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Chicago PD actress claims Wall Street mogul is her father after he doesn’t include her in his will
Actress Marina Squerciati made a name for herself on the crime show Chicago PD and despite the fame, she kept her family life a secret.
But the 36-year-old actress has recently claimed that she is the daughter of Wall Street mogul John R. Jakobson, who at just 25 became one of the youngest people to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1955.
Although she was sworn to secrecy for years, she is breaking her silence after her alleged late father broke his promise and failed to include her in his will.
Actress Marina Squerciati, 36, who plays Officer Kim Burgess on Chicago PD, claims financier John R. Jakobson was her father
The actress kept her father’s identity a secret but is speaking out after she was not listed as a beneficiary in his will after he passed away in 2017 following a bout with pneumonia
In court filings Marina’s lawyers say keeping her father’s identity a secret came at an ‘extraordinary’ price, pictured above on set of Chicago PD
The Manhattan financier died of pneumonia in 2017 at the age of 86 and left part of his $100million fortune for his three children from his two marriages – including actress Maggie Wheeler who famously played the role of Janice on the sitcom Friends.
But Marina, his alleged love child, was absent from his will.
According to the New York Post, Jakobson was a ladies man who had several affairs including one with former Miss America Bess Myerson.
Marina is the product of his affair with her mother Marie Squerciati, an academic who wrote for TV in the 1970s and 80s and wrote for the Village Voice and the New York Times.
Her sister says Marie was the prize of many men’s affections.
‘My sister is and was a very beautiful and talented woman. Guys were always beating down her door,’ her sister Gloria Maloney said to the Post.
The affair allegedly lasted for a year and led to Marina’s birth in August 1981.
Jakobson went on to marry his widow Joan Jakobson in 1983 with whom they shared a son named Nicholas.
From his first marriage with college sweetheart Barbara Jakobson he had three children, one of whom has passed away.
For her entire life Marina kept her father’s identity a secret as he paid her mother $1,200 a month for more than 20 years – money used for Marina’s nanny and for her rent-controlled apartment on the Upper West Side.
She claims Wall Street mogul John R. Jakobson, who at just 25 became one of the youngest people to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1955, was her father, pictured with his second wife Joan Jakobson
Jakobson, pictured left, allegedly paid for her schooling and paid Marina’s mother $1,200 every month for more than 20 years
In his will Jakobson included money for his three living children including actress Maggie Wheeler, who plays Janice in the sitcom Friends, but not Marina
Marina, pictured above with her mother Marie Squerciati, who allegedly had an affair with Jakobson
Jakobson also paid for Marina’s schooling including the $175,000 tuition for Dalton School, then $131,000 for her education at Northwestern University, where she graduated from in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in theater.
He sent flowers and birthday gifts as well to Marina, and even invested in a play she appeared in .
Despite oral promises that he’d provide a ‘substantial’ trust for Marina in his will, it seems the Wall Street mogul neglected to do so.
When Marina got engaged, her mother asked Jakobson for a gift to which he allegedly reaffirmed that she ‘would receive money under his will.’
His will however includes money for his first and second wives, three surviving children and stepdaughter, but not for Marina.
In her court filings she said that the price of her silence was ‘extraordinary’ and that she missed out on the opportunity to build a relationship with her alleged father and was denied ‘any relationship whatsoever with her half-siblings’.
Despite these claims, Jakobson’s widow Joan says she was unaware of the existence of her late husband’s alleged love child.
‘I’m not aware of it at all. She said she was John’s daughter? This has all hit me, like, I don’t know – a snowstorm,’ she said to the Post.
Jakobson’s lawyers have said that Marina’s allegations have ‘no basis in fact or law’
Lawyers added that even if Marina could prove that Jakobson was her father, she lacks written evidence of his promise to leave her money in his will, Marina pictured on Chicago PD
The mogul’s widow Joan Jakobson says she was unaware of his alleged love child
The bombshell news led the Squerciatis to reach out to his estate in September to inquire whether Marina was named a beneficiary, according to court papers.
Nicholas Jakobson, the executor of his father’s estate, has ‘devoted substantial time and …considerable legal expense in analuzing the claim’.
