5 January 2009 10:59 AM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Italian actor Giovanni Venosa, the star of new mafia movie Gomorrah, has been arrested on suspicion of taking part in real-life mob activities.
Venosa, who plays a clan boss in the highly-acclaimed movie, has been taken into police custody accused of extortion after allegedly trying to collect a 'pizzo' - mafia tax - from businesses in the Caserte region near Naples, the Italian media reported on Monday.
He has previously been convicted for mafia links, and was sentenced to community service in November for drug trafficking.
Venosa is the third actor from the film to be arrested for mafia activity; Salvatore Fabbricino and Bernardino Terracciano, who also portrayed gang members, have also been linked to the Naples Camorra.
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