items instead of completing the production. Rinsch purchased Hermes goods and paid $439,000 for a handmade Hästens Grand Vividus mattress, later buying a second one. Testimony included a mattress salesman describing a "sleep doctor" who massaged the mattress and a former assistant who said Rinsch likened himself to a movie character racing to spend millions. Portions of "White Horse" were filmed, but no episode was finished due to budget overruns.
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