Court filings by the estate say Marina’s allegations have ‘no basis in fact or law’ and ‘amounts to nothing more than an avaricious attempt to enforce an alleged, vague oral promise made to [her] mother, rather than to herself, and which resulted in no legally recognizable injury to her’.
Lawyers added that even if Marina could prove that Jakobson was her father, she lacks written evidence of his promise to leave her money in his will, saying she had ‘ample opportunity as an adult’ to have her father put his word in writing.
Marina was offered a $50,000 settlement by the Jakobson lawyers.
‘She may have wished to avoid the opprobrium, which, although unfair and unjustified, is often cast upon nonmarital children,’ lawyers said in court filings.
‘As a successful actor, [she] may have been especially sensitive to this given her public persona and position in popular culture,’ they added.
The Squerciati family is yet to respond to the case and Marina is yet to address it on her social media.
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Shonda Rhimes teases more Bridgerton spinoffs that could come after Queen Charlotte, pointing towards her interest in exploring one character.
Queen Charlotte creator Shonda Rhimes discusses more spinoffs, previewing the possible future of the Bridgerton franchise. Having recently debuted on Netflix with India Amarteifio in the title role, Queen Charlotte focuses on the character’s younger years and tracks her rise to power. The historical drama, which garnered positive reviews, and consists of six episodes, has already led to speculation and discussion about where the show’s broader universe could go next.
Rhimes, who is an executive producer on the original Bridgerton series, was asked by IMDb about who else from Queen Charlotte‘s cast might get the spinoff treatment. In her response, Rhimes talks about Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) and discusses her interest in the character, as well as feeling a young Violet would be “fascinating” to explore. See what Rhimes said below:
I wasn’t necessarily thinking about this as a Bridgerton spinoff when I started telling the story just because Queen Charlotte is so singular. But I also included the stories of Lady Danbury. And you get to meet a young Violet. And I think Violet is fascinating. And there’s a story to be told there.
Queen Charlotte’s Success Makes More Brigerton Spinoffs Likely
In the first few days of its release, Queen Charlotte has been dominant, accumulating nearly 149 million hours, landing it on the top of Netflix’s charts for the week of May 1-7. In terms of total views, which Netflix calculates through dividing the hours viewed by total runtime, the show has 22 million views. Although it’s still early in the run of Queen Charlotte, the signs are promising.
Although somewhat obscured by its approach of releasing droves of new movies and shows each month, Netflix is very interested in expanding on its popular titles. There have already been attempts to broaden out Squid Game with a reality show, and Stranger Things with an animated series. Bridgerton, then, could lend itself more naturally to continuations that shift the focus to the origins of different fan favorites.
Rhimes has become one of the most successful and recognizable names for her ability to pinpoint interesting stories, whether it was soaping up the medical drama genre with Grey’s Anatomy or lending her cache as a producer to bring Viola Davis to television with How to Get Away with Murder. She’s done the same with Bridgerton for Netflix, and after Queen Charlotte‘s complex ending, it sounds like there are several intriguing possibilities.
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Shonda Rhimes On The Differences Between Working On ABC Versus Netflix; Reveals If Fans Affect Storytelling
Shonda Rhimes, the creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, is opening up about the differences between working for a network like ABC and a streaming platform like Netflix.
“They’re completely different engines,” Rhimes told Vulture in an interview. “ABC was a very powerful, very storied institution. There’s a ton of bureaucracy. The process was you get answered ‘no’ initially and then you have to find your way.”
Rhimes continued, “Even getting Scandal to start what was live-tweeting, they were like, ‘Why would anybody do that? No.’ And then they came around to a ‘yes,’ but we just did it on our own until they saw it. We accomplished a lot in terms of exploring a woman’s right to choose, stuff I thought was just storytelling but turned out to be a real sort of quiet battle on my part to make happen on TV.”
The Shondaland production company founder signed a multi-million deal with Netflix back in 2017, which she extended in 2021 to cover films, gaming and VR content, in addition to TV. As opposed to network television, Rhimes said that “Netflix was a baby in this business” when she started working with them.
“They start with ‘yes’ and then figure out how to make something happen. And the attitude of a place that says ‘yes’ has a lot to do with your enthusiasm for doing the projects,” she added.
In terms of budget between the two, Rhimes said she “was so obsessed with Netflix in the beginning” was because someone told her that The Crown had a budget of $12 million per episode.
“I just couldn’t get over it. That is so much money. Think about what you could do with a much bigger playground,” Rhimes said.
Most of the shows that Rhimes has created drive conversations on social media and with a vocal fan base suggesting ideas of what the characters should do next, things could get tricky. However, the producer and writer doesn’t let fans dictate her creative decisions.
“I think I’m pretty famous for being a person who says I don’t pay attention to fans,” she revealed. “I don’t mean that in a bad way; I mean, the only way I know how to tell a story is to sort of be its keeper, and I therefore can’t take in all the outside influences from people’s reactions to the story. It doesn’t help me in figuring out a way to be creative in my job.”
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‘Ghosts’ Star Danielle Pinnock Renews Vows in ‘Do-Over’ Wedding After Getting Married in a Hospital ICU
The actress and her husband Jack Wallace first tied the knot 10 years ago in a hospital ICU, shortly after her mother suffered a stroke
Ghosts star Danielle Pinnock is saying “I do” all over again — but this time, her wedding isn’t in a hospital unit.
The actress and her husband, Jack Wallace, celebrated 10 years of marriage on April 8 with an intimate vow renewal ceremony at the The Oaks Lakeside in Encino, Calif.
The brunch-time affair was a happy “do-over” for the couple, whose first wedding in 2013 took place in a New Jersey intensive care unit after Pinnock’s mother Joan suffered a stroke the night before the nuptials.
“It was so emotional,” recalls Pinnock, 34.
After her mother was rushed to the ER, doctors assured the actress that Joan was stable and on the road to recovery. “It was so amazing that she was alive, that she was well, that she was going to be better,” says Pinnock. “I knew that we had a long road ahead, medically.”
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At that point, Pinnock and Wallace had to make a decision about their nearly 400-guest wedding, which was just hours away.
“I’m so grateful that I’m married to the man that I’m married to, because even in just awful situations and stressful situations, he’s always been calm,” she says. “He’s just always been steady. Jack was like, ‘You know what? We’re going to do the wedding here.’ And I was like, ‘In the ICU?’ He was like, ‘It’s fine. We’re just going to pivot.’ So I was like, ‘Okay.'”
Pinnock put on her dress and the couple exchanged vows at her mother’s bedside. “My mom was alert. She was present. I’m telling you Shonda Rhimes couldn’t even write this. It was giving full series finale, Grey’s Anatomy,” she says.
After their hospital nuptials, they met their 350 guests at the Christ Church in Montclair, where they exchanged vows again and then celebrated with everyone at The Castle at Skylands Manor — all in honor of her mother.
“I don’t think one person ate at the wedding,” she recalled. “We were just dancing and drinking … Just celebrating that my mom was alive, our nuptials. And that, honestly, for me, that original wedding just showed me that these were the biggest hardships of the beginning of our marriage.”
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She added: “And I’m like, ‘If we can get through this, we truly can get through anything.’ And so it has been my greatest honor, being married to my husband, to have his family. Our families, they love each other. This man is the bomb. He has been my greatest supporter.”
At the vow renewal, which was planned by Cory LaNora, the bride wore a La Curve by Beccar gown purchased at Della Curva, a size inclusive dress shop in Los Angeles. She paired the look with a purse and sunglasses designed by Brandon Blackwood. Florals were created by Zina at Designs by Four Seasons Flowers.
“We wanted this vowel renewal, to feel like us, and all of the places that we either lived or experienced or that we’re obsessed with,” she explains.
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Pinnock’s Ghosts cast mates including Brandon Scott Jones, Rebecca Wisocky, Sheila Carrasco and Utkarsh Ambudkar attended the celebration.
Jamaican ackee and saltfish, plus eggs, bacon, sausage and vegan frittatas were served while Brown Estate, a Black owned winery in Napa, provided House of Brown wine for the event. Dessert and party favors were by Susie Cakes, Luella’s Popcorn and Alberts Petite Sweets.
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“We’re excited,” Pinnock said before the big day. “This is the do-over that I think we deserve. I love this man so much and I’m so excited to be celebrating with our friends and family. It’s going to be amazing.”
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